Twelve artists have qualified for the final of Etapa Națională 2025.

This evening the auditions round of Moldova’s Eurovision selection show kicked off in TRM’s Studio no.2. Twenty-eight artists took part in the auditions, with the jury panel selecting twelve to progress to the final. Originally ten acts were due to qualify for the final, however in the reveal show it was announced twelve were chosen.

Competing this evening was (qualifiers in bold):

Diana Elmas – “Fly away”
Sasha Khanedanyan – “Silent Hills”
NR.11 – “Bye”
NORDIKA – “Ludmila”
Royals ST – “Zboară-n sus” (Fly up)
TUDOR BUMBAC – “Pace noi vrem” (We want peace)
Sasha Letty – “Haute Couture”
AnnaG – “Meet me in the dark” – Did not perform during the audition round
Dan Alexandrov – “Can’t escape” – Did not perform during the audition round
Nadya Crajevschi – “Nota shodow”
Sasha Bognibov – “All-night party”
Predein Cristian – “Moldovian Dance”
Chris Cross – “Eu vin” (I’m coming)
Vadim Eleni – “Mamă, să fii!” (Mother, be!)
Rina – “Dorințele” (Desires)
Bacho & CARNIVAL BRAIN – “Semafoare” (Traffic lights)
Lylu – “Pop”
POOPS ft Zaffi – “Destinul” (Destiny)
PRIZA feat Mc MIKE – “Kookoo”
Lisa Volk – “O lacrimă, un dor” (A tear, a longing)
Y-gaga Band – “Alexia”
LODOS – “Sentimental”
Sasha Bognibov – “We changed our gender”
Katy Rain – “Timpul” (Time)
Catalina Solomac – “Demons”
Tanya Tudor – “Bring me back”
Pavel Pașcan – “Alăturea de tine” (Next to you)
Zelorielle – “Miracle”
Valleria – “A picture of myself” – Disqualified from the selection due to late attendance

The final of Etapa Națională 2025 will take place on February 22, with the winner determined by 50% televoting and 50% jury voting.

Image source: EBU / Sarah Louise Bennett | Source: TRM

Moldova debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2005 when the contest was held in Kyiv, Ukraine. Moldova’s best result in the contest is 3rd place in 2017 for Sunstroke Project with “Hey Mamma!”. This was the second time the group had represented their country in Eurovision. Moldova has been represented by several artists who have competed in the contest before, with five acts having represented Moldova a combined eleven times.

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