Viva, Moldova!

To promote "Viva, Moldova!" before the Eurovision Song Contest 2026, Satoshi announced his intent to participate in various Eurovision pre-parties. He performed at the Nordic Eurovision Party 2026 held at Rockefeller in Oslo on 21 March 2026.^[1] He will also participate at Eurovision in Concert 2026 to be held at AFAS Live Arena in Amsterdam on 11 April 2026.^[2] Finally, he will perform at the London Eurovision Party 2026 to be held at Here at Outernet on 19 April 2026.^[3]

Prior to his participation in the Eurovision pre-parties, Satoshi performed as an interval act at Vidbir 2026, Ukraine's national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026.^[4]

"Viva, Moldova!" was met with generally positive reviews from music critics. Eva Frantz of Yle gave the song a rating of 10 out of 10, describing it as having "deliberately silly song lyrics...mixed with rap and folk music", and called the entry "catchy, different and fun".^[5] Jon O'Brien from Vulture ranked the entry sixth out of the 35 entries, calling it an "unashamedly chaotic mix of snake-charming flutes, ’90s breakbeats, and chants tailor-made for belting on a packed soccer terrace". He wrote that the song was "more enlivening" than the official World Cup anthem and "much less obnoxious" than the similarly themed "Tutta l'Italia" by Gabry Ponte.^[6]

Glen Weldon of the National Public Radio ranked the entry seventh in his list of the 10 best songs competing at Eurovision 2026, acknowledging that while the line between national pride and nationalism is "historically thin and perilously fraught", he noted that Satoshi's "chest-thumping, foot-stomping, crowd-pleasing, and ultimately good-natured anthem" successfully avoids that pitfall by leaning into a sense of "breathless international inclusivity".^[7] In the Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet, Ralf Lofstad gave the song a four out of six, describing its performance as "frenetic and high-energy...that can make you sweat" and "dizzy" due to the camera work. He noted that the "fresh" energy of the performance distracted from the song's "one-sided nationalistic" lyrics and called its staging "simple but effective". Although he felt the entry lacked the quality to win its semi-final, he praised the "catchy, slogan-like chorus" and the inclusion of female vocals as evidence of "OK craftsmanship".^[8]