Moldova

= Moldova =

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__Moldova's Eurovision History__
[|Moldova] is relatively new to the competition, participating for four years in a row with its first entry being in 2005. Since their inclusion in this event, they have not seen much success. After a poor showing in the 2006 competition, the country decided not to fund a [|Eurovision] the following year, in 2007. After much outside pressure, they finally sent an entry to the competition. In 2008, [|Moldova] failed to make it to the finals. Since 2005, [|Moldova] has received more votes from [|Romania] than any other country. Likewise, Moldova has voted for [|Romania] more than any country. This makes sense due to the fact that [|Moldova] borders Romania and the two countries have been in political contact. [|Moldova] was [|made independent] from [|Russia] in 1991 and was immediately seen this way by [|Romania] who had interest in becoming one with [|Moldova.] Although [|Moldova] has not shared interest in combining with [|Romania,] the two countries share a special relationship. Because [|Moldova] is such a young country, not to mention an inexperienced competitor in [|Eurovision,] it is easy to see why it has struggled to compete with long-standing competitors like [|Spain] and The [|United Kingdom.]

===__Artist Biography__ === [|Nelly Ciobanu] is a native resident of Moldova, born on October 28, 1974 in the village of [|Cania, Moldova] She attended music college in the city of Tiraspol and first appeared on stage in 1993. Ciobanu has a strong history with international music competitions. She also has a history with Eurovision, as she came in second place for the pre-selection song contest in 2005. She can sing in 11 languages, including Moldovan, Russian, English, Italian, and Korean, among others. Nelly dedicates her performance in the Eurovision Song Contest of 2009 to her young [|daughter]. Nelly Ciobanu has become the face and pride of Moldova; wherever her voice is heard, people will relate her country along with her.

//**__Musical Background and Winnings:__ **// Nelly Ciobanu's genre is [|Pop/Balkan.] Her first professional appearance when she was 19, was in the //Morning Star// competition in [|1993]with her brother as part of duo [|"Master Dinamit."] She succeeded with a brilliant victory and was awarded the first prize and attracted general admiration, both from spectators and professionals. Well-known musicians were heard to say [|"this girl has a brilliant future."] Following another performance in the 1996 competition, //Maluri de Prut//, she was acclaimed as [|“the best young pop singer in the country.”] In a 1997 contest, Ciobanu was awarded the third prize, as well as recognition of her musical and artistic talents in [|Romania]. After the 1998 //Sea of F////riends// competition, Ciobanu sang along the Black Sea coast of [|Yalta]. She took third place again, and won the devotion of the audience. She later took second place at the contest //Voice of Asia// in 1999, which was also the year she received first place at the contest //Vladimir Ivasiuk// and the recognition of the [|Ukrainian public]. Following a standing ovation, Ciobanu took first place again in 2000, at the prestigious //Slavianskij Bazaar// contest in [|Belarus]. In 2001 Nelly Ciobanu received the rank of Honoured Artist of [|Moldova]. Ciobanu performed at the //New Wave// contest in Jurmala in 2003 and won second prize, though she was deemed [|“the most important discovery of the festival.”] Despite her youth, Nelly is the most dependable singer in Moldova, confirmed by the VIP award, offered only every six years. Since 2007, she has hosted //Vedete La Bis,// one of the most popular TV music programs in Moldova//.// The selection process for the Eurovision competition required contestants to sing before a television audience in addition to an expert jury a committee comprised of members of TRM (TeleRadio-Moldova). Ciobanu competed against 19 representatives from her own country. She was given a score of 36, while the next highest score was significantly lower, at only 27 points. Ciobanu received perfect scores in all areas from the judges and gained 61% of all televotes that were cast by viewers of the performance.

Over the last few years the singer has released four albums, with a fifth in preparation. Now she will present the song Hora from Moldova at the 2009 [|Eurovision contest.]

**__Song Information__ **
The song being sung by Nelly Ciobanu in Eurovision is called //"Hora Din Moldova//", meaning "Dance of Moldova". The majority of the song is sung in Romanian, composed by Veaceslav Daniliuc with the Romanian lyrics by Andrei Hadjiu and Ciobanu [|herself]. The English parts of the song are by Aristotelis Kalimeris, who also helped compose "A flight to Light", which took second place in the Moldovan final. Ciobanu's performance in Moscow will be similar to that of the Moldovan finals. She will be accompanied by a male backup singer and joined on stage by two male and two female dancers. The lyrics of the song have been modified from the way they were originally sung, by changing the parts that will be sung in English. The lyrics that follow are a rough translation found at this link: <[]> Because so many past winners have used english as their predominate singing language, most contestants try to find a balance of english mixed in with their official national language.

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//"Hora Din Moldova//" starts out in a sort of chant by Nelly Ciobanu, which quickly changes to focus on the trumpets and musical background. The song, in some ways, can be related to older Bali movies where the voice is the center focus. The voice is smooth, but strong, and the instruments complement the voice well. The song is fast and up beat, with a lot of shouting that is all very joyful. You can easily hear a constant percussion in the back. Trumpets and possibly a flute accompany the percussion. This song is very happy and up beat that can make anyone want to get up and dance.======

**//Hora Din Moldova//**
//All the mountains, all the seas All the winds are dancing hora It’s a dance you’ve never seen From my country called Moldova and the flight brings sorrow In the fire of a love’s game It’s the dance from Moldova! Ru! When you love, I caress When you spin, I give my life All with fire come in the game It’s lucky Ra, he hey, he hey Come to the dance, come to the dance from Moldova Ra, he hey, he hey The dance is hot, the dance from Moldova is hot Ra, he hey, he hey Come to the dance, come to the dance from Moldova Ra, he hey, he hey The dance is hot, the dance from Moldova is hot The green leaf of a pea plant, more Jump, jump around Come play our dance Come shout louder musician So all people can hear it Both the young and the older Jump, jump around, more All the seas, all the winds All the feelings that you get from hora All the day, past and nowaday Oh the dance you wanna play Ra, he hey, he hey Come to the dance, come to the dance from Moldova Ra, he hey, he hey The dance is hot, the dance from Moldova is hot Ra, he hey, he hey Come to the dance, come to the dance from Moldova Ra, he hey, he hey The dance is hot, the dance from Moldova is hot//

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Moldova has advanced to the finals of Eurovision 2009 with Nelly Ciobanu's, "Hora Din Moldova." Moldova qualified during the second semi-final's on May 14th, 2009. The Finals will take place Saturday May 16th, 2009.
 * __Success In 2009 Eurovision Competition__ **