Moldova in the Turkvision Song Contest

Moldova has never participated in the Turkvision Song Contest. Moldova was expected to participate in the 2016 contest in Istanbul, Turkey, however the 2016 contest was subsequently cancelled due to the December 2016 Istanbul bombings. Moldova had selected the song "Yallah Yallah!", performed by Pelageya Stefoglo (then known as Polina Stefoglo), as their debut entry.[2] Moldova are expected to participate in the upcoming 2020 contest, held online in Istanbul. Pelageya Stefoglo was again internally selected as the Moldovan artist.[3]

Moldova
Member stationKTRK[1]
National selection events
  • Internal selection
  • 2016
  • 2020
Participation summary
Appearances1
First appearance2020
Best result7th: 2020

The national broadcaster responsible for the selection process of Moldova's participants is unknown, save for the initials "KTRK".

History

2016

On 25 November 2016, it was announced that Moldova would participate in the contest for the first time in 2016, and had internally selected Polina Stefoglo. Stefoglo had unsuccessfully competed to represent Găgăuzia in the contest before her selection as the Moldovan artist.[4] "Yallah Yallah!" was announced as the Moldovan entry for the contest on 5 December 2016.[2] However, the contest was later cancelled due to the December 2016 Istanbul bombings.

2020

Moldova's participation in the 2020 contest, with Pelageya Stefoglo as their artist, was confirmed in November 2020.[3]

Participation
Table key
X
 Entry selected but did not compete
Year Artist Song Language Final Points Semi Points
2016
 Polina Stefoglo[2] "Yallah Yallah!"[2] Turkish[2] Contest cancelled X
2020
 Pelageya Stefoglo[3] "Ateş Gibi"[5] Turkish[5]
7
191
 No semi-final

See also

References
  1. "Moldova". Turkvizyon.tv. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  2. Granger, Anthony (5 December 2016). "Moldova: "Yallah Yallah!" Title of First Turkvision Song Contest Entry". Eurovoix World. Archived from the original on 25 March 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  3. Granger, Anthony (13 November 2020). "Moldova: Pelageya Stefoglo to Compete in Turkvision 2020". Eurovoix World. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  4. Granger, Anthony (25 November 2016). "Moldova: Polina Stefoglo To Turkvision 2016". eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  5. Granger, Anthony (23 November 2020). "Moldova: Pelageya Stefoglo to Compete in Turkvision With "Ateş Gibi"". Eurovoix World. Retrieved 23 November 2020.


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