Pasha Parfeni has won Etapa Națională and will represent Moldova at Eurovision 2023 with his song "“Soarele şi luna” (The Sun And The Moon)"
After a mammoth three hour long show, we finally have a result! Pasha Parfeni will return to Eurovision this year for Moldova with his song ““Soarele şi luna” (The Sun And The Moon)”.
The final took place live at TRM Studio in Chișinău. A total of 10 acts competed for the chance to be crowned not only the winner of Etapa Națională, but also Moldova’s 18th Eurovision participant.
- Donia – “Red Zone”
- OL – “Why You Play It Cool”
- Victor Gulick – “Let’s Dance”
- Surorile Osoianu – “Bade, bădişor, bădiţă” (Bathe, Little Boy, Little Girl)
- COSMINA – “Indestructible”
- NÖRDIKA – “Damn and Down”
- Aliona Moon – “Du-mă” (Go)
- Sunstroke Project – “Yummy Mommy”
- Pasha Parfeni – “Soarele şi luna” (The Sun And The Moon)
- Corina Ivanov – “When Love’s Real”
The results of tonight’s show were decided by 50% televote and 50% jury vote. Pasha came out on top, winning both the jury vote and the televote.
Moldova’s Eurovision 2010 and 2017 representatives, SunStroke Project, just missed out on their third Eurovision, finishing in second place. Pasha Parfenei’s backing dancer in Eurovision 2012, and Moldova’s 2013 representative, Aliona Moon, finished the night in fourth place.
Pasha returns to Eurovision
Pasha Parfeni is no stranger to Moldovan national finals, nor to Eurovision either. Pasha’s first forray into Moldova’s national finals came in 2009, when, as a member of SunStroke Project, they finished in 3rd place with “No Crime”.
Pasha returned to Moldova’s national final in 2010 as a solist, finishing in second place with “You Should Like”. He returned in 2011, only to finish in third place with “Dorule”.
Pasha’s lucky break came in 2012, when he went on to represent Moldova at Eurovision in Baku with “Lăutar”. He qualified from the semi finals, and finished in 12th place in the final. He returned to Eurovision the following year as piano player for Aliona Moon, who had been one of his backing dancers in 2012.
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