Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005
| Eurovision Song Contest 2005 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Moldova | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | O melodie pentru Europa 2005 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 26 February 2005 | |||
| Selected entrant | Zdob şi Zdub | |||
| Selected song | "Boonika bate doba" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (2nd, 207 points) | |||
| Final result | 6th, 148 points | |||
| Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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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.
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]
Competing entries
TRM invited artists to submit their entries for the national final.[3] On 7 February 2005, a selection panel that consisted of Lidia Panfil (director), Andrei Sava (composer), Teodor Radulesku (choreographer) and Anatol Kachuk (journalist and music expert), chose 15 of the 35 artists who had submitted entries to compete in the Moldovan national final on 26 February 2005.[4][5]
| Selection of Finalists[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 was held on 26 February 2005 at the National Palace in Chişinău, hosted by Aurelia Vasilica and Valeriu Myrza.[7] The combination of televoting (50%) and the votes of an expert jury (50%) resulted in Zdob şi Zdub winning the competition with the song "Boonika bate doba".[1]
| Final – 26 February 2005 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place | |
| 1 | Johnny Alici | "Evolution" | 0 | 233 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | Nelly Ciobanu | "One More Time" | 8 | 5,332 | 10 | 18 | 2 |
| 3 | Nona Marian | "Mǎ cheamǎ dragostea" | 2 | 290 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | Iana Ştefan | "La iubire nu voi renunţa" | 0 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 5 | Lou | "Yellow Roses" | 3 | 710 | 6 | 9 | 7 |
| 6 | Cezara | "Pentru tine" | 0 | 169 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 7 | Millennium | "Tablou pe sticlǎ" | 12 | 661 | 5 | 17 | 3 |
| 8 | Alternosfera | "O mie cinci sute" | 1 | 267 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 9 | Zdob şi Zdub | "Boonika bate doba" | 10 | 5,441 | 12 | 22 | 1 |
| 10 | Adrian Ursu | "Lacrimi şi durere" | 5 | 1,796 | 8 | 13 | 4 |
| 11 | In Quadro | "I'm Begging You" | 4 | 1,200 | 7 | 11 | 5 |
| 12 | Edict | "Ploaia ta" | 0 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 13 | Sergiu Cuzencov | "Steaua ta" | 7 | 444 | 3 | 10 | 6 |
| 14 | Gindul Mitei | "Am sǎ vin" | 6 | 416 | 2 | 8 | 8 |
| 15 | Alexa | "Un sǎrut" | 0 | 515 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
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
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
Points awarded by Moldova
Semi-finalPoints awarded in the semi-final:[8]
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FinalPoints awarded in the final:[2]
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See also
References
- ^ a b Philips, Roel (26 February 2005). "Zdob si Zdub to represent Moldova". Esctoday.com.
- ^ a b c d "Eurovision Song Contest 2005 Final". Eurovision.tv.
- ^ a b Philips, Roel (5 November 2004). "KIEV 2005: MOLDOVA GOES EUROVISION!". Esctoday.com.
- ^ Philips, Roel (7 February 2005). "15 finalists in Moldova". Esctoday.com.
- ^ Andy, Mikheev. "Moldova at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005". ESCKaz.
- ^ https://esckaz.com/2005/mol.htm.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Philips, Roel (26 February 2005). "Moldova selects for the first time". Esctoday.com.
- ^ a b c "Eurovision Song Contest 2005 Semi-Final". Eurovision.tv.