Eurovision Song Contest 2014 | ||||
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Country | Moldova | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | O melodie pentru Europa 2014 | |||
Selection date(s) | Semi-finals: 11 March 2014 13 March 2014 Final: 15 March 2014 | |||
Selected artist(s) | Cristina Scarlat | |||
Selected song | "Wild Soul" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Finals performance | ||||
Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (16th) | |||
Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Moldova participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the song "Wild Soul" written by Ivan Aculov and Lidia Scarlat. The song was performed by Cristina Scarlat. The Moldovan broadcaster TeleRadio-Moldova (TRM) organised the national final O melodie pentru Europa 2014 in order to select the Moldovan entry for the 2014 contest in Copenhagen, Denmark. 64 entries competed to represent Moldova in Copenhagen, with 24 being shortlisted to participate in the televised national final after auditioning in front of a jury panel. After two semi-finals and a final which took place in March 2014, "Wild Soul" performed by Cristina Scarlat 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 first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 6 May 2014. Performing during the show in position 11, "Wild Soul" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Moldova placed sixteenth (last) out of the 16 participating countries in the semi-final with 13 points.