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Who Makes Eurovision 2024 Final? List Revealed!

Moldova failed to qualify for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 grand final. Natalia Barbu's song "In The Middle" was unable to win over the audience.

The qualifiers for the final are Serbia, Portugal, Slovenia, Ukraine, Lithuania, Finland, Cyprus, Croatia, Ireland, and Luxembourg.

The first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, one of Europe's most popular music competitions, was held on Tuesday. Representing Moldova, Natalia Barbu performed eleventh with the song "In The Middle."

This marks Barbu's second time representing Moldova at Eurovision. Her 2007 performance with "Fight" secured her 10th place.

Pasha Parfeni represented Moldova last year, placing 18th in the final with the song "Soarele și Luna” (Sun and Moon). This marked Moldova's best Eurovision result until 2017, when the band SunStroke Project achieved third place with their song "Hey mamma."

Translation by Iurie Tataru

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