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Natalia Gordienko
Natalia Gordienko sang at two Eurovision Song Contests, in 2006 and 2021, for Moldova. The best result was 13th place in 2021, with “Sugar”. Moldova also picked Natalia Gordienko for 2020, the year the contest was cancelled.
- who
- Moldovan singer
- born
- 11 December 1987, Chișinău
- contests
- 2006, 2021
- best result
- 13th, 2021
- music
- pop, contemporary R&B, folklore
- plays
- piano
- active
- since 2005
- sang for
- Moldova
Biography
Natalia Gordienko is a Moldovan singer and dancer. With Arsenium and Connect-R, Gordienko sang “Loca” for Moldova in Athens in 2006 and finished 20th. Moldova chose Gordienko again for the cancelled 2020 contest, and for 2021, when “Sugar” finished 13th in Rotterdam.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Natalia Gordienko”.
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At Eurovision
Three songs, oldest first, and what became of each.
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2006 Athens
“Loca”
20th of 24 Finished 20th of 24 in the final, with 22 points.
- Billed as
- Arsenium Natalia Gordienko and Connect-R
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Arsenie Todiraș
- Running order
- 2nd of 24 in the final
- Age on the night
- 18
- Won that year
- Finland: Lordi, “Hard Rock Hallelujah”
The story of Eurovision 2006: Hard Rock Hallelujah: Finland wins after 45 years
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2020 Rotterdam
“Prison”
Cancelled Chosen for the 2020 contest, which was cancelled before a note was sung.
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Philipp Kirkorov, Dimitris Kontopoulos, Sharon Vaughn
- Age on the night
- 32
Play: Natalia Gordienko — “Prison” hear it YouTube the contest’s channel Spotify search Apple Music search
The story of Eurovision 2020: The contest that never happened
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2021 Rotterdam
“Sugar”
13th of 26 Finished 13th of 26 in the final, with 115 points.
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Mikhail Gutseriev, Philipp Kirkorov, Dimitris Kontopoulos, Sharon Vaughn
- Running order
- 14th of 26 in the final
- Semi-final
- 7th of 17, 179 points
- Age on the night
- 33
- Won that year
- Italy: Måneskin, “Zitti e buoni”
Play: Natalia Gordienko — “Sugar” hear it YouTube the contest’s channel Spotify search Apple Music search
The story of Eurovision 2021: Back under covid rules, and Måneskin win for Italy
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Away from Eurovision
Other contests and shows
- New Wave 2007
- Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk
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