{"id":312610,"date":"2025-12-12T19:38:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T19:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/312610\/"},"modified":"2025-12-12T19:38:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T19:38:09","slug":"%f0%9f%87%b2%f0%9f%87%a9-moldova-nikko-disqualified-from-selectia-nationala-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/312610\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\udde9 Moldova: Nikko Disqualified from Selec\u021bia Na\u021bional\u0103 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Teleradio-Moldova has announced that Nikko has been disqualified from the Moldovan selection for Eurovision 2026.<\/p>\n

Nikko, who had been selected to go through to the auditions round of Selec\u021bia Na\u021bional\u0103 2026, has been disqualified from the selection process. Nikko was due to compete with \u201cFalling in Love\u201d, Teleradio-Moldova has not explained why they have been removed from the selection process.<\/p>\n

36 artists that will take part in the live audition stage for Selec\u021bia Na\u021bional\u0103 2026, the national selection that Moldova will use to choose a representative for Eurovision 2026. The live audition stage will take place on December 16 starting at 11:00, in studio 2 of TRM in Chisinau.<\/p>\n

The complete line-up of the auditions is as follows:<\/p>\n

Adelisha \u2013 \u201cAlegria\u201d (Joy)
\nAdelina \u2013 \u201cPutere \u00een durere\u201d (Strength in pain)
\nAdrian S\u00eerbu \u2013 \u201cNe-am stins\u201d (We have passed away)
\nSasha Flowers \u2013 \u201cCan do more\u201d
\nSasha Flowers \u2013 \u201cWe fight till the end\u201d
\nAlexei Legasi \u2013 \u201cRebel\u201d
\nAnnet Smirnova \u2013 \u201cSunt femeia\u201d (I am the woman)
\nArtiom Topal \u2013 \u201cMoney\u201d
\nCatalina Solomac \u2013 \u201cPink Margarita\u201d
\nChris Cross ft Radco \u2013 \u201cTaci\u201d (Be quiet)
\nCristy Rouge \u2013 \u201cBliss\u201d
\nDana Marchitan \u2013 \u201cCry\u201d
\nDAYANA \u2013 \u201cDoina\u201d
\nBacho \u2013 \u201cTata\u201d (Father)
\nLisa Volk \u2013 \u201cDragostea Mea\u201d (My love)
\nEmforia \u2013 \u201cTipare\u201d (Patterns)
\nEvghenii Avramov & ALenin Ivan \u2013 \u201cFoc la ghete\u201d (Fire in the boots)
\nIlinca Siviroveanu \u2013 \u201cRunning through the rain\u201d
\nCurly \u2013 \u201cRespir liber\u201d (I breathe freely)
\nIulia Teleuca \u2013 \u201cLuna Mea\u201d (My moon)
\nKaty Rain \u2013 \u201cDance & Cry\u201d
\nMoniq Monua \u2013 \u201cLike I do\u201d
\nAugust Black \u2013 \u201cYou make me crazy\u201d
\nMaxim Zavidia \u2013 \u201cAlo\u201d (Hello)
\nNadejda Rotaru \u2013 \u201cWinter story\u201d
\nPavel Orlov \u2013 \u201cCan\u2019t say goodbye\u201d
\nRodica Jabinschi \u2013 \u201cDependent\u0103\u201d (Dependence)
\nOliv Sky \u2013 \u201cBad dream\u201d
\nSasha Bognibov \u2013 \u201cOn the right path\u201d
\nSatoshi \u2013 \u201cViva, Moldova\u201d
\nL-ERA \u2013 \u201cFriends\u201d
\nValleria \u2013 \u201cValerian Steel rai di ri di dam\u201d
\nZeleno \u2013 \u201cNo pain no gain\u201d
\nChris Cross \u2013 \u201cClose my eyes\u201d
\nMOLDIE \u2013 \u201cMoldova mea\u201d (My Moldova)
\nDAYANA \u2013 \u201cCry a river\u201d<\/p>\n

For the first time since 2015, the live auditions will not be broadcast. Between 5 to 10 acts will be selected for the final.<\/p>\n

The final of Selec\u0163ia Na\u0163ional\u0103 2026 will take place on January 17 at the Chi\u0219in\u0103u 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%).<\/p>\n

TRM also intends to offer the winner of the selection a prize to support their preparations for Eurovision and the support of the producers through their journey to the competition.<\/p>\n

Moldova withdrew from the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 \u201cfollowing a detailed analysis of the current situation, as well as the economic, administrative and artistic challenges\u201d. Moldova had planned to compete in Basel, but withdrew following the live auditions stage of Etapa Na\u021bional\u0103. Moldova had competed annually in the Eurovision Song Contest since its debut in 2005.<\/p>\n

Moldova was the third country to announce its return to Eurovision 2026, BNT of\u00a0Bulgaria<\/a>\u00a0and TVR of\u00a0Romania<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Natalia Barbu performed \u201cIn The Middle\u201d in Semi-Final One of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024. Moldova placed 13th in the Semi-Final scoring 20 points.<\/p>\n

Image source: TRM | Source: TRM<\/a><\/p>\n

Moldova debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2005 when the contest was held in Kyiv, Ukraine. Moldova\u2019s best result in the contest is 3rd place in 2017 for Sunstroke Project with \u201cHey Mamma!\u201d. 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. <\/p>\n

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