Moldova's debut in the contest in 2005 was successful, with "Boonika bate doba" by Zdob și Zdub finishing sixth.

The country also reached the top ten with "Fight" by Natalia Barbu (2007), "My Lucky Day" by DoReDoS (2018), and "Trenulețul" by Zdob și Zdub and Advahov Brothers (2022).

Teleradio-Moldova (TRM) is a full member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), thus eligible to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest.

[3] For the 2022 contest in Turin, Zdob și Zdub, who previously represented the country in 2005 and 2011, and the Advahov Brothers were exclusively selected following a live audition round held by the broadcaster.

This was followed in 2023 by an eighteenth place finish with "Soarele și luna", performed by Pasha Parfeni, who previously represented Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012.

On 16 November 2024, TRM confirmed its intention to participate in the 2025 contest, holding a live audition round for its national final with 26 entries on 18 January 2025.

[4][5] The broadcaster did not rule out a future return to the contest, stating that it would "review the criteria and methodology for selecting the country's representative for the international stage".