TRM has announced that Che-MD have been disqualified from the Moldovan selection for Eurovision 2020.

Che-MD will no longer be competing to representing Moldova in Rotterdam after the act was disqualified from the nations selection process. The group were removed from the selection after it was discovered that ‘Adio’ breached the rules of the competition. The song had been performed on May 18 and uploaded on the bands YouTube channel on May 26, 2019.

Pelageya Stefoglo has been chosen to replace Che-MD in the selection with the song ‘Empathy’. The singer had been left out of the selection after the submission was first thought to have missed the broadcasters deadline, but after review was found to be eligible to compete.

The thirty six artists who will compete in the live auditions on February 1st are as follows:

Maria Ciolac – Our home Viorela Moraru – Remedy Dima Jelezoglo – Do it slow LANJERON – Hi Five Nicolae Untilă – Call me please Vovian – 10 minuni în Moldova (10 miracles in Moldova) Maxim Zavidia – Take control Valentin Uzun & Irina Kovalsky – Moldovița Diana Popa – Believe me Danny Cruise – My love Olea Roșu – Alive Catarina Sandu – Die for you Ray Barc – I’m shy Tudor Bumbac – Te-am văzut în vis pe tine (I saw you in a dream) Geta Burlacu – Răspunde (Reply) Sasha Bognibov – Big brother Katerina S – We are done Sasha Letty – Summer of Love Live Beat – Love me now Valeria Pașa – It’s time Liusia Znamensky – Love no more Julia Ilienko ft. Mishel Dar – Tears Natalia Gordienko – Prison Petronela Donciu & Portărescu Andreea – We will be legend Carolina Racoviță – Dancing in the sunrise Angel Kiss – My Own Queen Angel Kiss – You are my dance Lavinia Rusu – Touch Irina Kit – Chain Rection Alexandru Cibotaru – Cine te-a făcut să plângi (Who made you cry) Denis Midone – Like a champion Pasha Parfeny – My wine Lave – Wildfire Diana Brescan – Let’s go together Diana Rotaru – Dale dale (Do it, do it) Pelageya Stefoglo – Empathy

Included in the line up this year are many previous Eurovision entrants such as Pasha Parfeny (2012), Geta Burlacu (2008) and Natalia Gordienko (2006). Denis Midone, who represented Moldova at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012, is also in the line up.

Source: TRM

Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest Moldova debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2005 when the contest was held in Kyiv, Ukraine. In 2005 Moldova debuted in the contest alongside Bulgaria, while that year Hungary also returned to the contest having been absent since 1998. Moldova was in its worse run of results in their history in the contest, having failed to make it to the final between 2014 and 2016. Moldova finished 3rd at the 2017 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine marking the best result to date for the country.