Sad News for Litesound fans, they and their co-singer, Kathrine, have decided to withdraw from the Moldovan national Final for the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest. They have withdrawn for ‘personal reasons’ which could mean one of a number of things, they no longer wish to participate, they have plans to use the song in another NF, or they have plans …
Moldova: Final 24 Revealed
Today the final 24 in O Melodie Pentru 2016 were announced, after the auditions took place. The Semi-Finalists have now been decided and there are now just 24 songs remaining in the running for the Moldovan ticket for Stockholm. 12 songs will participate in the first semi-final on the 23rd of February and the remaining 12 will compete in the …
Moldova: 48 Songs Submitted
Yesterday was the deadline for the Moldovan song submission, after weeks of the submission period being open and not receiving any songs, then slowly a few songs got received, and as TRM predicted, they received the majority of songs in the final few days. The list of songs submitted reached 48. Among this list we have a few familiar names: …
Moldova: 7 Songs Received – 3 Days Left
Just a quick update on what’s going on in the world of Eurovision in Moldova. We have updated you with what has been happening with their national final, from when they announced the rules, to opening the submissions, to the 3 songs they had received. Today I can announce that the Moldovan TV channel have received 7 songs, with less …
Moldova: 0 Songs Submitted
As previously announced, Moldova began accepting songs for their National Final for the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest. They opened the submissions on the 15th of October. It was revealed by Leonid Melnik the Moldovan organiser that after 1 month of submissions being open they have not received a single entry. Melnik in an interview with KanKan.md stated: “No one has yet …
Moldova: Confirmed and Accepting Songs
Moldova have confirmed they would participate in Stockholm and they have stated that they are now accepting songs to be judged by the panel for O melodie pentru Europa 2016. Moldova have once again revised the rules for their national selection. Last year they opened it up to anybody who wished to enter, this year they have returned to the previous …
Dream Team 2016 – Moldova
The next country on our dream team adventure is Moldova. They’ve been unlucky in the last few years, but is there someone who can bring the country back to the final? Well, our readers seem to think so, as Doinița Gherman won our poll! She has taken part in every selection for Moldova since 2009 but has not quite been …
Eduard Romanyuta (Moldova): “You will like the stage because it’s unusual”
Eduard Romanyuta has the honor of being the first act on the Eurovision stage this year in Vienna. Matt talks with the representative of Moldova about his Ukrainian background, the staging, and his post-Eurovision plans. As seen in the interview, Eduard also shared a note to the ESC United readers. Last, here is footage from his Press Meet and Greet. Be …
LIVE COVERAGE: Rehearsal Day 1
It’s finally here, the moment fans across the continent (and now from down under) have been waiting for. We’re LIVE from the press centre at Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna for the first rehearsals of 2015! Today will see the first rehearsals from the countries in the first half of semi-final one. Moldova, Armenia, Belgium, Netherlands, Finland, Greece, Estonia and Macedonia will …
TONIGHT: Riga Pre-Party
It’s the time of year when all of the artists get the chance to flex their vocal chords and perform to hordes of eager fans as the preview parties begin across Europe! Traditionally Amsterdam and London were the only shows but the phenomenon is picking up in Eastern Europe and tonight sees Riga playing host to some of this year’s …