New details of Satoshi’s performance for Moldova at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna, Austria, have been revealed at a press conference this week.
At a press event organised by Teleradio-Moldova, the Moldova delegation has revealed new details of Satoshi’s revamped performance for “Viva Moldova!” at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. Producer Roman Burlaca revealed that a significant number of elements have changed compared to Satoshi’s winning performance in the Moldovan selection:
“We improved the costumes, we changed them. We changed the visual that will be on the LED screens, we added show elements, such as SFX, special effects. We added a special moment, a kind of ‘recap’, but you will see it, I don’t want to give you too many spoilers”
Satoshi went on to discuss their preparations for the 70th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest:
“At the moment, we are rehearsing the piece in full swing, we are also trying to record it, to analyze our performance, repeating exactly the movements that we will do. We do not have a proper choreography, but we do have some positions. I feel quite firm, in principle, things are happening as we planned. People from outside are receiving us very well and all we have to do is maintain our fuel until the end”
The Deputy Director General of Teleradio-Moldova added that he has strong hopes for the Moldovan representative and believes that the 1 Million Moldovan Leu (49,240 Euro) investment that TRM has made available to Satoshi for Eurovision will pay off. Eurovision 2026 will be aired live on Moldova 1 on May 12, 14 and 16.
Who is Satoshi?
Vlad Sabajuc, better known as Satoshi, was born on September 13 1998 in Cahul in southern Moldova. He began composing music while in school and taught himself to play the drums. He later went on to study at the Academy of Music, Theatre and Fine Arts in Chiศinฤu.
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Source: Moldova 1
Moldova debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2005 when the contest was held in Kyiv. Moldovaโs best result in the contest is 3rd place in 2017 for Sunstroke Project with โHey Mamma!โ. This was the second time the group had represented their country in Eurovision. Moldova has been represented by several artists who have competed in the contest before, with five acts having represented Moldova a combined eleven times. After a one-year hiatus in 2025, Moldova has come back to the competition in 2026.
