Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007

Moldova participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki, Finland. The Moldovan entry was selected through an internal selection, organised by the Moldovan broadcaster TeleRadio-Moldova (TRM). Natalia Barbu represented Moldova with the song "Fight", which qualified from the semi-final and placed 10th in the final, scoring 109 points.[1][2] The song was written by Elena Buga and composed by Alexandru Braşoveanu.

Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Country Moldova
National selection
Selection processInternal selection
Selection date(s)14 December 2006
Selected entrantNatalia Barbu
Selected song"Fight"
Finals performance
Semi-final resultQualified (10th, 91 points)
Final result10th, 109 points
Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2006 • 2007 • 2008►

Before Eurovision

Internal selection

Prior to the 2007 Contest, TRM considered withdrawing from the competition due to lack of funds for participation.[3] Nevertheless, TRM confirmed their intentions to participate at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 prior to the contest application deadline on 15 November 2006.[4][5] Artists and composers had the opportunity to submit their entries until 10 December 2006.[4][5] At the conclusion of the submission deadline, 34 valid entries were received by the broadcaster, with "Can You" performed by 3BUCKS being disqualified. The list of submitted entries were released on 11 December 2009.

First Round

The selection of the Moldovan Eurovision entry took place in two rounds. In the first round on 13 December 2006, a jury panel evaluated the songs and were to shortlist 7-10 entries for a final voting round, however only three were selected due to the large margin of votes between the third-placed entry and the remaining 31 entries.[6] Due to financial difficulties faced by the broadcaster, all three finalists all agreed to fund their own potential participation with TRM covering only the expense of the entrance fee. TRM would also cover their expenses only if the artist managed to reach the top 10 in the final of the 2007 contest.[6][7]

First Round – 13 December 2006
ArtistSongResult
R.A.S.A."Universal Cow"Eliminated
DJ Orion"Desperado"Eliminated
Sasha Bognibov"I Don't Know Why"Eliminated
Artur Osipean"Moe Serce"Eliminated
Pavel Parfeni"Steaua Mea"Eliminated
Mircea"Vreau sa-ti spun"Eliminated
R. Atamaniuc "Black and White"Eliminated
Corbus Albus"Trap"Eliminated
D.O.L.L."Muzica ma face tanar"Eliminated
Future Positive"High Like the Angels"Eliminated
A.D.A.M."Crazy World"Eliminated
Adam & Irina Vasilicova"Forever These Nights"Eliminated
Ala & Andries"A Butt of Love"Eliminated
Ion Velcing"Crede-ma"Eliminated
Pro Bachus"Dac-as fi zeu"Eliminated
Thales"Hora de sarbatoare"Eliminated
Cezara"I'm Not Your Slave"Eliminated
Natalia Barbu"Fight"Advanced
Moldstar"Honey Love"Eliminated
Olia Tira"Your Place or Mine?"Advanced
SCROOM"Stop"Eliminated
Lou"Miss Mistery"Eliminated
Georgeta Daraban"Dincolo de cer"Eliminated
Aylin"Dragostea"Eliminated
Perla"I Do Believe"Eliminated
Olesea Ceaicovschi"Where the Shadows Fall"Eliminated
Acord"Maria"Eliminated
Anghelina"I Would Fly"Eliminated
Catrina Paslaru"Birth of a Clown"Eliminated
Prinzip"Lenuta"Eliminated
Marcella"My World - My Home"Eliminated
Aliona"I Love You"Eliminated
Zdob şi Zdub"Space Cowboys"Advanced
Luisia Znamensky"We're Here"Eliminated

Second Round

In the second round on 14 December 2006, "Fight" performed Natalia Barbu was selected by the jury panel as the Moldovan entrant at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007.[1] Each jury member awarded 8, 10 and 12 points to their top three songs, with "Fight" receiving the top score from seven out of eight jury members. The jury consisted of Valentin Dânga (composer), Ghenadie Ciobanu (composer), Oleg Baraliuc (composer), Inesa Stratulat (singer), Vlad Costandoi (Sens Music), Natalia Brasnuev (OGAE Moldova president), Rodica Cioranica (VIP Magazine), Diana Stratulat (NIT) and jury president Veronica Subotin (TRM representative, non-voting).[7]

Second Round – 14 December 2006
Draw ArtistSong Composer(s)Points Place
1 Natalia Barbu"Fight" Alexandru Braşoveanu, Elena Buga94 1
2 Olia Tira"Your Place or Mine?" Ruslan Țăranu 70 3
3 Zdob şi Zdub"Space Cowboys" Mihai Gîncu, Roman Iagupov, Jaro76 2

Eurovision

Because Moldova placed 20th at the 2006 contest, Natalia was forced to compete in the Eurovision semi-final on 10 May 2007 performing 9th, following Switzerland and preceding the Netherlands. Moldova qualified to the final, placing 10th in the semi-final and scoring 91 points.[8] In the final, Moldova performed 24th (last), following Armenia. Moldova placed 10th in the final, scoring 109 points.[2] With changes to the format of the competition coming into effect for 2008, Moldova would have to compete in one of two semi-finals for qualification into the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2008. As Moldova was not the winner of the 2007 Contest and was not a member of the Big Four, other results in the previous contest no longer pre-qualified nations to the final of the forthcoming 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. Viniker, Barry (14 December 2006). "Exclusive: It's Natalia Barbu For Moldova". Esctoday.com.
  2. "Eurovision Song Contest 2007 Final". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  3. Viniker, Barry (6 November 2006). "Moldova out of ESC 2007?". Esctoday.com.
  4. Viniker, Barry (18 November 2006). "Moldova passes first hurdle to return". Esctoday.com.
  5. Viniker, Barry (26 November 2006). "Moldova actively seeking performers". Esctoday.com.
  6. Klier, Marcus (13 December 2006). "EXCLUSIVE: Three finalists for Moldova chosen". Esctoday.com.
  7. Mikheev, Andy. "Moldova 2007". ESCKaz.com. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  8. "Eurovision Song Contest 2007 Semi-Final". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
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