TRM has announced the thirty-three songs that will be participating in the live auditions for Etapa Naţională.
Sixty songs were submitted to the Moldova selection for Eurovision 2023, of which thirty-three songs from thirty-two artists will progress to the live auditions. Live auditions for Etapa Naţională will be held on January 28 and will be broadcast on Moldova 2 from 14:00 local time.
The participants are:
- Formaţia Vele – “Jocul neamului moldovenesc” (The game of the Moldovan nation)
- Corina Ivanov – “When Love’s Real”
- NÖRDIKA – “Skueeze Paradise”
- Nihilist & Lisa Nicky – “Final Destination”
- NÖRDIKA – “Damn and Down”
- Victor Gulick – “Let’s Dance”
- Donia – “Red Zone”
- Surorile Osoianu – “Bade, bădişor, bădiţă” (Bathe, little boy, little girl)
- OL – “Why You Play It Cool”
- Adelina Iordachi – “Deja Vu”
- Nikko T. – “Destiny”
- Y-Limit – “Live in Harmony”
- Crista – “Pădure verde pădure” (Green green forest)
- Sunstroke Project – “Yummy Mommy”
- NR 11 – “Adio”
- VERA – “Vremea ta” (Your time)
- Massimo Sinceri – “In questo domani” (In this tomorrow)
- Sasha Bognibov – “My Favourite Schoolgirl”
- Rise – “Don’t Trumble”
- Lisa Volk – “Scrisoare către ţară” (Letter to the country)
- ADA DEEA – “Mystic Rose”
- COSMINA – “Indestructible”
- Angel Kiss – “Now I Know”
- Gesica Sîrbu – “I’m in Love”
- Aliona Moon – “Du-mă” (Go)
- Tania Pituşcan – “Mioriţa” (Ewe)
- Pasha Parfeni – “Soarele şi luna” (The sun and the moon)
- Ricky Ardezianu – “Una rosa rossa” (A pink rose)
- Harmony Scuffle – “Favourite One”
- Valeria Condrea – “We’re Now Different”
- LOLA – “Temperatura” (Temperature)
- Diana Elmas – “Miracle”
- Nino – “It Would Be Nice”
Two past Moldovan Eurovision participants are among the participants of the live audition. Sunstroke Project represented Moldova at Eurovision 2010 and 2017, placing 3rd in Kyiv, the nation’s best result to date. Aliona Moon represented Moldova as a backing artist in 2012 and then as a solo artist in 2013.
The qualifiers from the live auditions round will be determined by a jury of between 3 and 5 people. The results of the audition round will be revealed at 19:30 local time in a show on Moldova 1, with ten artists progressing to the live final of Etapa Naţională.
The Moldovan national final will be held on a date between February 25 and March 5. The final will be broadcast live on TV Moldova 1 and online, with the winner being selected by 50% jury voting and 50% public voting.
Source: EUROVOIX