Tonight saw the first semi-final of Moldova’s Eurovision Song Contest 2015 national final take place, with eight acts advancing to the final.
The show saw the first group of 12 songs perform live on TRM, the public national broadcaster. You can see the list of qualifiers below
The qualifiers
- Sunstroke Project
- Diana Brescan
- Marcel Rosca
- Eduard Romanyuta
- Glam Girls
- Serj Kuzenkoff
- Mihaela Andrei
- Irina Kitoroaga
The first seven qualifiers were chosen by a split public and jury vote whilst the eighth progressed with the highest public vote amongst those left.
The eight acts no progress to the grand final of O Melodi Pentru Europa 2015, moving a step closer to representing the country at the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna.
The final eight finalists will be decided on Thursday evening (26 February) in the second semi-final, before the country makes their choice this coming Saturday (28 February).
Last year, Cristina Scarlat won the honour to represent Moldova at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014. However, she failed to reach the final in Copenhagen after placing 16th in her semi-final.