[3] On 9 April 2021, Natalia released Russian version of the song called "Tuz bubi" ("Туз буби"; transl.

On 26 January 2021, TRM confirmed that Natalia Gordienko would represent Moldova in the 2021 contest.

[5] The 65th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest took place in Rotterdam, the Netherlands and consisted of two semi-finals on 18 and 20 May 2021, and the grand final on 22 May 2021.

[6] According to the Eurovision rules, all participating countries, except the host nation and the "Big Five", consisting of France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom, are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals to compete for the final, although the top 10 countries from the respective semi-final progress to the grand final.

Two days later, Sugar would be performed in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 Grand Final.