Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010
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Moldova will participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 and will select their entry through a national final, O melodie pentru Europa (A song for Europe), organised by Moldovan broadcaster TRM
(TeleRadio-Moldova).
TRM launched its Eurovision selection process on 15 December when the broadcaster has started accepting entries for the national final, O melodie pentru Europa (A song for Europe) with a submission deadline for 8 January. Only Moldovan artists could be accepted, or at least one vocalist in a group must be Moldovan, with no more than two foreigners in a band in total. TRM also invited foreign composers to take part in the preselection: they can either themselves find a suitable Moldovan singers for their entries or submit to TRM a demo recording for which the broadcaster will assist to find interested local performers. On 24 December TRM offered Moldovan artists who did not have a song prepared for the contest the opportunity of competing in the contest with one of 20 pre-selected songs composed by Moldovan authors but with no further information about them.
A total of 83 songs were submitted to TRM for the contest. The broadcaster selected 25 finalists from these submissions, which were announced on 16 January. Afterwards the remaining songs competed for five more places in the semi-finals through an online SMS vote between 29 January and 14 February. On 15 February these 5 qualifying acts were revealed, as well as the line-up and dates for the semi-finals and final.
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O melodie pentru Europa 2010
The Moldovan national final, O melodie pentru Europa (A song for Europe), will have two semi-finals held on 27 and 28 February 2010, followed by the final on 6 March. 30 songs will compete in the two semi-finals, with an as yet undetermined number progressing to the semi-final.TRM launched its Eurovision selection process on 15 December when the broadcaster has started accepting entries for the national final, O melodie pentru Europa (A song for Europe) with a submission deadline for 8 January. Only Moldovan artists could be accepted, or at least one vocalist in a group must be Moldovan, with no more than two foreigners in a band in total. TRM also invited foreign composers to take part in the preselection: they can either themselves find a suitable Moldovan singers for their entries or submit to TRM a demo recording for which the broadcaster will assist to find interested local performers. On 24 December TRM offered Moldovan artists who did not have a song prepared for the contest the opportunity of competing in the contest with one of 20 pre-selected songs composed by Moldovan authors but with no further information about them.
A total of 83 songs were submitted to TRM for the contest. The broadcaster selected 25 finalists from these submissions, which were announced on 16 January. Afterwards the remaining songs competed for five more places in the semi-finals through an online SMS vote between 29 January and 14 February. On 15 February these 5 qualifying acts were revealed, as well as the line-up and dates for the semi-finals and final.
Semi-finals
Two semi-finals were held on 27 and 28 February. Each semi-final containred 15 songs, and seven acts from each semi-final were selected by a joint jury and public televote decision to qualify to the final on 6 March.| Draw | Artist | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mihai Teodor | "Ai-Ai-Ai" |
| 2 | Corina Cuniuc and Denis Latâşev | "Forever" |
| 3 | Doinița Gherman | "Meloterapia" |
| 4 | SunStroke Project SunStroke Project SunStroke Project are a Moldovan dance/pop trio composed of Sergei Yalovitsky , Anton Ragoza and Sergey Stepanov , the band's producer is Aleksei Myslicky. They are famous for representing Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2010... and Olia Tira Olia Tira Olia Tira is a singer based in Moldova.-Early life:Tira was born in 1988 into a Soviet military family in Potsdam, East Germany. She spent a few years there and moved to Chişinău... |
"Run Away" |
| 5 | Millennium | "Before You Go" |
| 6 | Marcel Rosca | "If Love Is The Thing" |
| 7 | Nicoleta Gavrilita | "De tristețe" |
| 8 | Dyma | "Manipulate" |
| 9 | JJ Jazz | "So Many Questions" |
| 10 | Todo | "Dance 4 Life" |
| 11 | Eugen Doibani | "Love Sweet Love" |
| 12 | Monkey Mind and Daniela | "Smile" |
| 13 | Dana Marchitan | "Day and Night" |
| 14 | Constantinova and Fusu | "The Robbery" |
| 15 | Carolina Gorun | "Addicted" |
| Draw | Artist | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boris Covali | "No Name" |
| 2 | Pavel Turcu | "Imn Eurovision" |
| 3 | Gloria | "I'm Not Alone" |
| 4 | Pasha | "You Should Like" |
| 5 | Alexandru Manciu | "Rămîi lîngă mine" |
| 6 | Mariana Mihăilă | "Say I'm Sorry" |
| 7 | Vitalie Toderascu | "Ţi-aduci aminte" |
| 8 | Gicu Cimbir | "Cine sunt eu" |
| 9 | Irina Tarasiuc | "Lucky Star" |
| 10 | Cristy Rouge | "Don't Break My Heart" |
| 11 | Veronica Lupu | "Poza ta" |
| 12 | Valeria Tarasova | "See You Soon" |
| 13 | MBeyline | "Never Step Back" |
| 14 | Brand | "S.O.S." |
| 15 | Cristina Croitor | "My Heart" |
Final
The final of O melodie pentru Europa 2010 will be held on 6 March. 14 acts will compete - seven qualifying semi-finalists from each semi-final - and the winner will be decided by a joint jury vote and public televote.| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doinița Gherman | "Meloterapia" | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | Valeria Tarasova | "See You Soon" | 5 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 3 | SunStroke Project SunStroke Project SunStroke Project are a Moldovan dance/pop trio composed of Sergei Yalovitsky , Anton Ragoza and Sergey Stepanov , the band's producer is Aleksei Myslicky. They are famous for representing Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2010... and Olia Tira Olia Tira Olia Tira is a singer based in Moldova.-Early life:Tira was born in 1988 into a Soviet military family in Potsdam, East Germany. She spent a few years there and moved to Chişinău... |
"Run Away" | 12 | 12 | 24 | 1 |
| 4 | Pasha | "You Should Like" | 10 | 7 | 17 | 3 |
| 5 | Dyma | "Manipulate" | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| 6 | Pavel Turcu | "Imn Eurovision" | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Eugen Doibani | "Love Sweet Love" | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 8 | Boris Covali | "No Name" | 9 | 0 | 9 | 5 |
| 9 | Carolina Gorun | "Addicted" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 10 | Gicu Cimbir | "Cine sunt eu" | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 11 | Millennium | "Before You Go" | 7 | 10 | 17 | 2 |
| 12 | Cristina Croitoru | "My Heart" | 6 | 9 | 15 | 4 |
| 13 | Monkey Mind and Daniela | "Smile" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 14 | Alexandru Manciu | "Rămîi lîngă mine" | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 |