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It's Pasha Parfeny for Moldova!

11 March 2012 at 23:14 CET

No less than 21 acts were fighting for the ticket to Baku tonight, with all kinds of musical styles being represented, from ethno-pop to ballads, from rock to euro-dance.

The show was broadcast live from Studio 2 of the national public broadcaster, TRM. This was the line-up of the national final (in order of appearance, winner in bold):

  1. Ruslan Taranu - Blanche (0 points)
  2. Irina Tarasiuc & MC Gootsa - Save A Little Sunshine (8 points - 6th)
  3. Pasha Parfeny - Lăutar (22 points - 1st)
  4. Alexandru Manciu - If You Leave (5 points - 10th)
  5. Paralela 47 - Arde (0 points)
  6. Ksenya Nikora - You Better Rush (0 points)
  7. Leria -  A Ray Of Sun (0 points)
  8. Cristina Croitoru - Fight For Love (16 points - 2nd)
  9. Mariana Mihăilă - Live On Forever (2 points -12th)
  10. MC Mike & Human Place - Moll Girl (0 points)
  11. Nicoleta Gavrilita - Crazy Little Thing (6 points - 8th)
  12. Geta Burlacu - Never Ever Stop (7 points - 7th)
  13. Adrian Ursu - Be Yourself (9 points - 5th)
  14. Doiniţa Gherman - Welcome To Moldova (1 point - 13th)
  15. M-Studio - Open Your Eyes (0 points)
  16. Anna Gulko - Ballad Of Love (0 points)
  17. Transbalkanica - Balkan Riders (14 points - 4th)
  18. Dara - Open Your Eyes (15 points - 3rd)
  19. Univox - Moody Numbers (5 points - 10th)
  20. Akord - Live The Show (6 points - 8th)
  21. INAYA - Lights (0 points)

Initially, 20 candidates were chosen by a jury out of all entries received during the open submission period. Nelly Ciobanu later withdrew, so that the runner-up, Akord, took her place with their song Live The Show. Mariana Mihăilă was the winner of a web-voting involving all non-qualifying entries, thus joining the line-up as the 21st entrant.

In the end, Pasha Parfeny was the joint winner of the voting, which consisted of a 50/50 combination of televoting and the verdict of an expert jury. He will sing Lăutar in the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest.

Did you miss the show? Then look no further - you can watch it again on-demand in our WebTV Player!