Moldova on the Stage
International events, such as the Olympics, the World Cup and festivals like Oktoberfest, allow countries to display their identity and/or talents to a large group of people, and the Eurovision Song Contest is no different. Originally founded in 1956 as an attempt to bring Europeans together, the Eurovision Song Contest has evolved into an internationally-viewed event that allows over 40 countries to display their nation’s identity to the world through their musical performances (Beauchamp). The country of Moldova joined the ESC stage in 2005 with its debut performance by Zdob și Zdub. Moldova is not only a fairly new country to join the Eurovision stage but also a fairly new country in general, as it didn’t gain its independence from the Soviet Union until 1991. Since it is such a newly independent country, Moldovans share many similarities in their national identity with nei...