Zdob şi Zdub & Fraţii Advahov would like to bring a real train to the Eurovision stage for their performance in May.
During an interview with Moldova’s Pro TV newsite, Moldovan Eurovision 2022 artists Zdob şi Zdub & Fraţii Advahov revealed some plans for the staging that they’ll take to Turin:
“We will bring the real train on stage, there will be a drum, maybe the grandmother will be there, I don’t know. In Turin will be the version recorded in the studio, with backing vocals.”
The music video for their entry “Trenulețul” (The Train) features the band, joined by two folk musicians known as Frații Advahov, travelling on a train from Chisinau to Bucharest.
Zdob și Zdub is competing in the Eurovision Song Contest for a third time. The group represented Moldova on their debut in the contest in 2005 before returning again in 2011. Zdob și Zdub & Fratii Advahov will compete in the first half of the first semi-final on May 10.
Source: Pro TV | Image source: Eurovision World
Moldova debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2005 when the contest was held in Kyiv, Ukraine. That year, Bulgaria also debuted in the contest and Hungary returned after a long absence since 1998. Moldova’s best result in the contest to date was 3rd place in 2017 for Sunstroke Project with “Hey Mamma!”, this was the second time the group had represented their country in Eurovision.
