Yesterday, the live auditions of Selecția Națională 2026 were completed, the process through which Moldova is called to select its representative for the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest.
The 37 candidates were as follows:
- Adelisha – Alegria
- Adelina – Putere în durere
- Adrian Sîrbu – Ne-am stins
- Sasha Flowers – Can do more
- Sasha Flowers – We fight till the end
- Alexei Legasi – Rebel
- Annet Smirnova – Sunt femeia
- Artiom Topal – Money
- Catalina Solomac – Pink Margarita
- Chris Cross ft Radco – Taci
- Cristy Rouge – Bliss
- Dana Marchitan – Cry
- DAYANA – Doina
- Bacho – Tata
- Lisa Volk – Dragostea Mea
- Emforia – Tipare
- Evghenii Avramov & ALenin Ivan – Foc la ghete
- Ilinca Siviroveanu – Running through the rain
- Curly – Respir liber
- Iulia Teleuca – Luna Mea
- Katy Rain (Dance & Cry)
- Moniq Monua – Like I do
- August Black – You make me crazy
- Maxim Zavidia – Alo
- Nadejda Rotaru – Winter story
- Nikko – Falling in love
- Pavel Orlov – Can’t say goodbye
- Rodica Jabinschi – Dependentă
- Oliv Sky – Bad dream
- Sasha Bognibov – On the right path
- Satoshi – Viva, Moldova
- L-ERA – Friends
- Valleria – Valerian Steel rai di ri di dam
- Zeleno – No pain no gain
- DAYANA – Cry a river
- Katy Rain – Dance & Cry
- MOLDIE – Moldova mea
A panel of experts evaluated only the melodic line of the song, its originality, the vocal performance of the artist, and the overall interpretation. The contestants’ outfits and stage presentation were not judged, while time was given to the participants for the necessary sound adjustments. The jury of the national final will be different from that of the auditions.
The sixteen finalists who will compete to represent Moldova at Eurovision 2026 are:
- Sasha Flowers – We fight till the end
- Evghenii Avramov & ALenin Ivan – Foc la ghete
- Adelisha – Alegria
- Artiom Topal – Money
- Pavel Orlov – Can’t say goodbye
- Ilinca Siviroveanu – Running through the rain
- Bacho – Tata
- Satoshi – Viva, Moldova
- Curly – Respir liber
- DAYANA – Doina
- Emforia – Tipare
- Katy Rain – Dance & Cry
- Cristy Rouge – Bliss
- Maxim Zavidia – Alo
- Valleria – Valerian Steel rai di ri di dam
- Catalina Solomac – Pink Margarita
We remind you that the national final will take place on January 17. The winner will be determined by a combination of votes from the national jury, the international jury, and the televoting, each accounting for one third of the total result. The points will be awarded in Eurovision style (1–8, 10, 12). In the event of a tie, the public vote will prevail. In the case of an absolute tie, the decision will be made by TRM and the producers.
Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the latest updates regarding Moldova’s participation in Eurovision 2026, in Vienna!
Source: ESC Discord