Eurovision Song Contest 2017 | ||||
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Country | Moldova | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | O melodie pentru Europa 2017 | |||
Selection date(s) | Semi-final: 24 February 2017 Final: 25 February 2017 | |||
Selected artist(s) | SunStroke Project feat. Epic Sax Guy | |||
Selected song | "Hey Mamma" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Finals performance | ||||
Semi-final result | Qualified (2nd, 291 points) | |||
Final result | 3rd, 374 points | |||
Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Moldova participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Hey Mamma" written by Anton Ragoza, Sergei Ialovitski, Sergey Stepanov, Mihail Cebotarenco and Alina Galetskaya. The song was performed by the group SunStroke Project. The Moldovan broadcaster TeleRadio-Moldova (TRM) organised the national final O melodie pentru Europa 2017 in order to select the Moldovan entry for the 2016 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine. 40 entries competed to represent Moldova in Kyiv, with 14 being shortlisted to participate in the televised national final after auditioning in front of a jury panel. After a semi-final and final which took place on 24 and 25 February 2017, "Hey Mamma" performed by SunStroke Project 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 9 May 2017. Performing during the show in position 12, "Hey Mamma" was announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 13 May. It was later revealed that Moldova placed second out of the 18 participating countries in the semi-final with 291 points. In the final, Moldova performed in position 7 and placed third out of the 26 participating countries, scoring 374 points.