Sunstroke Project have won the 2017 O melodie pentru Europa national selection and will represent Moldova at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest with their song Hey, Mamma!
Eight acts competed in the final –
Sunstroke Project – Hey Mamma!
Samir Loghin – Glow
Valeria Pașa – Freedom
Aurel Chirtoacă – Dor de mamă
Diana Brescan – Breath
Marks & Stefanet – Join Us in the Rain
Ethno Republic & Surorile Osoianu – Discover Moldova
Vozniuc feat. Vio Grecu – Don’t Lie
Voting was a combination of jury and public votes.
Sunstroke Project with Olia Tira represented Moldova at the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest with Run Away.
You can see Sunstroke Project perform their winning song below.
The semi-final of the 2017 O melodie pentru Europa national selection took place in Moldova and eight acts advanced to the final to be held tomorrow night.
The eight acts and songs –
SunStroke Project – Hey Mamma
Ethno Republic & Surorile Osoianu – Discover Moldova
39 acts auditioned in Moldova and 14 have been selected to advance to the semi-final stage.
The 14 acts are –
Chirtoacă Aurel – Dor de mamă Boris Covali – Călător THE ONE – Dance SunStroke Project – Hey Mamma Russu Emilia – If Only You Big Flash Sound – Logic Sandy C – A Beautiful World Vozniuc feat. Vio Grecu – Don’t Lie Diana Brescan – Breath Marks & Stefanet – Join Us In The Rain Ethno Republic & Surorile Osoianu – Discover Moldova Valeria Paşa – Freedom Cobîlea Constantin – Mama Irina Kit – Baby, Don’t Cry
The song Join Us In The Rain by Marks & Stefanet is composed by legendary Eurovision composer, Ralph Siegel.
Moldova will hold a live audition for the 2017 O melodie pentru Europa. One of the hopefuls is the young and talented Dana Rogovski. She will sing Gave You Everything. It is an upbeat pop/dance song with a strong production and a lot of energy.
Gave You Everything is composed by David Gällring, Mattias Törnell and Nikos Sofis. David and Mattias also produced the song.
ESC Covers last year reported on Dana’s single De ce and her promise as an artist. She has participated in several music festivals including competitions in Czech Republic and Bulgaria and was a participant in the X Factor in Romania.
You can see the lyrics video for Gave You Everything below with thanks to Eduardo Blumenfeld at masteringsounds. The song can also be streamed on Spotify and Shazam.
