Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006

Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Country	Moldova
National selection
Selection process	National Final 50% Jury 50% Televoting
Selection date(s)	First National Final Semi-final 4 February 2006 Final 25 February 2006 Second National Final 15 March 2006
Selected entrant	Arsenium and Natalia Gordienko feat. Connect-R
Selected song	"Loca"
Finals performance
Final result	20th, 22 points
Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Moldova participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 in Athens, Greece. The Moldovan entry was selected through the second of two national finals, organised by the Moldovan broadcaster TeleRadio-Moldova (TRM). The initial multi-phase national selection process resulted in a deadlock tie between three songs, which ultimately led to the organisation of a second national final. Arsenium and Natalia Gordienko featuring Connect-R represented Moldova with the song "Loca", which was a direct finalist and placed 20th in the final, scoring 22 points.^[1][2]

First national final

On 6 January 2006, TRM announced plans for a national selection and invited artists to submit their entries until 27 January 2006.^[1] The first Moldovan selection occurred in three phases: the first phase involved an expert jury selecting a 25 entries from the received submissions to compete in the second phase, the semi-final. 13 entries qualified from the semi-final to compete in the last phase, the final. At the close of the submission deadline, 42 entries were received and on 31 January 2006, a jury panel shortlisted 25 entries to compete in the semi-final.^[1]

Semi-final

On 4 February 2006, the semi-final phase took place at TRM Television Studios in Chisinau and on 8 February it was broadcast on television.^[1] A jury panel exclusively selected 13 finalists for the final.^[1]

Final

The first Moldovan national final took place on 25 February 2006 at the National Theatre of Opera and Ballet in Chisinau.^[1] The combination of televoting (50%) and an eight member jury vote (50%) resulted in the three-way tie between "Made in Moldova" performed by Serj Cuzencoff, "Sing your song" performed by Moldstar and Alexa and "Zii lauta" performed by Geta Burlacu.^[1] Under the competition's tiebreak rules, the youngest member of the jury was required to cast the deciding vote and select the winner, however, the juror abstained from voting.^[1] The national final ended without selecting a winning song.

Second national final

On 8 March 2006, the TRM organizing committee announced that a second national final would take place on 15 March 2006.^[3] The rules of the first national final stated that if TRM was not satisfied with the quality of the songs, it possessed the right to nullify the result of the selection and choose an alternative entry.^[1] An additional submission period for new entries was open until 14 March 2006.^[3] The three songs that tied in the first national final were invited to participate, however, only Serj Cuzencoff accepted the invitation while Geta Burlacu and Moldstar and Alexa declined.^[4][5]

Five songs competed in the second Moldovan national final, which was held at TRM Television Studios in Chisinau and was hosted by Rusalina Rusu and Bogdan Dascal. In the event of another tie, the youngest juror would cast the deciding vote.^[5] Failing that, the televote winner would be declared the winner.^[5] After the combination of televoting (50%) and jury voting (50%) Arsenium and Natalia Gordienko featuring Connect-R were the winners with the song "Loca".^[1]

At Eurovision

Arsenium and Natalia Gordienco performing at the Eurovision Song Contest

Moldova qualified to compete directly in the final after placing 6th in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005.^[6] In the final, Moldova was drawn to perform 2nd, following Switzerland and preceding Israel. The Moldovan entry scored a total of 22 points and placed 20th in the final.^[2]

Points Awarded to Moldova

Points Awarded by Moldova

Semi final Points awarded in semi-final:[7] 12 points  Russia 10 points  Ukraine 8 points  Bosnia and Herzegovina 7 points  Sweden 6 points  Lithuania 5 points  Finland 4 points  Poland 3 points  Belarus 2 points  Armenia 1 point  Ireland

Final Points awarded in the final:[2] 12 points  Romania 10 points  Russia 8 points  Ukraine 7 points  Armenia 6 points  Finland 5 points  Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 points  Lithuania 3 points  Norway 2 points  Sweden 1 point  Greece

References

See also

• Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest

Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest   Participation 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015   Artists 2000s Zdob şi Zdub Arsenium feat. Natalia Gordienko and Connect-R Natalia Barbu Geta Burlacu Nelly Ciobanu 2010s SunStroke Project and Olia Tira Zdob şi Zdub Pasha Parfeny Aliona Moon Cristina Scarlat Eduard Romanyuta   Songs 2000s "Bunica Bate Toba" "Loca" "Fight" "A Century of Love" "Hora din Moldova" 2010s "Run Away" "So Lucky" "Lăutar" "O mie" "Wild Soul" "I Want Your Love" (Note: Entries scored out are when Moldova did not compete)

Eurovision Song Contest 2006   Countries Final (by final results) Finland (winner) Russia Bosnia and Herzegovina Romania Sweden Lithuania Ukraine Armenia Greece Ireland Turkey Macedonia Croatia Germany Norway Switzerland Latvia Denmark United Kingdom Moldova Spain France Israel Malta Semi-final only (in alphabetical order) Albania Andorra Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Estonia Iceland Monaco Netherlands Poland Portugal Slovenia   Artists Final (by final results) Lordi Dima Bilan Hari Mata Hari Mihai Trăistariu Carola LT United Tina Karol André Anna Vissi Brian Kennedy Sibel Tüzün Elena Risteska Severina Christine Guldbrandsen Texas Lightning six4one Vocal Group Cosmos Sidsel Ben Semmane Daz Sampson Arsenium feat. Natalia Gordienko & Connect-R Las Ketchup Virginie Pouchain Eddie Butler Fabrizio Faniello Semi-final only (in alphabetical order) Annet Artani Anžej Dežan Ich Troje feat. Real McCoy Jenny Kate Ryan Luiz Ejlli Mariana Popova Nonstop Polina Smolova Sandra Oxenryd Séverine Ferrer Silvia Night Treble   Songs Final (by final results) "Hard Rock Hallelujah" "Never Let You Go" "Lejla" "Tornerò" "Invincible" "We Are the Winners" "Show Me Your Love" "Without Your Love" "Everything" "Every Song Is a Cry for Love" "Süper Star" "Ninanajna" "Moja štikla" "Alvedansen" "No No Never" "I Hear Your Heart" "If We All Give A Little" "Twist of Love" "Teenage Life" "Loca" "Un Blodymary" "Il était temps" "Together We Are One" "I Do" Semi-final only (in alphabetical order) "Amambanda" "Coisas de nada" "Congratulations" "Follow My Heart" "Je t'adore" "La Coco-Dance" "Let Me Cry" "Mr Nobody" "Mum" "Sense tu" "Through My Window" "Why Angels Cry" "Zjarr e ftohtë" Withdrawn "Moja ljubavi" "Vous, c'est nous" (Note: "Withdrawn" refers to entries that withdrew after applying to enter)