Moldovan singer Natalia Barbu, who did not qualify for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 and sharply criticized the competition, appeared in a Russian documentary in which she complained about the song contest. In the announcement for the upcoming movie, the singer assures that the show that viewers see on TV and what actually happens are two completely different things. Although Barbu has participated in the contest twice, the artist noted on her social media that she is finally ready to show the other side of Eurovision and open up to the audience by taking off her mask.
Interestingly, the production of the film is the responsibility of the Votvot service, which positions itself as a Russian-language streaming platform of Radio Liberty, created at the request of the voices that have been targeted and silenced by the Putin regime, launched in April 2023. In the teaser for the upcoming movie, the team that worked on its creation openly criticizes the annual competition. For her part, the Moldovan singer said that she did not feel comfortable because she was constantly afraid of being judged by others.
"Why do I have to constantly think that someone might not like me or be different? The show on TV and the audience are completely different things. In general, my song and I don't seem to be from here. I often felt like a stranger," the singer commented on her feelings.
Another interesting point is that after failing at Eurovision 2024, Natalia Barbu decided to star in a project .