During a three hour show on PBS the 20 semi-finalists for the Maltese selection were revealed and those selected sang a part of their song. This means that for the very first time, the viewers were able to watch a snippet of each possible Malta’s entry to Vienna.
Amongst the qualifiers there are past Maltese Eurovision entrants Gianluca Bezzina, as part of L-Aħwa (2013), Glen Vella (2011), Ludwig Galea, as part of Trilogy (2004) and the group of sisters under the name Ekklesia. If they win the national final it will be the first time in history that a group of sisters will compete in Europe’s favourite show.
The 20 semi-finalists revealed tonight will compete in a semi-final televised show to take place on 21st November at the Malta Shipbuilding arena. 14 acts will qualify to the final, scheduled a day after i.e. 22nd November.
A mixture of a jury and public vote will select Malta’s 28th entrant in the Eurovision Song Contest. Meanwhile tickets for both the semi-final and final shows are out on sale. You can purchase them by clicking here.
The 20 semi-finalists
1. Glen Vella – Breakaway (Kevin Borg & Simon Gribbe)
2. Trilogy – Chasing a Dream (Paul Abela & Joe Julian Farrugia)
3. Karen DeBattista – 12, Baker Street ( Jan Van Dijck & Emil Calleja Bayliss)
4. Franklin – Still Here (Alexander Rybak)
5. Deborah C – It’s OK (Elton Zarb & Matthew Mercieca)
6. Ekklesia – Love and Let Go (Philip Vella)
7. Lawrence Gray – The One That You Love (Elton Zarb & Lawrence Gray)
8. Amber – Warrior (Elton Zarb & Matthew Mercieca)
9. Daniel Testa – Something in the Way (Mins Ek & Charlie Mason)
10. Jessika – Fandango (Philip Vella & Gerard James Borg)
11. Christabelle – Rush (Elton Zarb & Matthew Mercieca)
12. Chris Grech – Closed Doors (Chris Grech, Edward Mifsud, Peter Borg & David Cassar Torregiani)
13. L-Aħwa – Beautiful to Me (Erik & Anjou)
14. Raquel Galdes – Stop Haunting Me (Elton Zarb & Matthew Mercieca)
15. Danica Muscat – Close Your Eyes (Elton Zarb & Emil Calleja Bayliss)
16. Lyndsay Pace – Home (Boris Cezek)
17. Corazon – Secretly (Corazon)
18. Iona Dalli – Could Have Been Me (Philip Vella)
19. Domenique – Take Me as I Am (Adrian O’Connor)
20. Minik – Once in a While (Elton Zarb & Rita Pace)
