In a press conference on the 15th of February, TRM announced the dates of the Moldovan national selection for the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest. Two semi-finals will be held, on the 27th and 28th of February, with 15 participants each.On the 6th of March, the final will take place.
25 of the national final entries had been announced already in January, all of which were selected by a professional jury. All the other songs that were entered for the Moldovan national selection still had the chance to qualify for the semi-final through SMS voting, the results of which were announced on yesterday's press conference as well. The following entries were selected by the public:
Brand - S.O.S.
Doiniţa Gherman - Meloterapia
MBeyline  - Never Step Back
Todo – Dance 4 Life
Pavel Turcu – Imn Eurovision
Furthermore, the participants of the first and second semi-final were drawn as well. This is the result of the draw:
First semi-final (27th of February)
Millenium – Before you go
Monkey Mind & Daniela - Smile
Ionel Istrati – Wait!
Dyma - Manipulate
Marcel Rosca – If Love Is The Thing
Corina Cuniuc & Boris Latisev – Forever
Sun Stroke Project & Olia Tira – Run Away
Olia Tira – Goodbye
Mihai Teodor – Ai-ai-ai
Eugen Doibani – Love, Sweet Love
Carolina Gorun - Addicted
Sun Stroke Project - Believe
Nicoleta Gavrilita – De Tristete
Doiniţa Gherman – Meloterapia
Todo – Dance 4 Life
Second semi-final (28th of February)
Mariana Mihăilă – Say I’m Sorry
Pasha – You Should Like
Cristy Rouge – Don’t Break My Heart
Cristina Croitor – My Heart
Victoria Mahu – Padure, Verde Padure
Boris Covali – No Name
Valeria Tarasova – See You Soon
Gloria – I’m Not Alone
Gicu Cimbir – Cine Sunt Eu
Alexandru Manciu – Ramii Lînga Mine
Alex White – Towards The Sky
Irina Tarasiuc – Lucky Star
Brand – S.O.S
MBeyline  - Never Step Back
Pavel Turcu – Imn Eurovision
Last year, Nelly Ciobanu finished 14th with her Hora Din Moldova. It was the third time Moldova qualified for the Final of the Eurovision Song Contest, out of the five times they've participated.
