TRM, the Moldovan national broadcaster, have confirmed the long-list for Selecția Națională 2026 – their national selection for the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, in Vienna.

Following the release of the original long-list, Nikko was disqualified with no reason given by TRM. They were due to perform “Falling in Love”. The revised long-list of artists taking part in the auditions round on Tuesday 16th December are:

• Adelisha – “Alegria” (Joy)
• Adelina – “Putere în durere” (Strength in pain)
• Adrian Sîrbu – “Ne-am stins” (We have passed away)
• Sasha Flowers – “Can do more”
• Sasha Flowers – “We fight till the end”
• Alexei Legasi – “Rebel”
• Annet Smirnova – “Sunt femeia” (I am the woman)
• Artiom Topal – “Money”
• Catalina Solomac – “Pink Margarita”
• Chris Cross ft Radco – “Taci” (Be quiet)
• Cristy Rouge – “Bliss”
• Dana Marchitan – “Cry”
• DAYANA – “Doina”
• Bacho – “Tata” (Father)
• Lisa Volk – “Dragostea Mea” (My love)
• Emforia – “Tipare” (Patterns)
• Evghenii Avramov & ALenin Ivan – “Foc la ghete” (Fire in the boots)
• Ilinca Siviroveanu – “Running through the rain”
• Curly – “Respir liber” (I breathe freely)
• Iulia Teleuca – “Luna Mea” (My moon)
• Katy Rain – “Dance & Cry”
• Moniq Monua – “Like I do”
• August Black – “You make me crazy”
• Maxim Zavidia – “Alo” (Hello)
• Nadejda Rotaru – “Winter story”
• Pavel Orlov – “Can’t say goodbye”
• Rodica Jabinschi – “Dependentă” (Dependence)
• Oliv Sky – “Bad dream”
• Sasha Bognibov – “On the right path”
• Satoshi – “Viva, Moldova”
• L-ERA – “Friends”
• Valleria – “Valerian Steel rai di ri di dam”
• Zeleno – “No pain no gain”
• Chris Cross – “Close my eyes”
• MOLDIE – “Moldova mea” (My Moldova)
• DAYANA – “Cry a river”

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Author: Richard Taylor

Source: Eurovoix