| Eurovision Song Contest 2009 | ||||
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| Country |  Moldova | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | O melodie pentru Europa 2009 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 14 February 2009 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Nelly Ciobanu | |||
| Selected song | "Hora din Moldova" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (5th, 106 points) | |||
| Final result | 14th, 69 points | |||
| Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Moldova participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "Hora din Moldova" written by Veaceslav Daniliuc, Andrei Hadjiu, Nelly Ciobanu and Aristotelis Kalimeris. The song was performed by Nelly Ciobanu. The Moldovan broadcaster TeleRadio-Moldova (TRM) organised the national final O melodie pentru Europa 2009 in order to select the Moldovan entry for the 2009 contest in Moscow, Russia. 39 entries competed to represent Moldova in Moscow, with 20 being shortlisted to participate in the televised national final which took place on 14 February 2009. "Hora din Moldova" performed by Nelly Ciobanu emerged as the winner after gaining the most points following the combination of votes from a jury panel, a committee and a public televote.
Moldova was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 14 May 2009. Performing during the show in position 15, "Hora din Moldova" was announced among the 10 qualifying entries of the second semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 16 May. It was later revealed that Moldova placed fifth out of the 19 participating countries in the semi-final with 106 points. In the final, Moldova performed in position 13 and placed fourteenth out of the 25 participating countries, scoring 69 points.