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Natalia Barbu
Natalia Barbu sang at two Eurovision Song Contests, in 2007 and 2024, for Moldova. The best result was 10th place in 2007, with “Fight”.
- who
- Moldovan singer
- born
- 22 August 1979, Bălți
- contests
- 2007, 2024
- best result
- 10th, 2007
- music
- pop rock
- plays
- violin
- active
- since 2001
- record labels
- Sony BMG
- sang for
- Moldova
Biography
Natalia Barbu is a Moldovan singer and songwriter who has sung for Moldova twice: “Fight” finished tenth in Helsinki in 2007, and “In the Middle” went out in the semi-final in Malmö in 2024.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Natalia Barbu”.
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At Eurovision
Two songs, oldest first, and what became of each.
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2007 Helsinki
“Fight”
10th of 24 Finished 10th of 24 in the final, with 109 points.
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Alexandru Brașoveanu, Elena Buga
- Running order
- 24th of 24 in the final
- Semi-final
- 10th of 28, 91 points
- Age on the night
- 27
- Won that year
- Serbia: Marija Šerifović, “Molitva (Молитва)”
The story of Eurovision 2007: Serbia wins at its first attempt, and the semi-final goes east
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2024 Malmö
“In the Middle”
Out in the first semi-final Went out in the first semi-final: 13th of 15, with 20 points.
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Khris Richards, Natalia Barbu
- Age on the night
- 44
- Won that year
- Switzerland: Nemo, “The Code”
Play: Natalia Barbu — “In the Middle” hear it YouTube the contest’s channel Spotify search Apple Music search
The story of Eurovision 2024: A disqualification before the final, and a contest that needed fixing
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Away from Eurovision
Awards
- People's Artist of the Moldovan SSR
As recorded on Wikidata, which is rarely the whole list.
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