| Eurovision Song Contest 2011 | ||||
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| Country |  Moldova | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | O melodie pentru Europa 2011 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 26 February 2011 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Zdob şi Zdub | |||
| Selected song | "So Lucky" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (10th, 54 points) | |||
| Final result | 12th, 97 points | |||
| Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Moldova participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "So Lucky" written by Roman Iagupov, Mihai Gîncu, Andy Shuman and Marc Elsner. The song was performed by the band Zdob şi Zdub. The Moldovan broadcaster TeleRadio-Moldova (TRM) organised the national final O melodie pentru Europa 2011 in order to select the Moldovan entry for the 2011 contest in Düsseldorf, Germany. 98 entries competed to represent Moldova in Düsseldorf, with 25 being shortlisted to participate in the televised national final which took place on 26 February 2011 after auditioning in front of a jury panel. "So Lucky" performed by Zdob şi Zdub emerged as the winner after gaining the most points following the combination of votes from a jury panel and a public televote.
Moldova was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 12 May 2011. Performing during the show in position 7, "So Lucky" was announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 14 May. It was later revealed that Moldova placed tenth out of the 19 participating countries in the semi-final with 54 points. In the final, Moldova performed in position 15 and placed twelfth out of the 25 participating countries, scoring 97 points.