{"id":524842,"date":"2026-01-18T09:41:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T09:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/524842\/"},"modified":"2026-01-18T09:41:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T09:41:12","slug":"satoshi-wins-selectia-nationala-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/524842\/","title":{"rendered":"Satoshi wins Selec\u021bia Na\u021bional\u0103 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tonight&#8217;s show took place at Arena Chi\u0219in\u0103u and was hosted by Daniela Crudu and Ion Jalb\u0103, alongside Alisa Tanas and Bogdan Nigai in the green room. Voting to determine the winner was split evenly into 3 sections: an international jury, a Moldovan jury, and public voting.<\/p>\n<p>After all the performances took place, it was clear one act stood apart from the rest. Once all the votes were counted and revealed, it was official: <b>Satoshi<\/b> secured the win with &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/eurovisionworld.com\/eurovision\/2026\/moldova\" title=\"Eurovision 2026 Moldova: Satoshi \u2013 &quot;Viva, Moldova&quot;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Viva, Moldova<\/a>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p>Moldova 2026: Satoshi \u2013 &#8220;Viva, Moldova&#8221;<a href=\"https:\/\/eurovisionworld.com\/eurovision\/2026\/moldova\" title=\"Eurovision 2026 Moldova: Satoshi - &quot;Viva, Moldova&quot;\" class=\"rating_readonly rating_readonly_link\" data-rating-year=\"2026\" data-rating-type=\"eurovision\" data-rating-song=\"1886\" data-rating-sub=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>Moldova 2026: Satoshi &#8211; &#8220;Viva, Moldova&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/eurovisionworld.com\/eurovision\/2026\/moldova\" title=\"Eurovision 2026 Moldova: Satoshi \u2013 &quot;Viva, Moldova&quot;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Viva, Moldova<\/a>&#8221; was written by Vlad Sabajuc (Satoshi) himself.<\/p>\n<p>Selec\u021bia Na\u021bional\u0103 2026 \u2013 Selec\u021bia Na\u021bional\u0103 2026<\/p>\n<p>The show opened with numerous acts performing their notable Moldovan Eurovision entries:<\/p>\n<p>Tonight&#8217;s show would have been nothing without the interval acts! There were many, most notably including former Eurovision acts and their songs such as:<\/p>\n<p><b>Satoshi<\/b> will wave Moldova&#8217;s flag in Vienna on 12 May during Semi 1, and looks to bring Moldova back to the final after their absence from the contest last year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eurovisionworld.com\/national\/moldova\/2026\" title=\"Moldova: Selec\u021bia Na\u021bional\u0103 2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/moldova-selectia-nationala_t.jpg\" alt=\"Moldova Selec\u021bia Na\u021bional\u0103\" title=\"Moldova Selec\u021bia Na\u021bional\u0103\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Selec\u021bia Na\u021bional\u0103 2026All about Selec\u021bia Na\u021bional\u0103 2026<\/p>\n<p><\/a>Satoshi<\/p>\n<p>Satoshi (birth name Vlad Sabajuc) is from Cahul, Moldova and was born on 13 September 1998. Music began as a passion for Satoshi in seventh grade when he started composing music and learning the drums. Satoshi uses music to mix energetic beats with deep and meaningful lyrics to provide an experience that can appeal to all with his music.<\/p>\n<p>Follow Satoshi<\/p>\n<p> Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/satoshicahul\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">@satoshicahul<\/a><br \/> Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/satoshicahul\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">@satoshicahul<\/a><br \/> YouTube: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@satoshicahul\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">@satoshicahul<\/a><br \/> Spotify: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/0kTRvNtdn5mubSQfVoZffv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Satoshi<\/a><br \/> TikTok: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@satoshicahul\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">@satoshicahul<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In 2019, Sabajuc would make his Satoshi project official where he would go on to start releasing his own music. With that, in 2022 he would sign with record label Versus Artist, part of BR Media Group.<\/p>\n<p>Some artists he&#8217;s inspired by are Linkin Park, Eminem, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Zdob \u0219i Zdub. A wide range of music, but it shows how he wants people to unite to his music for any reason. His music can be seen as versatile with songs ranging from depressive\/cruel, self-recognition to hyperdynamic, motivational and &#8220;change the world&#8221; inner-force driven type of music.<\/p>\n<p>Selec\u021bia Na\u021bional\u0103 <a href=\"http:\/\/eurovisionworld.com\/national\/moldova\/2026#final\" title=\"Moldova: Selec\u021bia Na\u021bional\u0103 2026 - Selec\u021bia Na\u021bional\u0103 2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Selec\u021bia Na\u021bional\u0103 was Moldova&#8217;s national selection process to determine their Eurovision 2026 representative.<\/p>\n<p>Two rounds were held:<\/p>\n<p><b>16 December 2025 &#8211;<\/b> <a href=\"http:\/\/eurovisionworld.com\/national\/moldova\/2026#auditions\" title=\"Moldova: Selec\u021bia Na\u021bional\u0103 2026 - Auditions\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Audition Round<\/a>: 34 acts performed in front of a jury. 16 acts advanced after 100% jury vote.<\/p>\n<p><b>17 January 2025 &#8211;<\/b> <a href=\"http:\/\/eurovisionworld.com\/national\/moldova\/2026#final\" title=\"Moldova: Selec\u021bia Na\u021bional\u0103 2026 - Selec\u021bia Na\u021bional\u0103 2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Final<\/a>: 16 acts performed their songs. Voting to determine the winner split via international jury, Moldovan jury, and public voting, all consisting of 1\/3 of the vote. The winner will represent Moldova at Eurovision this May in Vienna.<\/p>\n<p>Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest <a href=\"https:\/\/eurovisionworld.com\/eurovision\/moldova\" class=\"color_hover\" title=\"Moldova in Eurovision: Voting &amp; Points\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>Moldova 2017: Sunstroke Project &#8211; &#8220;Hey Mamma&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Moldova has taken part in the Eurovision Song Contest 19 times since its debut in <a href=\"http:\/\/eurovisionworld.com\/eurovision\/2005#moldova\" title=\"Eurovision 2005 Results: Voting &amp; Points\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2005<\/a>, missing only the <a href=\"https:\/\/eurovisionworld.com\/esc\/moldova-withdraws-from-eurovision-2025\" title=\"Moldova withdraws from Eurovision 2025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2025<\/a> contest.<\/p>\n<p>The country achieved its best result in <a href=\"http:\/\/eurovisionworld.com\/eurovision\/2017#moldova\" title=\"Eurovision 2017 Results: Voting &amp; Points\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2017<\/a>, when Sunstroke Project finished <a href=\"http:\/\/eurovisionworld.com\/eurovision\/2017#moldova\" title=\"Eurovision 2017 Results: Voting &amp; Points\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">3rd<\/a> with the hit &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/eurovisionworld.com\/eurovision\/2017\/moldova\" title=\"Eurovision 2017 Moldova: Sunstroke Project \u2013 &quot;Hey Mamma&quot;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hey Mamma<\/a>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p>Moldova 2017: Sunstroke Project &#8211; &#8220;Hey Mamma&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Out of the 19 times we&#8217;ve seen Moldova in Eurovision, they&#8217;ve managed to qualify for 13 Grand Finals.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tonight&#8217;s show took place at Arena Chi\u0219in\u0103u and was hosted by Daniela Crudu and Ion Jalb\u0103, alongside Alisa&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":524843,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[30],"tags":[171,132542,27200,29065,206153,233194,233193,173,67,132,68,206152],"class_list":["post-524842","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-entertainment","tag-esc","tag-eurovision","tag-moldova","tag-national-selections","tag-satoshi","tag-trm","tag-tv","tag-united-states","tag-unitedstates","tag-us","tag-vienna-2026"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115915449022221059","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/524842","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=524842"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/524842\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/524843"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=524842"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=524842"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=524842"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}