Moldovan broadcaster, TRM, has published the list of hopefuls who applied for the national selection. Among them are musicians from Moldova as well as international singers who cooperate with the Moldovan artists. The best 24 will be shortlisted for the national semi-finals to be held on the 23rd and the 25th of February. The Moldovan national final will take place on the 27th of February.
Initially, it was decided that only musicians with Moldovan citizenship would be able to send in their applications for the Moldovan national selection. But after some consideration, the Moldovan broadcaster TRM allowed all international artists who cooperate with the Moldovan musicians to take part in the pre-selection round. Thus, Litesound, the Belarusian representatives in the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest, are among the candidates. This time, the Belarusian band will perform with the Moldovan singer Katherine. Some candidates (Sasha Bognibov and Elena Buga) submited two different entries.
