Artist dossier
Zdob și Zdub
Zdob și Zdub (Moldova) competed at Eurovision in 2005, 2011 and 2022. Best result: #6.
Zdob și Zdub is a Moldovan folk punk band, based in Chișinău. The band represented Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 in Kyiv, Ukraine, on 21 May 2005, finishing 6th. They also represented Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany, on 14 May 2011, finishing 12th, and represented Moldova again, in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy, on 14 May 2022, finishing 7th. The band is often referred to by its fans as ZSZ. To date, Zdob şi Zdub are the only artists to have qualified from a Eurovision Song Contest semi-final three times. Through their international success, Zdob şi Zdub has become a source of pride for young Moldovans, particularly those in the diaspora, by giving new value to their previously undervalued cultural heritage in a globalized cultural context.
- Participations
- 3
- Countries Represented
- 1
- Best Result
- 6
Eurovision Entries
| Year | Country | Artist · Song | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 |  Moldova | Zdob și Zdub Trenulețul
| 7 | 253 |
| 2011 | Moldova | Zdob și Zdub So Lucky
| 12 | 97 |
| 2005 | Moldova | Zdob și Zdub Boonika bate doba
| 6 | 148 |