Moldova held the first of their semi-final for the 2016 O Melodie Pentru Europa national selection. 12 acts competed and eight of them progressed to the final. The acts taking part were –

1. Doiniţa Gherman – Irresistible
2. Valentina Nejel – Va fi târziu
3. Valeria Paşa – Save Love
4. Emilia Russu – I Am Not The Same
5. Che-MD – Vodă e cu noi
6. Chris Maroo – Tonight
7. Valentin Uzun – Mine
8. Chriss Jeff – Good Life
9. DoReDoS – FunnyFolk
10. Viola – In The Name Of Love
11. Maxim Zavidia – La La Love
12. PRIZA – Rewind

A combination of expert jury and televoting decided what eight songs would qualify. They were –

• Maxim Zavidia
  Valeria Paşa
  Doiniţa Gherman
  DoReDoS
  Viola
  Valentin Uzun
  Che-MD
  Emilia Russu

The final will take place on 27 February. The second semi-final is on 25 February.

Source: www.eurovision.tv