Moldova: Pasha Parfeny and Natalia Gordienko among competing acts in 2020 national selection

Last month Moldovan broadcaster TRM revealed that Moldova will most likely not use its national final O melodi pentru Europa to select its act for Rotterdam. Now the broadcaster has confirmed the names of the 35 acts vying to represent Moldova in Rotterdam.

The 35 acts — and 36 songs — have been selected by the broadcaster to perform their songs at the live audition round.

Looking to make a return is Moldova’s Eurovision 2012 star Pasha Parfeny. In Baku, he gave Moldova an 11th-place finish with“Lăutar”. This time he will try his luck with “My Wine”.

Also attempting a comeback is Moldova’s 2006 act Natalia Gordienko. She previously competed as a featured vocalist with Arsenium. The song “Loca” placed 20th. This year she’ll have the solo performance “Prison”.

After winning the national final televote and placing second overall, Maxim Zavidia will be back for another attempt. He will perform “Take control”. Also returning is 2019 third-placed act Diana Brescan. She will compete with “Let’s go together”.

And what would a Moldovan national selection be without Sasha Bognibov? The “everlasting boy” will perform “Big Brother”, an examination of the modern cyber dystopia we live in today. The song was written by Danish Eurovision songwriter Jacob Jonia.

The 35 acts will next perform their songs in the live auditions stage. This stage will be familiar to anyone who has followed the Moldovan national finals in recent years. The competing acts will perform a basic version of their song in front of a jury. Backing vocalists, costumes, choreography and staging aren’t required — the jury just wants to get a good idea of the act.

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One of these 36 acts will sing for Moldova at the #Eurovision Song Contest 2020 ?? 1. Che-MD feat Irina Revenco – Adio 2. Maria Ciolac – Our home 3. Viorela Moraru – Remedy 4. Dima Jelezoglo – Do it slow 5. LANJERON – Hi Five 6. Nicolae Until? – Call me please 7. Vovian – 10 minuni în Moldova 8. Maxim Zavidia – Take control 9. Valentin Uzun ?i Irina Kovalsky – Moldovi?a 10. Diana Popa – Believe me 11. Danny Cruise – My love 12. Olea Ro?u – Alive 13. Catarina Sandu – Die for you 14. Ray Barc – I'm shy 15. Tudor Bumbac – Te-am v?zut în vis pe tine 16. Georgeta Burlacu – R?spunde 17. Sasha Bognibov – Big brother 18. Katerina S – We are done 19. Sasha Letty – Summer of Love 20. Live Beat – Love me now 21. Valeria Pa?a – It's time 22. Liusia Znamensky – Love no more 23. Julia Ilienko ft. Mishel Dar – Tears 24. Natalia Gordienko – Prison 25. Petronela Donciu ?i Port?rescu Andreea – We will be legend 26. Carolina Racovi?? – Dancing in the sunrise 27. Angel Kiss – My Own Queen 28. Angel Kiss – You are my dance 29. Lavinia Rusu – Touch 30. Irina Kit – Chain Rection 31. Alexandru Cibotaru – Cine te-a f?cut s? plângi 32. Midone Denis – Like a champion 33. Pasha Parfeni – My wine 34. Lave – Wildfire 35. Diana Brescan – Let's go together 36. Diana Rotaru – Dale dale

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A jury will select Moldova’s entry for Eurovision 2020

But this time, there will most likely be no national final. Instead a jury will decide Moldova’s act for Eurovision 2020.

The winner will be determined by 100% jury vote. Each jury member will give each performer a score from zero to 12. The act with the highest score will win the ticket to Rotterdam.

TRM has not said why it is making this change. But by ditching a national final, Moldova joins the UK and Spain by going internal for 2020, while countries like Belarus, Germany and Romania are yet to confirm details of their selection process.

However, the contest rules still have a clause that means there is still a possibility for the broadcaster to hold a national final.  If TRM decides to do this, they will need to confirm no more than 20 days before the date of the national final.

Moldova’s Eurovision national selection 2020 – Competing acts

• Alexandru Cibotaru – “Cine te-a făcut să plângi”
• Angel Kiss – “My Own Queen”
• Angel Kiss – “You are my dance”
• Carolina Racoviță – “Dancing in the sunrise”
• Catarina Sandu – “Die for you”
• Che-MD feat Irina Revenco – “Adio”
• Danny Cruise – “My love”
• Diana Brescan – “Let’s go together”
• Diana Rotaru – “Dale dale”
• Diana Popa – “Believe me”
• Dima Jelezoglo – “Do it slow”
• Georgeta Burlacu – “Răspunde”
• Irina Kit – “Chain Rection”
• Julia Ilienko ft. Mishel Dar – “Tears”
• Katerina S – “We are done”
• LANJERON – “Hi Five”
• Lave – “Wildfire”
• Lavinia Rusu – “Touch”
• Liusia Znamensky – “Love no more”
• Live Beat – “Love me now”
• Maria Ciolac – “Our home”
• Maxim Zavidia – “Take control”
• Midone Denis – “Like a champion”
• Natalia Gordienko – “Prison”
• Nicolae Untilă – “Call me please”
• Olea Roșu – “Alive”
• Pasha Parfeni – “My wine”
• Petronela Donciu & Portărescu Andreea – “We will be legend”
• Ray Barc – “I’m shy”
• Sasha Bognibov – “Big brother”
• Sasha Letty – “Summer of Love”
• Tudor Bumbac – “Te-am văzut în vis pe tine”
• Valentin Uzun & Irina Kovalsky – “Moldovița”
• Valeria Pașa – “It’s time”
• Viorela Moraru – “Remedy”
• Vovian – “10 minuni în Moldova”

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