Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013
Moldova participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden. The Moldovan entry was selected through O melodie pentru Europa 2013, a national selection that consisted of two semi-finals and a final, organised by the Moldovan broadcaster TeleRadio-Moldova (TRM). Aliona Moon represented Moldova with the song "O mie", which qualified from the first semi-final of the competition and placed 11th in the final, with a score of 71 points.[1][2]
| Eurovision Song Contest 2013 | ||||
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| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | O melodie pentru Europa 2013 50% jury 50% televoting | |||
| Selection date(s) | Semi-finals: 12 March 2013 14 March 2013 Final: 16 March 2013 | |||
| Selected entrant | Aliona Moon | |||
| Selected song | "O mie" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (4th, 95 points) | |||
| Final result | 11th, 71 points | |||
| Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
O melodie pentru Europa 2013
On 13 December 2012, TRM officially launched the selection procedure for their national final O melodie pentru Europa. The semifinals and final were hosted by Cătălin Josan and Evelina Vârlan, with backstage interviews being conducted by Lucian Dumitrescu.[3]
Competing entries
The candidature of artists and the submission of songs were conducted as two separate selections that were ultimately intended to match the artists to the best songs.[4] In addition, the songs were required to be in either Romanian or English and foreign songwriters were welcome to submit songs as well.[4] On 11 January 2013, it was announced that TRM had received a total of 126 songs and that 49 artists has applied for the selection.[5] On 17 January 2013, it was announced that 60 songs and 24 artists qualified to the next round of the selection where the artists were matched with songs.[6]
On 6 February 2013, minor changes were applied to the selection with the inclusion of five new songs after several songwriters withdrew their submissions from the original list.[7] Dara was originally among the 24 finalists, but decided to withdraw after citing a mismatch between her artistic style and the available songs.[7] On 17 February 2013, TRM named Diana Staver as the replacement artist.
| Artist | Song (English translation) | Songwriter(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandru Şendrea | "In My Head" | Michael James Down (m/l) |
| Aliona Moon | "A Million" | Yuliana Scutari (l), Serghei Legheida (l), Pavel Parfeni (m) |
| Anna Gulko | "Somebody Else" | Roman Lupu (m/l) |
| Aurel Chirtoacă | "Iartă-mă" (Forgive me) | Eugenia Andries-Carabut (m/l) |
| Boris Covali | "Runaways" | Hanif Sabzevari (m/l), Frederik Akerlund (m), Michael James Down (m) |
| Cristina Croitoru & Karizma | "Never Fall Again" | Cristina Croitoru (m), Olga Fesenco (l) |
| Cristina Scarlat | "I Pray" | Ivan Aculov (m), Lidia Scarlat (l) |
| Cristina V. & Glam Girls | "Celebrate" | Hanif Sabzevari (m/l), Mike Eriksson (m), Johnny Sanekes (m), Michael James Down (m), Hitmanic (l) |
| Diana Staver | "Underestimated" | Thomas Thornholm (m/l), Martin Englund (m/l), Danne Attlerud (m/l) |
| Doiniţa Gherman | "Planeta e un rai" (The planet is a paradise) | Doinița Gherman (m/l), Ricu Vodă (m), Cătălin Gondiu (l) |
| Felicia Dunaf | "Codename Felice" | Eugen Doibani (m/l) |
| FireLove | "Just Smile" | Irina Gondiu (m/l) |
| Inaya | "I Need You Now" | Ylva Persson (m/l), Linda Persson (m/l) |
| Irina Kitoroagă | "L.o.v.e. Love" | John Ballard (m/l), Ruth Mussie (m/l), Jerusalem Yemane (m/l), Irena Krsteva (m/l), Kian Fakhary (m/l) |
| Irina Tarasiuk | "Dancing Hearts" | Serghei Covalischii (m), Alina Dabija (l) |
| Margarita Ciorici | "Coma" | Hanif Sabzevari (m/l), Alexander Holmgren (m/l), Michael James Down (m) |
| Nicoleta Gavriliţă | "Freaky Thong" | Hitmanic (m/l), Henri Thiesen (m), Jimi Thiesen (m), Michael James Down (m) |
| Ruslan Ţaranu | "Amadeus" | Ruslan Ţaranu (m/l) |
| Stela Boţan | "Inima mea" (My heart) | Constantin Dușcu (m), Stela Boţan (l) |
| Svetlana Bogdanova | "Conquer My Heart" | Christina Schilling (m/l), Camilla Gottschalck (m/l), Daniel Nilsson (m/l), Henrik Szabo (m/l), Jonas Gladnikoff (m/l) |
| Tatiana Heghea | "A Brighter Day" | Vasco Cardoso (m), Ruben Pacheco (m), Michael James Down (l) |
| Valeria Paşa & Alex Mataev | "Show Me Your Feelings" | Paşa Valeriu (m/l) |
| Vitalie Maciunschi | "I Want You Back" | Mathias Kallenberger (m/l), Andreas Berlin (m/l), Stephen Leuenberger (m/l) |
| Vitalie Negruţă | "You'll Be Mine" | Veaceslav Daniliuc (m), Andrei Hadjiu (l) |
Semi-final 1
The first semifinal took place on 12 March 2013.[8] Denis Latîşev was originally drawn to perform third in the first semifinal, however, on 3 March his participation was withdrawn and on 9 March Margarita Ciorci was named as the replacement artist.[7] Of the 12 entries competing, seven proceeded to the final: "Runaways" performed by Boris Covali, "A Million" performed by Aliona Moon, "Planeta e un rai" performed by Doiniţa Gherman, "You'll Be Mine" performed by Vitalie Negruţa, "Codename Felice" performed by Felicia Dunaf, "Celebrate" performed by Cristina V. and Glam Girls and "Conquer My Heart" performed by Svetlana Bogdanova.[9]
The jury panel consisted of Nicu Țărnă, Geta Burlacu, Nelly Ciobanu, Tatiana Cerga, Ludmila Climoc, Dorel Burlacu, Vali Boghean and Victoria Tcacenco.
| Semi-final 1 – 12 March 2013 | |||||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place | |
| 1 | Diana Staver | "Underestimated" | 0 | 6.85% | 5 | 5 | 11 |
| 2 | Vitalie Maciunschi | "I Want You Back" | 3 | 5.39% | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | Margarita Ciorici | "Coma" | 2 | 6.45% | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| 4 | Cristina V. & Glam Girls | "Celebrate" | 0 | 13.46% | 8 | 8 | 6 |
| 5 | Doiniţa Gherman | "Planeta e un rai" | 6 | 15.83% | 12 | 18 | 3 |
| 6 | Stela Boţan | "Inima mea" | 1 | 4.16% | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| 7 | Vitalie Negruţă | "You'll Be Mine" | 8 | 5.85% | 3 | 11 | 4 |
| 8 | Aliona Moon | "A Million" | 12 | 12.86% | 7 | 19 | 2 |
| 9 | Ruslan Ţaranu | "Amadeus" | 5 | 2.35% | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 10 | Boris Covali | "Runaways" | 10 | 14.70% | 10 | 20 | 1 |
| 11 | Felicia Dunaf | "Codename Felice" | 4 | 9.21% | 6 | 10 | 5 |
| 12 | Svetlana Bogdanova | "Conquer My Heart" | 7 | 2.89% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Semi-final 2
The second semifinal took place on 14 March 2013.[8] Of the 12 entries competing, seven proceeded to the final: "Never Fall Again" performed by Cristina Croitoru and Karizma, "I Pray" performed by Cristina Scarlat, "A Brighter Day" performed by Tatiana Heghea, "Freaky Thong" performed by Nicoleta Gavriliţă, "Somebody Else" performed by Anna Gulko, "L.o.v.e. Love" performed by Irina Kitoroagă and "Iartă-mă" performed by Aurel Chirtoacă.[10]
The jury panel consisted of Nicu Tarna, Geta Burlacu, Nelly Ciobanu, Tatiana Cerga, Ludmila Climoc, Dorel Burlacu, Vali Boghean and Victoria Tcacenco.
| Semi-final 2 – 14 March 2013 | |||||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place | |
| 1 | Tatiana Heghea | "A Brighter Day" | 4 | 18.09% | 12 | 16 | 3 |
| 2 | Aurel Chirtoacă | "Iartă-mă" | 6 | 6.01% | 3 | 9 | 7 |
| 3 | Inaya | "I Need You Now" | 3 | 2.57% | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Anna Gulko | "Somebody Else" | 5 | 7.93% | 5 | 10 | 5 |
| 5 | Valeria Paşa & Alex Mataev | "Show Me Your Feelings" | 2 | 7.13% | 4 | 6 | 9 |
| 6 | Nicoleta Gavriliţă | "Freaky Thong" | 7 | 8.67% | 6 | 13 | 4 |
| 7 | Irina Tarasiuk | "Dancing Hearts" | 1 | 2.75% | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 8 | FireLove | "Just Smile" | 0 | 2.40% | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Irina Kitoroagă | "L.o.v.e. Love" | 8 | 5.07% | 2 | 10 | 6 |
| 10 | Cristina Scarlat | "I Pray" | 12 | 14.05% | 8 | 20 | 2 |
| 11 | Alexandru Şendrea | "In My Head" | 0 | 9.30% | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| 12 | Cristina Croitoru & Karizma | "Never Fall Again" | 10 | 16.03% | 10 | 20 | 1 |
Final
The final took place on 16 March 2013.[8] After the combination of public televotes (50%) and jury votes (50%), Aliona Moon was the winner with the song "A Million".[1]
The jury panel for the final consisted of Nicu Tarna, Adrian Beldiman, Nelly Ciobanu, Tatiana Cerga, Igor Ginga, Dorel Burlacu, Vali Boghean, Victoria Tcacenco, Eugen Boico, Iurie Mahovici and Mihai Moldovanu.
| Final – 16 March 2013 | |||||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place | |
| 1 | Cristina V. & Glam Girls | "Celebrate" | 0 | 1.31% | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 2 | Boris Covali | "Runaways" | 8 | 36.49% | 12 | 20 | 2 |
| 3 | Cristina Croitoru & Karizma | "Never Fall Again" | 7 | 8.51% | 8 | 15 | 4 |
| 4 | Svetlana Bogdanova | "Conquer My Heart" | 2 | 0.58% | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 5 | Nicoleta Gavriliţă | "Freaky Thong" | 3 | 3.29% | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| 6 | Aurel Chirtoacă | "Iartă-mă" | 5 | 2.50% | 2 | 7 | 7 |
| 7 | Irina Kitoroagă | "L.o.v.e. Love" | 4 | 0.94% | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 8 | Anna Gulko | "Somebody Else" | 0 | 0.82% | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 9 | Vitalie Negruţă | "You'll Be Mine" | 6 | 3.24% | 3 | 9 | 5 |
| 10 | Cristina Scarlat | "I Pray" | 10 | 5.63% | 7 | 17 | 3 |
| 11 | Doiniţa Gherman | "Planeta e un rai" | 1 | 3.39% | 5 | 6 | 9 |
| 12 | Tatiana Heghea | "A Brighter Day" | 0 | 3.74% | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| 13 | Felicia Dunaf | "Codename Felice" | 0 | 1.07% | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 14 | Aliona Moon | "A Million" | 12 | 28.49% | 10 | 22 | 1 |
Preparation
On 18 March 2013, a meeting was held at the TRM headquarters with the resulting decision to change the language of the song from English to Romanian.[11] The Romanian version of the song is titled "O mie".[11]
At Eurovision
Moldova was allocated to compete in the first semi-final on 14 May for a place in the final on 18 May.[12] In the first semifinal, the producers of the show decided that Moldova would perform 12th, following Belarus and preceding Ireland.[13] On stage, Aliona Moon was accompanied by 2012 Moldovan entrant Pasha Parfeny on piano and three backup dancers.[14] The Moldovan performance featured Aliona Moon wearing a 5 metre long white dress that displayed projections and a rising podium that lifted the singer higher towards the end of the song.[14]
Moldova qualified from the first semi-final, placing 4th and scoring 95 points.[15][16] At the first semi-final winners' press conference, Moldova was allocated to perform in the first half of the final.[17] In the final, the producers of the show decided that Moldova would perform 3rd, following Lithuania and preceding Finland.[18] Moldova placed 11th in the final and scored 71 points.[2]
In Moldova, both the semi-finals and the final were broadcast on Moldova 1 and Radio Moldova, with commentary provided by Lidia Scarlat.[19][20]
The national jury that provided 50% of the Moldovan vote in the first semi-final and the final consisted of: Liviu Ştirbu, Adrian Beldiman, Vitalie Rotaru, Larisa Zubcu and Vlad Mircos.[21] The Moldovan spokesperson in the grand final was Olivia Furtună.[22]
Points awarded to Moldova
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| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
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Points awarded by Moldova
Semi-final 1Points awarded in first semi-final:[16]
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FinalPoints awarded in the final:[2]
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References
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- Leon, Jakov (14 May 2013). "We have our first ten finalists!". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- "Eurovision Song Contest 2013 Semi-Final (1)". Eurovision.tv. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- Brey, Marco (14 May 2013). "First Semi-Final Winners' Press Conference". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- Storvik-Green, Simon (17 May 2013). "Running order for the Grand Final revealed". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
- "O echipă Mesager va relata de la Malmö". TeleRadio-Moldova. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
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- Nedzelschi, Felicia (19 May 2013). "UPDATE Larisa Zubcu, jurat Eurovision Moldova: "I-am dat României notă maximă, dar mie nu mi-a plăcut piesa. Cântecul lui Cezar nu este pentru Eurovision"" (in Romanian). Adevărul.
- Roxburgh, Gordon (18 May 2013). ""Good evening Malmö" - Jury order revealed". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
External links
- Official website (in Romanian)
- Results of voting by social networks (in Romanian)
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