Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014

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Eurovision Song Contest 2014
Country
 Moldova
National selection
Selection processO melodie pentru Europa 2014
Selection date(s)
Semi-finals:
11 March 2014
13 March 2014
Final:
15 March 2014
Selected entrantCristina Scarlat
Selected song"Wild Soul"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Ivan Akulov

  • Lidia Scarlat

Finals performance
Semi-final result
Failed to qualify
(16th, 13 points)
Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest





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2014

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Moldova participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Moldovan entry was selected through the national final O melodie pentru Europa 2014, organised by the Moldovan broadcaster TeleRadio-Moldova (TRM). Cristina Scarlat performed the Moldovan entry "Wild Soul" written by Ivan Akulov and Lidia Scarlat. The song failed to qualify from the first semi-final, placing 16th (last) with a score of 13 points.




Contents





  • 1 O melodie pentru Europa 2014

    • 1.1 Format


    • 1.2 Competing entries


    • 1.3 Semi-final 1


    • 1.4 Semi-final 2


    • 1.5 Final



  • 2 At Eurovision

    • 2.1 Points awarded to Moldova


    • 2.2 Points awarded by Moldova

      • 2.2.1 Semi-final 1


      • 2.2.2 Final



    • 2.3 Split voting results

      • 2.3.1 Semi-final 1


      • 2.3.2 Final




  • 3 See also


  • 4 References




O melodie pentru Europa 2014


O melodie pentru Europa 2014 was the national final format developed by TRM in order to select Moldova’s entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2014. TRM released the rules and regulations regarding the competition on 26 December 2013. Artists and composers could submit their entries until 23 January 2014 after which a jury shortlisted forty entries for a live audition on 1 February 2014. Following a technical error by TRM, all submitted entries were allowed to participate in the audition.[1] Twenty-four entries qualified from the auditions to compete in two semi-finals on 11 and 13 March 2014, where sixteen qualified to compete in the final on 15 March 2014.[2]



Format


The competition took place in three stages. The first stage involved a jury panel selecting candidates from the received submissions based on criteria such as the quality of the melody and composition, vocals and manner of the performance and the originality of the song. Forty entries were initially selected to proceed to the second stage, however, after a technical error by TRM, all entries submitted to the broadcaster were allowed to proceed to the second stage where the artists auditioned in front of a selection committee on 1 February 2014. Twenty-four entries qualified to the third stage which was the live televised semi-finals followed by the final. Twelve songs competed in each of the two semi-finals on 11 and 13 March 2014. Eight songs qualified from each semi-final; seven of the qualifiers qualified based on the combined votes from the jury and televoting results, while the eighth qualifier in each semi-final was the entry that achieved the highest televoting score from the remaining entries after a second round of public televoting. The sixteen qualifying entries competed in the final on 15 March 2014 where Moldova’s representative in Copenhagen was selected.[2]



Competing entries


Artists and composers had the opportunity to submit their applications until the 23 January 2014 deadline. The performing artists were required to have Moldovan citizenship; however, collaborations with foreign composers were permitted.[2] At the conclusion of the submission deadline, 64 entries performed by 58 different artists were received by the Moldovan broadcaster. On 25 January 2014, a jury panel convened and selected forty entries to proceed to the live audition round.[3] However, following an appeal by three candidates regarding the rules of the competition, TRM admitted that there was a technical mistake in their initial screening process and decided to include the previously eliminated entries in the audition round.[1][4] Out of the 64 entries that were received, 62 competed in the audition round; "Is This The Way (You Want Me)" performed by Ray Gligor and "Take A Look At Me Now" performed by Nicollette were withdrawn as both songs were already competing in the Lithuanian national final for the 2014 contest.
The live audition round took place on 1 February 2014 at Casa Radio in Chișinău and was webcast online by TRM. The jury panel that evaluated the songs during the live auditions consisted of Anatol Chiriac (composer), Valentin Dânga (composer), Nelly Ciobanu (singer and 2009 Moldovan Eurovision entrant), Aliona Triboi (singer and musicologist), Andrei Sava (composer), Alex Calancea (instrumentalist and producer), Ilona Stepan (conductor), Igor Cobileanski (director) and Tatiana Postolachi (lyricist).[5][6] Boris Covali was originally selected among the twenty-four semi-finalists with the song "Flying", however the song was replaced with the other song Covali had performed during the audition, "Perfect Day", after a decision by the singer's management.[7]


In 2016, controversy arose regarding one of the songs that had competed in the audition round. The song "Taking Care of a Broken Heart" performed by Felicia Dunaf and written by Aidan O'Connor, Sven-Inge Sjöberg, Larry Forsberg and Lennart Wastesson was entered into the Swedish Eurovision Song Contest selection Melodifestivalen 2016 under the title "Himmel för två" (Heaven for two) with Swedish lyrics by Camilla Läckberg and with singer Anna Book as the performer. As the song had been published online by the Moldovan broadcaster and webcast live during the audition round, the song was disqualified from the Swedish competition.[8]










































































































































































































































































ArtistSongMusic (m) / Lyrics (l)
Alina Sorochina
"Ascultă-mă tăcere"
Marian Stârcea (m), Radmila Popovici-Paraschiv (l)
Ana Cernicova
"Dragostea divină"
Ana Cernicova (m & l)
Anna Gulko
"Happy Tomorrow"
Anna Gulko (m & l)
Aurel Chirtoacă
"Urme de iubiri"
Aurel Chirtoacă (m), Viorica Nagacevschi (l)
Boris Covali
"Perfect Day"
Brandon Stone (m & l)
Carolina Gorun
"Turn the Tide"
Mathias Kallenberger (m & l), Andreas Berlin (m & l), Andreas Anastasiou (m & l), Lawrence Bridge (m), Stephen Rudden (m)

Cristina Scarlat
"Wild Soul"
Ivan Aculov (m), Lidia Scarlat (l)
Curly
"Your Recovery"
Grigore Chirsanov (m), Luca Inga (l)
Dana Markitan
"Queen of the Dancefloor"
Nikola Radunović (m & l), Dejan Nikodijević (m & l)
Diana Brescan
"Hallelujah"
Eugen Doibani (m & l), Radmila Popovici-Paraschiv (l)
Diana Staver
"One and All"

Hannah Mancini (m & l), Raay (m), Charlie Mason (l)
Doiniţa Gherman
"Energy"
Doiniţa Gherman (m & l), Vadim Luchin (m), Cătălin Gondiu (l)
Edict
"Forever"
Valeriu Cataraga (m), Sonyat Cioceacova (l)
Felicia Dunaf
"The Way I Do"
Eugen Doibani (m & l)

FLUX LIGHT
"Never Stop No"
Alexandru Buhnă (m & l)
Glam Girls
"You Believed In Me"
Niklas Peterson (m & l), Bridget Benenate (m & l), Mikael Albertsson (m & l), Andreas Anastasiou (m & l)
Lana Lights
"Solar Wind"
Serghei Forman (m), Ana Colesnicov (l)
Lucia S.
"Frozen"
Vitalie Catană (m), Gloria Gorceag (l)
Margarita Ciorici & Metafora
"Vis"
Alexandru Gorbos (m), Vica Demici (l)
Mikaella
"Follow Your Dreams"
Vladislav Bobotrîn (m & l)
Paralela 47
"Fragmente"
Paralela 47 (m), Alecu Matrăguna (l)
Rodica Olişevschi
"Without You"
Rodica Olişevschi (m & l)
Tatiana Heghea
"I'm Yours"
David Daieres (m & l)
Vlad Ray
"Freedom"
Vladislav Bobotrîn (m & l)


Semi-final 1


The first semi-final took place on 11 March 2014 at TRM Studio 2 in Chișinău, hosted by Evelina Vîrlan and Sergiu Bețnitchi with Daniela Babici reporting from the greenroom.[9] Seven songs qualified to the final based on the combination of votes from the public televote and votes from the jury committee. The eighth qualifier, "Fragmente" performed by Paralela 47, was selected by an additional televote between the remaining non-qualifiers and was revealed during a post semi-final discussion show. The jury that voted in the first semi-final consisted of Alex Calancea (instrumentalist and producer), Andrei Sava (composer), Cristina Pintilie (singer), Tatiana Postolachi (lyricist), Ruslan Ţaranu (singer), Ilona Stepan (conductor), Nelly Ciobanu (singer and 2009 Moldovan Eurovision entrant), Anatol Chiriac (composer) and Ina Jeltova (journalist).






















































































































Semi-final 1 – 11 March 2014
Draw
Artist
Song
Jury
Televote
Total
Place
1
Boris Covali
"Perfect Day"
98
12
1,170
12
24
1
2
FLUX LIGHT
"Never Stop No"
74
7
375
5
12
4
3
Alina Sorochina
"Ascultă-mă tăcere"
50
3
105
0
3
10
4
Vlad Ray
"Freedom"
40
2
167
3
5
9
5
Felicia Dunaf
"The Way I Do"
71
6
495
6
12
4
6
Doinița Gherman
"Energy"
54
4
869
8
12
4
7
Ana Cernicova
"Dragostea divină"
80
8
596
7
15
2
8
Diana Brescan
"Hallelujah"
98
10
235
4
14
3
9
Tatiana Heghea
"I'm Yours"
21
0
1,046
10
10
7
10
Rodica Olișevschi
"Without You"
23
0
56
0
0
12
11
Paralela 47
"Fragmente"
60
5
123
1
6
8
12
Carolina Gorun
"Turn The Tide"
33
1
139
2
3
10























































































































































































Semi-final 2


The second semi-final took place on 13 March 2014 at TRM Studio 2 in Chișinău, hosted by Nicu Ţurcanu and Djulieta Gânu with Vlad Ardovan reporting from the greenroom.[10] Seven songs qualified to the final based on the combination of votes from the public televote and votes from the jury committee. The eighth qualifier, "Vis" performed by Margarita Ciorici and Metafora, was selected by an additional televote between the remaining non-qualifiers and was revealed during a post semi-final discussion show. The jury that voted in the second semi-final consisted of Alex Calancea (instrumentalist and producer), Andrei Sava (composer), Cristina Pintilie (singer), Tatiana Postolachi (lyricist), Ruslan Ţaranu (singer), Ilona Stepan (conductor), Nelly Ciobanu (singer and 2009 Moldovan Eurovision entrant), Anatol Chiriac (composer) and Ina Jeltova (journalist).






















































































































Semi-final 2 – 13 March 2014
Draw
Artist
Song
Jury
Televote
Total
Place
1

Cristina Scarlat
"Wild Soul"
102
10
554
10
20
1
2
Anna Gulko
"Happy Tomorrow"
45
2
169
3
5
11
3
Curly
"Your Recovery"
79
8
497
8
16
3
4
Diana Staver
"One and All"
9
0
493
7
7
6
5
Dana Markitan
"Queen of the Dancefloor"
53
5
134
1
6
9
6
Aurel Chirtoacă
"Urme de iubiri"
75
7
120
0
7
6
7
Edict
"Forever"
47
3
250
5
8
5
8
Margarita Ciorici & Metafora
"Vis"
43
1
428
6
7
8
9
Lucia S.
"Frozen"
103
12
243
4
16
3
10
Mikaella
"Follow Your Dreams"
73
6
2,126
12
18
2
11
Glam Girls
"You Believed In Me"
49
4
141
2
6
9
12
Lana Lights
"Solar Wind"
24
0
41
0
0
12























































































































































































Final


The final took place on 15 March 2014 at TRM Studio 2 in Chișinău, hosted by Iurie Gologan and Olivia Furtună with Vlad Ardovan and Daniela Babici reporting from the greenroom. Sixteen songs that qualified from the previous two semi-finals competed with the winner being selected by the combination of votes from a jury panel and the votes from public televoting. The jury that voted in the final consisted of Mihail Culev (composer), Victoria Bucun (choreographer), Petru Vutcărău (director and actor), Nelly Ciobanu (singer and 2009 Moldovan Eurovision entrant), Tatiana Postolachi (lyricist), Ilona Stepan (conductor), Eugen Negruţă (musician), Liviu Știrbu (composer), Anatol Chiriac (composer), Andrei Sava (composer) and Max Chisaru (composer, lyricist and producer). Cristina Scarlat performing the song "Wild Soul" was the winner.[11]


























































































































































Final – 15 March 2014
Draw
Artist
Song
Jury
Televote
Total
Place
1
Diana Staver
"One and All"
0
0
459
0
0
14
2
Doinița Gherman
"Energy"
47
3
1,622
6
9
5
3
Boris Covali
"Perfect Day"
111
8
11,978
12
20
2
4
Tatiana Heghea
"I'm Yours"
7
0
1,192
3
3
12
5
Lucia S.
"Frozen"
114
10
3,048
7
17
3
6
Margarita Ciorici & Metafora
"Vis"
35
0
433
0
0
14
7
Ana Cernicova
"Dragostea divină"
61
6
1,220
5
11
4
8
Edict
"Forever"
35
0
157
0
0
14
9
FLUX LIGHT
"Never Stop No"
62
7
850
1
8
6
10
Aurel Chirtoacă
"Urme de iubiri"
59
5
162
0
5
8
11
Paralela 47
"Fragmente"
39
1
307
0
1
13
12
Diana Brescan
"Hallelujah"
57
4
636
0
4
9
13
Mikaella
"Follow Your Dreams"
34
0
3,768
8
8
6
14
Curly
"Your Recovery"
39
2
950
2
4
9
15

Cristina Scarlat
"Wild Soul"
122
12
8,305
10
22
1
16
Felicia Dunaf
"The Way I Do"
36
0
1,197
4
4
9

















































































































































































































































































At Eurovision




Cristina Scarlat at the first semi-final dress rehearsal


During the semi-final allocation draw on 20 January 2014 at the Copenhagen City Hall, Moldova was drawn to compete in the second half of the first semi-final on 6 May 2014.[12] In the first semi-final, the producers of the show decided that Moldova would perform 11th, following Belgium and preceding San Marino.[13] Moldova failed to qualify from the first semi-final, placing last (16th) in a field of 16 songs with a score of 13 points.


On stage, Cristina Scarlat was joined by four male dancers: Dragos Hioara, Eugen Simac, Lilian Caraus and Vadim Bianchin. The performance featured the dancers dressed as warriors and performing choreography with elements of Samurai fighting. The dress Scarlat wore was designed by Janna Berezovskaia.[14] Scarlat performed a new version of Wild Soul, with digitally adapted violine and dubstep elements.
She already premiered the new version of her song in the ESCKAZ Festival, held in Moscow.


In Moldova, both the semi-finals and the final were broadcast on Moldova 1 and Radio Moldova with commentary by Daniela Babici.[15][16] The Moldovan spokesperson revealing the result of the Moldovan vote in the final was Olivia Furtună.[17]



Points awarded to Moldova






















Points Awarded to Moldova (Semi-Final 1)
12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points






  •  Montenegro
5 points
4 points
3 points
2 points
1 point



  •  Albania



  •  Ukraine


  •  Russia


Points awarded by Moldova









Split voting results


The following five members comprise the Moldovan jury:[18]



  • Anatol Chiriac – Chairperson – composer

  • Andrei Tostogan – songwriter, singer, producer

  • Tatiana Postolachi – lyricist


  • Nelly Ciobanu – singer, represented Moldova in the 2009 Contest

  • Iurie Badicu – songwriter, producer, lyricist


Semi-final 1


The Moldovan votes in the first semi-final were based on 100% jury voting results.[19]




























































































































































Semi-final 1 – Moldovan Results
Draw
Country
A. Chiriac
A. Tostogan
T. Postolachi
N. Ciobanu
I. Badicu
Average Jury Rank
Scoreboard (Points)
01

 Armenia
10
12
7
12
13
12

02

 Latvia
11
15
15
14
14
15

03

 Estonia
9
11
14
15
15
13

04

 Sweden
4
3
3
2
6
2
10
05

 Iceland
15
14
13
13
11
14

06

 Albania
12
6
12
9
12
11

07

 Russia
1
2
1
1
1
1

12
08

 Azerbaijan
5
9
4
3
3
5
6
09

 Ukraine
2
4
6
4
4
3
8
10

 Belgium
3
5
2
6
7
4
7
11

 Moldova







12

 San Marino
13
10
11
8
8
10
1
13

 Portugal
6
13
9
5
9
8
3
14

 Netherlands
14
7
8
10
10
9
2
15

 Montenegro
7
8
5
7
5
6
5
16

 Hungary
8
1
10
11
2
7
4


Final


The Moldovan votes in the grand final were based on 50% jury voting and 50% televoting results.[20]












































































































































































































































































































Final – Moldovan Results
Draw
Country
A. Chiriac
A. Tostogan
T. Postolachi
N. Ciobanu
I. Badicu
Average Jury Rank
Televote Rank
Combined Rank
Scoreboard (Points)
01

 Ukraine
4
4
3
4
5
3
3
2
10
02

 Belarus
12
14
8
12
6
8
7
6
5
03

 Azerbaijan
7
5
9
7
9
7
18
13

04

 Iceland
24
23
26
19
24
26
25
26

05

 Norway
21
18
14
24
15
20
15
19

06

 Romania
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

12
07

 Armenia
9
21
11
25
10
15
5
8
3
08

 Montenegro
25
13
24
16
16
21
26
24

09

 Poland
10
22
17
18
4
12
8
9
2
10

 Greece
11
25
23
11
11
16
14
16

11

 Austria
3
9
4
2
3
4
4
4
7
12

 Germany
13
7
6
14
17
9
20
15

13

 Sweden
2
3
2
3
7
2
6
5
6
14

 France
14
26
25
26
18
25
23
25

15

 Russia
5
6
5
8
8
6
2
3
8
16

 Italy
20
24
20
23
19
24
19
21

17

 Slovenia
19
17
21
20
20
22
21
22

18

 Finland
26
16
22
21
13
23
22
23

19

 Spain
16
15
7
6
25
10
16
14

20

  Switzerland
15
8
10
13
26
13
10
11

21

 Hungary
6
2
12
5
2
5
12
7
4
22

 Malta
17
19
13
17
23
18
24
20

23

 Denmark
22
10
15
15
21
17
17
18

24

 Netherlands
18
20
16
10
12
14
11
12

25

 San Marino
8
12
18
9
22
11
9
10
1
26

 United Kingdom
23
11
19
22
14
19
13
17


See also


  • Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest

  • Eurovision Song Contest 2014


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