Natalia Barbu won Etapa Națională after a jury tiebreak was required after a tie for first place!
Moldova’s national selection resulted in a thrilling voting sequence, with two entries tying for first place after the televote and jury points were combined! As the tiebreak to decide Moldova’s national selection was the jury scores, Natalia Barbu edged out the competition and will therefore go to Malmö in May to represent Moldova.
This will be Natalia’s second appearance at Eurovision. She previously represented Moldova in 2007, finishing 10th.
Have a look at the final scores:
| # | Artist/Song | National Jury | Televote | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natalia Barbu – In The Middle 🏆 | 12 | 10 | 22 |
| 2 | Valeria Pasha – Anti-Princess | 10 | 12 | 22 |
| 3 | Iulia Teleucă – Runaway | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 4 | Cătălina Solomac – Fever | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 5 | Viola Julea – Light Up! | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 6 | Reghina Alexandrina – Contrasens | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 7 | Nicoleta Sava – Bravo | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | OL – No Time No Space | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 9 | Sasha Letty – DNA | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 10 | Y-Limit – Revolution | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Victor Gulick – Fever | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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