The artist Irina Rimes, originally from the Republic of Moldova and one of the most appreciated voices of the Romanian music industry, reacted strongly after the Republic of Moldova awarded Romania a surprisingly low score in the Eurovision 2026 final.
In a message published on Instagram on Sunday, the singer requested that the full list of Moldovan jurors be made public.
“I want to see the list of the jury from the Republic of Moldova made public. I would like to channel the online hate to some people, seven, if I’m not mistaken, and not to an entire nation, which I’m sure voted differently. Moldova loves Romania!“, the artist said.
Message of support for Cristian Tarcea, the producer of the winning hit
In the same post, Irina Rimes congratulated the Romanian producer Cristian Tarcea (Monoir), one of the creators of the song “Bangaranga”, performed by DARA, the song that brought Bulgaria the Eurovision 2026 trophy.
The artist emphasized that the success of the song is also a source of pride for Romania:
“Another reason for pride was that the trophy was taken by a song produced by a producer from us. A Romanian who produced many hits and you surely know at least two songs produced by him, of national and international success“.
Irina Rimes’ message is just one of the hundreds that can be read in the wide wave of reactions that appeared after the Eurovision final, in which Romania, represented by Alexandra Căpitănescu, achieved the best result in the history of its participation – 3rd place.
The biggest unpleasant surprise came from the Republic of Moldova, a country from which the Romanian public expected consistent support. The only 3 points awarded by the Moldovan jury caused intense reactions, including over Prut, where many say that the decision does not reflect the public vote.
After many Moldovans across the Prut demarcated themselves from the decision of the jury from the Republic of Moldova and put pressure, demanding to know who the people who represented them are, their names were also found out.
The 7 are: Andrei Zapsa, Pavel Orlov, Stanislav Goncear, Cătălina Solomac, Corina Caireac, Ilona Stepan and Victoria Cusnir.
The trophy was won by Bulgaria, with the song “Bangaranga”, performed by the artist Dara, and the second place went to the representative of Israel, who again benefited from a massive televote, despite international protests and controversies.
