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Moldova has participated in the Contest 18 times since its debut at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 in Kiev with the song "Boonika bate doba" by the band Zdob și Zdub, which finished in 6th place.

The country has finished in the Top 10 five times and achieved its best-ever result with the song "Hey, Mamma!" by SunStroke Project finishing in third place. The group previously represented the country seven years earlier in Oslo, becoming huge fan favourites.

Since it debuted after the introduction of the semi finals, it has failed to qualify for the final five times, finishing in last place in the first semi final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen.

It made its debut at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Minsk, finishing in 8th place. It competed a further three times with its best result of 6th place being achieved at the following year's Contest. The country withdrew following the 2013 Contest and has not competed since.

Participants[]

Eurovision Song Contest[]

Year Performer(s) Song Language Translation Position Points Semi Points
2005 Zdob și Zdub "Boonika bate doba" English, Romanian Grandmamma Beats the Drum-a 6 148 2 207
2006 Arsenium & Natalia Gordienko feat. Connect-R "Loca" English, Spanish Crazy 20 22 Top 11 Previous Year
2007 Natalia Barbu "Fight" English - 10 109 10 91
2008 Geta Burlacu "A Century of Love" - Failed to qualify 12 36
2009 Nelly Ciobanu "Hora din Moldova" Romanian, English Dance for Moldova 14 69 5 106
2010 SunStroke Project & Olia Tira "Run Away" English - 22 27 10 52
2011 Zdob și Zdub "So Lucky" - 12 97 10 54
2012 Pasha Parfeny "Lăutar" - 11 81 5 100
2013 Aliona Moon "O mie" Romanian O moon 11 71 4 95
2014 Cristina Scarlat "Wild Soul" English - Failed to qualify 16 13
2015 Eduard Romanyuta "I Want Your Love" - 11 41
2016 Lidia Isac "Falling Stars" - 17 33
2017 SunStroke Project "Hey, Mamma!" - 3 374 2 291
2018 DoReDoS "My Lucky Day" - 10 209 3 235
2019 Anna Odobescu "Stay" - Failed to qualify 12 85
2020 Natalia Gordienko "Prison" - Cancelled
2021 "Sugar" - 13 115 7 179
2022 Zdob și Zdub & Frații Advahov "Trenulețul" Romanian, French, English The little train 7 253 8 154
2023 Pasha Parfeny "Soarele și luna" Romanian The sun and the moon 18 96 5 109
2024 Natalia Barbu "In the Middle" English -

Junior Eurovision Song Contest[]

Year Performer(s) Song Language Translation Position Points
2010 Ștefan Roșcovan "Ali Baba" Romanian, English - 8 54
2011 Lerika "No, No" - 6 78
2012 Denis Midone "Toate vor fi" All will be 10 52
2013 Rafael Bobeica "Cum să fim" How to be 11 41
Did not participate from 2014 to present


Eurovision Song Contest
Winners
Lys AssiaCorry BrokkenAndré ClaveauTeddy ScholtenJacqueline BoyerJean-Claude PascalIsabelle AubretGrethe & Jørgen IngmannGigliola CinquettiFrance GallUdo JürgensSandie ShawMassielSaloméLuluLenny KuhrFrida BoccaraDanaSéverineVicky LeandrosAnne-Marie DavidABBATeach-InBrotherhood of ManMarie MyriamIzhar Cohen & AlphabetaMilk & HoneyJohnny LoganBucks FizzNicoleCorinne HermèsHerreysBobbysocks!Sandra KimJohnny LoganCéline DionRivaToto CutugnoCarolaLinda MartinNiamh KavanaghPaul Harrington & Charlie McGettiganSecret GardenEimear QuinnKatrina and the WavesDana InternationalCharlotte NilssonOlsen BrothersTanel Padar & Dave Benton with 2XLMarie NSertab ErenerRuslanaHelena PaparizouLordiMarija ŠerifovićDima BilanAlexander RybakLenaEli & NikkiLoreenEmmelie de ForestConchita WurstMåns ZelmerlöwJamalaSalvador SobralNettaDuncan LaurenceMåneskinKalush OrchestraLoreen
Winning Songs
RefrainNet als toenDors, mon amourEen beetjeTom PillibiNous les amoureuxUn premier amourDanseviseNon ho l'etàPoupée de cire, poupée de sonMerci, chériePuppet on a StringLa, la, laVivo cantandoBoom Bang-a-BangDe troubadourUn jour, un enfantAll Kinds of EverythingUn banc, un arbre, une rueAprès toiTu te reconnaîtrasWaterlooDing-a-DongSave Your Kisses for MeL'oiseau et l'enfantA-Ba-Ni-BiHallelujahWhat's Another YearMaking Your Mind UpEin bißchen FriedenSi la vie est cadeauDiggi-Loo Diggi-LeyLa det swingeJ'aime la vieHold Me NowNe partez pas sans moiRock MeInsieme: 1992Fångad av en stormvindWhy Me?In Your EyesRock 'n' Roll KidsNocturneThe VoiceLove Shine a LightDivaTake Me to Your HeavenFly on the Wings of LoveEverybodyI WannaEvery Way That I CanWild DancesMy Number OneHard Rock HallelujahMolitvaBelieveFairytaleSatelliteRunning ScaredEuphoriaOnly TeardropsRise Like a PhoenixHeroes1944Amar pelos doisToyArcadeZitti e buoniStefaniaTattoo
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Winners
Dino JelušićMaría IsabelKsenia SitnikTolmachevy SistersAlexey ZhigalkovichBzikebiRalf MackenbachVladimir ArzumanyanCANDYAnastasiya PetrykGaia CauchiVincenzo CantielloDestiny ChukunyereMariam MamadashviliPolina BogusevichRoksana WęgielViki GaborValentinaMalénaLissandroZoé Clauzure
Winning Songs
"Ti si moja prva ljubav" • "Antes muerta que sencilla" • "My vmeste" • "Vesenniy Jazz" • "S druz'yami" • "Bzzz..." • "Click Clack" • "Mama" • "Candy Music" • "Nebo" • "The Start" • "Tu primo grande amore" • "Not My Soul" • "Mzeo" • "Wings" • "Anyone I Want to Be" • "Superhero" • "J'imagine" • "Qami Qami" • "Oh maman!" • "Cœur"
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Miscellaneous
Junior Eurovision Song Contest
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