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Satoshi with “Viva, Moldova!” has achieved victory in the grand final of Finala Națională 2026 and will represent Moldova at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026, which will take place in the Austrian city of Vienna. The entry, composed by Vlad Sabajuc, was the favorite of the international jury, the national panel, and the televote.
The Moldovan public broadcaster, TRM, has once again launched Finala Națională 2026, the process through which the country has chosen its representative for the Eurovision Song Contest, which will celebrate its 70th edition in the Austrian capital of Vienna next May. After being absent from the competition in 2025, Moldova returns this year to the Eurovision Song Contest with the aim of reclaiming its place in the festival.
For this return, TRM has opted for a very continuous format, practically identical to the one the country used for years under the name Etapa Națională. The process has retained live auditions, the selection of finalists by a professional jury, and a televised grand final, which was held tonight and in which the Moldovan representative was decided.
At the end of 2025, the call for artists and composers was opened, which allowed numerous proposals to be received. After an initial internal screening, the selected candidates participated in the auditions held in Chișinău, from which the 16 finalists who competed in the grand final of Finala Națională 2026 emerged.
Results of the grand final of Finala Națională 2026
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After the performances, the results of the final of the competition were revealed, combining the votes of the professional jury (33% international jury and 33% national jury) and the public.
Satoshi with “Viva, Moldova!” was the favorite of the three voting panels, dominating among the public with 13,084 votes. Meanwhile, Pavel Orlov with “Can’t Say Goodbye” and Cătălina Solomac with “Pink Margarita” completed the Top 3.
The grand final of Selecția Națională 2026 concluded with the following results:
| Position | Artist | Song | TOTAL | Televote Points | Televote Total | International Jury Points | International Jury Total | National Jury Points | National Jury Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Satoshi | “Viva, Moldova!” | 36 | 12 | 13,084 | 12 | 53 | 12 | 176 |
| 2nd | Pavel Orlov | “Can’t Say Goodbye” | 26 | 8 | 813 | 8 | 36 | 10 | 122 |
| 3rd | Catalina Solomac | “Pink Margarita” | 25 | 10 | 861 | 7 | 33 | 8 | 96 |
| 4th | DAYANA | “Doina” | 18 | 7 | 617 | 10 | 41 | 1 | 42 |
| 5th | Bacho | “Tata” | 10 | 3 | 373 | 4 | 28 | 3 | 55 |
| 6th | Maxim Zavidia | “Allo” | 10 | 0 | 165 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 60 |
| 7th | Curly | “Respir Liber” | 9 | 1 | 218 | 6 | 30 | 2 | 54 |
| 8th | Sasha Flowers | “We Fight Till The End” | 8 | 2 | 353 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 57 |
| 9th | Artiom Topal | “MONEY” | 7 | 0 | 136 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 57 |
| 10th | Evghenii Avramov & ALenin Ivan | “FOC LA GHETE” | 6 | 6 | 593 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 11th | Emforia | “Tipare” | 5 | 5 | 535 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 |
| 12th | Katy Rain | “Dance & Cry” | 5 | 0 | 174 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 33 |
| 13th | Ilinca Siviroveanu | “Running Through The Rain” | 4 | 4 | 409 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 |
| 14th | Cristy Rouge | “Bliss” | 4 | 0 | 145 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 56 |
| 15th | Valleria | “VALERIAN STEEL (rai di ri di dam)” | 1 | 0 | 126 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6 |
| 16th | Adelisha | “Alegria” | 0 | 0 | 177 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
The national jury was composed of Moldovan representatives Nelly Ciobanu (2009), Sunstroke Project (2010 and 2017), and Natalia Gordienko (2006, 2020, and 2021). Additionally, Igor Dînga, Adriano Marian, Dorin Galben, Elena Stegari, Gheorhge Mustec, Rusalina Russu, Cynthia Elisoa, Maru Petrova, Dmitrii Sergheev, Corina Caireac, Vlad Costandol, and Lilu also cast their votes.
On the other hand, the international jury was made up of Jamala, winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 for Ukraine; Paula Seling, Romania’s representative in the contest in 2010 and 2014; Efendi, Azerbaijan’s representative at Eurovision 2020 and 2021; Eric Lehmann; and Deban Aderemi.