We have a winner in Moldova! Pasha Parfeni was crowned the winner of the 2023 Moldovan national final and will be flying to Liverpool.

A total of 10 acts battled for the golden ticket to Liverpoo during tonight’s show. The 2023 Moldovan national final was held in Chisinau.  Pasha Parfeni was declared the winner of the competition and will have the grand honour of representing Moldova at the forthcoming 2023 Eurovision Song Contest in the UK with “Soarele sí Luna”.

Moldova in Eurovision

Moldova debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2005 with Zdob si Zdub and is yet to win the event. The country achieved its best result in the competition in 2017 when Sunstroke Project placed 3rd in the Grand Final in Kyiv with their entry Hey Mamma!

Moldova has been competing in religiously every year in Europe’s favourite television show since their debut in 2005, namely the country has partaken in the contest 17 times.

In 2022 Zdob si Zdub and Advahov Brothers  represented Moldova at the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest in Turin with their entry ‘Trenuletul’ achieving a 7th place in the Grand Final.


Sanjay (Sergio) joined esctoday.com in December 2006 as an editor. He was appointed as the Head of Press of ESCToday.com in 2011. Hereafter in 2016 he was promoted as the Head of International Relations & Communications at ESCToday. Sergio has covered the Eurovision Song Contest live 22 times since 2000, having worked for several international magazines and media outlets.