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Moldova made its debut at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2005, placing sixth with its first ever entry, Bunica Bate Toba performed by Zdob și Zdub.

In total Moldova has appeared in the Grand Final on nine occasions and in 2017 SunStroke Project took the country to the top three in the Grand Final for the first time ever.
In 2010 Sergey Stepanov, also from the band SunStroke Project, became an internet phenomenon when his solo saxophone performance went viral, he became known as the Epic Sax Guy.

Facts

First participation

2005 (Zdob si Zdub)

Victories

None

Hosts

None

The basics

Full country name

Republic of Moldova

Capital

Chișinău

Featured participant

Moldova

DoReDoS

Lisbon 2018

Event	Represented by	Song	Points	Rank
Kyiv 2005	Zdob si Zdub	Boonika Bate Toba
Semi-Final			207	2
Grand Final			148	6
Athens 2006	Arsenium & Natalia Gordienko	Loca
Grand Final			22	20
Helsinki 2007	Natalia Barbu	Fight
Semi-Final			91	10
Grand Final			109	10
Belgrade 2008	Geta Burlacu	A Century Of Love
First Semi-Final			36	12
Moscow 2009	Nelly Ciobanu	Hora Din Moldova
Second Semi-Final			106	5
Grand Final			69	14
Oslo 2010	Sunstroke Project & Olia Tira	Run Away
Grand Final			27	22
First Semi-Final			52	10
Düsseldorf 2011	Zdob și Zdub	So Lucky
Second Semi-Final			54	10
Grand Final			97	12
Baku 2012	Pasha Parfeny	Lăutar
First Semi-Final			100	5
Grand Final			81	11
Malmö 2013	Aliona Moon	O Mie
Grand Final			71	11
First Semi-Final			95	4
Copenhagen 2014	Cristina Scarlat	Wild Soul
First Semi-Final			13	16
Vienna 2015	Eduard Romanyuta	I Want Your Love
First Semi-Final			41	11
Stockholm 2016	Lidia Isac	Falling Stars
First Semi-Final			33	17
Kyiv 2017	Sunstroke Project	Hey Mamma
First Semi-Final			291	2
Grand Final			374	3
Lisbon 2018	DoReDoS	My Lucky Day
Second Semi-Final			235	3
Grand Final			209	10

Moldova made its debut at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2005, placing sixth with its first ever entry, Bunica Bate Toba performed by Zdob și Zdub.

In total Moldova has appeared in the Grand Final on nine occasions and in 2017 SunStroke Project took the country to the top three in the Grand Final for the first time ever.
In 2010 Sergey Stepanov, also from the band SunStroke Project, became an internet phenomenon when his solo saxophone performance went viral, he became known as the Epic Sax Guy.

The basics

Full country name

Republic of Moldova

Capital

Chișinău

Facts

First participation

2005 (Zdob si Zdub)

Victories

None

Hosts

None

Featured participant

Moldova

DoReDoS

Lisbon 2018

Event	Represented by	Song	Points	Rank
Kyiv 2005	Zdob si Zdub	Boonika Bate Toba
Semi-Final			207	2
Grand Final			148	6
Athens 2006	Arsenium & Natalia Gordienko	Loca
Grand Final			22	20
Helsinki 2007	Natalia Barbu	Fight
Semi-Final			91	10
Grand Final			109	10
Belgrade 2008	Geta Burlacu	A Century Of Love
First Semi-Final			36	12
Moscow 2009	Nelly Ciobanu	Hora Din Moldova
Second Semi-Final			106	5
Grand Final			69	14
Oslo 2010	Sunstroke Project & Olia Tira	Run Away
Grand Final			27	22
First Semi-Final			52	10
Düsseldorf 2011	Zdob și Zdub	So Lucky
Second Semi-Final			54	10
Grand Final			97	12
Baku 2012	Pasha Parfeny	Lăutar
First Semi-Final			100	5
Grand Final			81	11
Malmö 2013	Aliona Moon	O Mie
Grand Final			71	11
First Semi-Final			95	4
Copenhagen 2014	Cristina Scarlat	Wild Soul
First Semi-Final			13	16
Vienna 2015	Eduard Romanyuta	I Want Your Love
First Semi-Final			41	11
Stockholm 2016	Lidia Isac	Falling Stars
First Semi-Final			33	17
Kyiv 2017	Sunstroke Project	Hey Mamma
First Semi-Final			291	2
Grand Final			374	3
Lisbon 2018	DoReDoS	My Lucky Day
Second Semi-Final			235	3
Grand Final			209	10

The basics

Full country name

Republic of Moldova

Capital

Chișinău

Facts

First participation

2005 (Zdob si Zdub)

Victories

None

Hosts

None

Moldova made its debut at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2005, placing sixth with its first ever entry, Bunica Bate Toba performed by Zdob și Zdub.

In total Moldova has appeared in the Grand Final on nine occasions and in 2017 SunStroke Project took the country to the top three in the Grand Final for the first time ever.
In 2010 Sergey Stepanov, also from the band SunStroke Project, became an internet phenomenon when his solo saxophone performance went viral, he became known as the Epic Sax Guy.

Featured participant

Moldova

DoReDoS

Lisbon 2018

Event	Represented by	Song	Points	Rank
Kyiv 2005	Zdob si Zdub	Boonika Bate Toba
Semi-Final			207	2
Grand Final			148	6
Athens 2006	Arsenium & Natalia Gordienko	Loca
Grand Final			22	20
Helsinki 2007	Natalia Barbu	Fight
Semi-Final			91	10
Grand Final			109	10
Belgrade 2008	Geta Burlacu	A Century Of Love
First Semi-Final			36	12
Moscow 2009	Nelly Ciobanu	Hora Din Moldova
Second Semi-Final			106	5
Grand Final			69	14
Oslo 2010	Sunstroke Project & Olia Tira	Run Away
Grand Final			27	22
First Semi-Final			52	10
Düsseldorf 2011	Zdob și Zdub	So Lucky
Second Semi-Final			54	10
Grand Final			97	12
Baku 2012	Pasha Parfeny	Lăutar
First Semi-Final			100	5
Grand Final			81	11
Malmö 2013	Aliona Moon	O Mie
Grand Final			71	11
First Semi-Final			95	4
Copenhagen 2014	Cristina Scarlat	Wild Soul
First Semi-Final			13	16
Vienna 2015	Eduard Romanyuta	I Want Your Love
First Semi-Final			41	11
Stockholm 2016	Lidia Isac	Falling Stars
First Semi-Final			33	17
Kyiv 2017	Sunstroke Project	Hey Mamma
First Semi-Final			291	2
Grand Final			374	3
Lisbon 2018	DoReDoS	My Lucky Day
Second Semi-Final			235	3
Grand Final			209	10

Latest news about Moldova

DoReDoS - My Lucky Day - Moldova - LIVE - Grand Final - Eurovision 2018

DoReDoS represented Moldova at the Grand Final of the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest with the song My Lucky Day [...]

12 May 2018 at 20:50

First reaction from the ten qualifiers of the second Semi-Final

The following ten countries have qualified for the Grand Final (in order of announcement) [...]

10 May 2018 at 23:03

The announcement of the qualifiers in the second Semi-Final of the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest

These ten acts qualified for Saturday's Grand Final — in order of announcement: Serbia: Nova Deca by Sanja Ilić & Balkanika Moldova: My Lucky Day by DoReDoS Hungary: Viszlát Nyár by AWS Ukraine: [...]

10 May 2018 at 21:26

DoReDoS - My Lucky Day - Moldova - LIVE - Second Semi-Final - Eurovision 2018

DoReDoS represented Moldova at the second Semi-Final of the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest with the song My Lucky Day [...]

10 May 2018 at 19:43

DoReDoS - My Lucky Day - Exclusive Rehearsal Clip - Moldova - Eurovision 2018

DoReDoS from Moldova had their second rehearsal at the Eurovision stage today [...]

5 May 2018 at 10:58

DoReDoS try their luck on stage in Lisbon for the very first time

Moldova's DoReDoS treated the rehearsal stage to an energizing first performance of their song My Lucky Day this afternoon [...]

1 May 2018 at 15:00

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DoReDoS - My Lucky Day - First Rehearsal - Moldova - Eurovision 2018

DoReDoS will represent Moldova at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest in Lisbon with the song My Lucky Day. Read more about DoReDoS here: https://eurovision.tv/participant/doredos

1 May 2018 at 14:48

It was DoReDoS' lucky day at the Altice Arena!

It was DoReDoS' lucky day at the Altice Arena!

Moments ago, Moldova's DoReDoS finished their rehearsal on the Eurovision Stage. Eurovision.tv followed them backstage, and then on stage, in Lisbon.

1 May 2018 at 14:45

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