Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005

On 4 November 2004, TRM confirmed that they were applying to participate in the following Eurovision Song Contest for the first time.[3] O melodie pentru Europa 2005 was the national final format developed by TRM in order to select Moldova's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2005.

The selection of the competing entries for the national final and ultimately the Moldovan Eurovision entry took place in two rounds. The first round involved a jury panel selecting fifteen finalists from the received submissions to proceed to the second round, the televised national final. 15 finalists competed in the final on 26 February 2005 where the winner was selected based on the combined votes from an expert jury vote and a public televote.

Artists and composers had the opportunity to submit their entries to the Moldovan broadcaster.[3] At the conclusion of the submission deadline, 35 valid entries were received by the broadcaster. A jury panel evaluated the songs and selected 15 finalists for the competition. The jury panel consisted of Lidia Panfil (director), Andrei Sava (composer), Teodor Radulesku (choreographer) and Anatol Kachuk (journalist and music expert).[4][5]

The final took place on 26 February 2005 at the National Palace in Chișinău, hosted by Aurelia Vasilică and Valeriu Myrza.[7] The winner was selected based on the combination of a public televote and the votes of an expert jury. "Boonika bate doba" performed by Zdob şi Zdub was selected as the winner.[1]