Eurovision 2016 winner Jamala and Eurovision 2021 participant Efendi are among the jurors for the Moldovan selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026.
Past Eurovision participants and winners will form the International Jury that will determine 33% of the results in Selecția Națională 2026. Teleradio Moldova has confirmed that Jamala, Paula Seling and Efendi will be among the five international jurors voting during tomorrow night’s final. Jamala won the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 for Ukraine with “1944”, Efendi represented Azerbaijan in 2021 with “Cleopatra”, while Paula Seling represented Romania at Eurovision 2010 and 2014.
The final of Selecţia Naţională 2026 will take place at the Chișinău Arena. The jury for the national selection will consist of 20 members; 5 international members and 15 Moldovan members. The winner will be decided by the international jury members (33%), the Moldovan jury members (33%) and public voting (33%).
The finalists of Selecția Națională 2026 are:
Catalina Solomac – “Pink Margarita”
Sasha Flowers – “Can Do More”
Evghenii Avramov & ALenin Ivan – “Foc la ghete” (Fire in the boots)
Adelisha – “Alegria” (Joy)
Artiom Topal – “Money”
Pavel Orlov – “Can’t Say Goodbye”
Ilinca Siviroveanu – “Running Through the Rain”
Bacho – “Tata” (Father)
Satoshi – “Viva, Moldova”
Curly – “Respir liber” (I breathe freely)
DAYANA – “Doina”
Emforia – “Tipare” (Patterns)
Katy Rain – “Dance & Cry”
Cristy Rouge – “Bliss”
Maxim Zavidia – “Alo” (Hello)
Valleria – “Valerian Steel Rai Di Ri Di Dam”
The final of Selecția Națională 2026 will be broadcast live on Moldova 1 and Radio Moldova Muzical from 18:00 CET.
Source: Teleradio Moldova
Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest+
Moldova debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2005 when the contest was held in Kyiv. Moldova’s best result in the contest is 3rd place in 2017 for Sunstroke Project with “Hey Mamma!”. This was the second time the group had represented their country in Eurovision. Moldova has been represented by several artists who have competed in the contest before, with five acts having represented Moldova a combined eleven times. After a one-year hiatus in 2025, Moldova has come back to the competition in 2026.