34 entries competed to represent Moldova in Rotterdam, with 20 being shortlisted to participate in the televised national final which took place on 29 February 2020 after auditioning in front of a jury panel.

"Prison" performed by Natalia Gordienko emerged as the winner after gaining the most points following the combination of votes from a jury panel and a public televote.

[3] Finala națională 2020 was the national final format developed by TRM in order to select Moldova's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2020.

The event took place at the TRM Studio 2 in Chișinău, hosted by Elena Băncilă, Iurie Gologan and Doina Stimpovschii with Daniela Crudu reporting from the green room, and included a final to be held on 29 February 2020.

Artists could submit more than one song, and an international act was able to compete only if they were part of a duo or group where 50% of the lead vocalists were of Moldovan nationality.

Twenty songs competed and the winner was selected based on the combination of a public televote and the votes of an expert jury.

The jury that voted in the final included Anatol Chiriac (composer), Ilona Stepan (conductor), Roman Burlaca (director), Victoria Tcacenco (Associate Professor at the Academy of Music, Theatre and Fine Arts), Igor Rusu (singer), Valeria Barbas (singer and composer) and Eugen Boico (General Director of Publicis Moldova).

On 28 January 2020, a special allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show they would perform in.