Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 information
Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Country
Moldova
National selection
Selection process
O melodie pentru Europa 2012
Selection date(s)
11 March 2012
Selected entrant
Pasha Parfeny
Selected song
"Lăutar"
Selected songwriter(s)
Pasha Parfeny
Alex Brașoveanu
Finals performance
Semi-final result
Qualified (5th, 100 points)
Final result
11th, 81 points
Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Moldova participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "Lăutar" written by Pasha Parfeny and Alex Brașoveanu. The song was performed by Pasha Parfeny. The Moldovan broadcaster TeleRadio-Moldova (TRM) organised the national final O melodie pentru Europa 2012 in order to select the Moldovan entry for the 2012 contest in Baku, Azerbaijan. 85 entries competed to represent Moldova in Baku, with 21 being shortlisted to participate in the televised national final which took place on 11 March 2012 after auditioning in front of a jury panel. "Lăutar" performed by Pasha Parfeny emerged as the winner after gaining the most points following the combination of votes from a jury panel and a public televote.
Moldova was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 22 May 2012. Performing during the show in position 17, "Lăutar" was announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 26 May. It was later revealed that Moldova placed fifth out of the 18 participating countries in the semi-final with 100 points. In the final, Moldova was the closing performance of the show in position 26, placing eleventh out of the 26 participating countries with 81 points.
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