"Soarele și Luna" (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈso̯arele ʃi ˈluna]; transl. "The sun and the moon") is a song by Moldovan singer-songwriter Pasha Parfeni, released on 19 January 2023. The song represented Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 after winning Etapa națională 2023, the Moldavian national final for that year's Eurovision Song Contest.[1][2]
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| Single by Pasha Parfeni | ||||
| Language | Romanian | |||
| Released | 19 January 2023 | |||
| Length | 2:59 | |||
| Label | Lăutar Music Lab | |||
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| "Soarele și Luna" on YouTube | ||||
| Eurovision Song Contest 2023 entry | ||||
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| Lyricist(s) | Iuliana Parfeni | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | 5th | |||
| Semi-final points | 109 | |||
| Final result | 18th | |||
| Final points | 96 | |||
| Entry chronology | ||||
| ◄ "Trenulețul" (2022) | ||||
| "In the Middle" (2024) ► | ||||
Eurovision Song Contest edit
Etapa națională 2023 edit
Etapa națională 2023 was the national final format developed by TRM in order to select Moldova's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. The national final took place over three stages. The first stage was a song submission review stage, which took place between 25 January and 27 January 2023 by a jury panel appointed by TRM.[3] Following the review stage, 31 of performers were invited to a live audition process, which took place on 28 January 2023 and broadcast live on TRM 2. Ten audition qualifiers were determined via a 100% jury vote. These performers advanced to the final, which took place on 4 March 2023. The winner was selected via a combination of jury voting and televoting, with an online vote introduced for the first time.[4]
After being announced as one of 31 songs to qualify for the live audition round,[5] the song was drawn to perform 23rd in the round. At the end of the round, it was announced the song had finished second, qualifying for the final round.[6] Heading into the final, the song was considered a favorite to win the final, winning a poll on the Eurovision fan-site Wiwibloggs.[7] At show's end, it was revealed that "Soarele și Luna" had won the contest, earning the maximum amount of available of points available, earning 24 points, with 12 points coming from each half of the vote. As a result of winning, the song is set to represent Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023.
At Eurovision edit
According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top 10 countries from each semi-final progress to the final. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. On 31 January 2023, an allocation draw was held, which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, and determined which half of the show they would perform in. Moldova has been placed into the first semi-final, to be held on 9 May 2023, and has been scheduled to perform in the second half of the show.[8]
Charts edit
| Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[9] | 40 |
| Germany Downloads (GfK Entertainment)[10] | 92 |
| Lithuania (AGATA)[11] | 16 |
| Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[12] | 15 |
| UK Singles Downloads (OCC)[13] | 63 |
References edit
- ^ Vautrey, Jonathan (4 March 2023). "Moldova: Pasha Parfeni wins Etapa Nationala 2023 with "Soarele si Luna"". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ "Moldova: It's Pasha Parfeni going from Chișinău to Liverpool". Eurovision Song Contest. 4 March 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (23 December 2022). "Moldova: Song Submissions Open For Eurovision 2023 Selection Open". Eurovoix.
- ^ "Eta Națională" (in Romanian). Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ Vautrey, Jonathan (17 January 2023). "Moldova: Sunstroke Project, Aliona Moon and Pasha Parfeni among 33 entries selected for live auditions of Etapa Nationala 2023". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ Vautrey, Jonathan (28 January 2023). "Moldova: 10 acts move onto Etapa Nationala 2023 final following live auditions". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ Vautrey, Jonathan (3 March 2023). "Pasha Parfeni should win Moldova's Etapa Nationala 2023 according to our readers". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ Groot, Evert (31 January 2023). "Eurovision 2023: Allocation Draw results". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ "Pasha Parfeni: Soarele si Luna" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ "Download Charts Single – Aktualisiert am: 22.05.2023" (in German). mtv.de. Archived from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ^ "2023 20-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 20". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 May 2023.