Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005

Moldova participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 in Kiev, Ukraine. This was Moldova's first entry in the Contest. The entry was selected through a national final, organised by the Moldovan broadcaster TeleRadio-Moldova (TRM). Zdob şi Zdub represented Moldova with the song "Boonika bate doba", which qualified from the semi-final and went on to place 6th in the final, scoring 148 points.[1][2] This would remain Moldova's best result until 2017.

Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Country Moldova
National selection
Selection processO melodie pentru Europa 2005
Selection date(s)26 February 2005
Selected entrantZdob şi Zdub
Selected song"Boonika bate doba"
Finals performance
Semi-final resultQualified (2nd, 207 points)
Final result6th, 148 points
Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

O melodie pentru Europa 2005

On 4 November 2004, TRM confirmed that they were applying to participate in the following Eurovision Song Contest for the first time.[3] O melodie pentru Europa 2005 was the national final format developed by TRM in order to select Moldova's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2005.

Format

The selection of the competing entries for the national final and ultimately the Moldovan Eurovision entry took place in two rounds. The first round involved a jury panel selecting fifteen finalists from the received submissions to proceed to the second round, the televised national final. 15 finalists competed in the final on 26 February 2005 where the winner was selected based on the combined votes from an expert jury vote and a public televote.

Competing entries

Artists and composers had the opportunity to submit their entries to the Moldovan broadcaster.[3] At the conclusion of the submission deadline, 35 valid entries were received by the broadcaster. A jury panel evaluated the songs and selected 15 finalists for the competition. The jury panel consisted of Lidia Panfil (director), Andrei Sava (composer), Teodor Radulesku (choreographer) and Anatol Kachuk (journalist and music expert).[4][5]

Finalists Selection[6]
Artist Song Points Place
Nelly Ciobanu"One More Time"40 1
Zdob şi Zdub"Boonika bate doba"39 2
Gindul Mitei"Am sǎ vin"36 3
Millennium"Tablou pe sticlǎ"36 3
Adrian Ursu"Lacrimi şi durere"35 5
Iana Ştefan"La iubire nu voi renunţa"35 5
Cezara"Pentru tine"33 7
In Quadro"I'm Begging You"32 8
Sergiu Cuzencov "Steaua ta"32 8
Edict"Ploaia ta"30 10
Nona Marian"Mǎ cheamǎ dragostea"30 10
Lou "Yellow Roses"30 10
Alexa"Un sǎrut"30 10
Alternosfera"O mie cinci sute"30 10
Johnny Alici"Evolution"29 15

Final

The final took place on 26 February 2005 at the National Palace in Chișinău, hosted by Aurelia Vasilică and Valeriu Myrza.[7] The winner was selected based on the combination of a public televote and the votes of an expert jury. "Boonika bate doba" performed by Zdob şi Zdub was selected as the winner.[1]

Final – 26 February 2005
Draw Artist Song Jury Televote Total Place
1Johnny Alici"Evolution"02330012
2Nelly Ciobanu"One More Time"85,33210182
3Nona Marian"Mǎ cheamǎ dragostea"2290139
4Iana Ştefan"La iubire nu voi renunţa"01430012
5Lou "Yellow Roses"3710697
6Cezara"Pentru tine"01690012
7Millennium"Tablou pe sticlǎ"126615173
8Alternosfera"O mie cinci sute"12670111
9Zdob şi Zdub"Boonika bate doba"105,44112221
10Adrian Ursu"Lacrimi şi durere"51,7968134
11In Quadro"I'm Begging You"41,2007115
12Edict"Ploaia ta"01830012
13Sergiu Cuzencov"Steaua ta"74443106
14Gindul Mitei"Am sǎ vin"6416288
15Alexa"Un sǎrut"05154410

At Eurovision

Moldova made debut so country was forced had competed in the semi-final of the 2005 Contest on 19 May 2005 and performed 4th, following Portugal and preceding Latvia. Moldova received 207 points and placed 2nd, this qualifying for the final on 21 May.[8] In the final, Moldova was drawn to perform 7th, following Turkey and preceding Albania. The Moldovan entry scored a total of 148 points and placed 6th in the final.[2] Meaning that Moldova automatically qualified for the final in the 2006 contest.

Points awarded to Moldova

Points awarded to Moldova (semi-final)[8]
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
Points awarded to Moldova (final)[2]
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

Points awarded by Moldova

See also

References

  1. Philips, Roel (26 February 2005). "Zdob si Zdub to represent Moldova". Esctoday.com.
  2. "Eurovision Song Contest 2005 Final". Eurovision.tv.
  3. Philips, Roel (5 November 2004). "KIEV 2005: MOLDOVA GOES EUROVISION!". Esctoday.com.
  4. Philips, Roel (7 February 2005). "15 finalists in Moldova". Esctoday.com.
  5. Andy, Mikheev. "Moldova at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005". ESCKaz.
  6. https://esckaz.com/2005/mol.htm. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. Philips, Roel (26 February 2005). "Moldova selects for the first time". Esctoday.com.
  8. "Eurovision Song Contest 2005 Semi-Final". Eurovision.tv.
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