First there were 39 – now there are just 14! After a entertaining audition round on Saturday, Moldova’s TRM have decided on the 14 songs that will progress to the semi final of O Melodie Pentru Europa 2017 on February 24th!

Want to see who is still in with a chance of singing for Moldova in Ukraine this May? You can check out the artists, as well as the clip from their televised auditions below!

Aurel Chirtoacă – Dor de Mamă

Big Flash Sound – Logic

Boris Covali – Călător

Diana Brescan – Breath

Emilia Russu – If Only You

Ethno Republic & Surorile Osoianu – Discover Moldova

Irina Kit – Baby Don’t Cry

Marks & Stefanet – Join Us in the Rain

Nadia Moșneagu – Never Give Up on Us

Sandy C – A Beautiful World

SunStroke Project – Hey Mamma

THE ONE – Dance

Valeria Pașa – Freedom

Vozniuc feat. Vio Grecu – Don’t Lie

And what’s Eurovision without a little scandal? Well, Constantin Cobîlean was also meant to appear on this list with his song “Mama”. However, after the jury delivered their verdict on Saturday it was revealed that Cobîlean’s song had already been performed in Russian on the TV show Glavnaya Stsena in 2015. As this is against the EBU’s rules for Eurovision, he was promptly disqualified and Nadia Moșneagu was brought back to replace him. You can still hear his song here:

Out of these 14 songs, 8 will progress to the final on February 25th. The winner of this show will then represent Moldova at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017.

What do you think? Who is your favourite semi finalist? Is there anyone here who can bring Moldova back to the final?

Let us know what you think!

Author: James Scanlan

Source: Eurovision Ireland

Image Source: ESC Plus