 Moldova's debut in the contest in 2005 was successful, with Zdob și Zdub finishing sixth.The country also reached the top ten with Natalia Barbu () and DoReDoS (), finishing tenth both times.In total, Moldova has reached the final ten times, failing to qualify from the semi-finals in , , , and 

Following Moldova's 20th-place finish in the contest, Moldovan broadcaster Teleradio-Moldova (TRM) announced that it would not participate in , and did not allocate a budget for the 2007 Contest.