All 18 songs for Malta’s upcoming Eurovision 2026 national selection Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2026 have now been released.
🇲🇹 MESC 2026 songs released
Soon, Malta’s national selection for Eurovision, the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2026 will take place. Over two nights, a Semi-Final will be held on January 15, with the Grand Final set for January 17. Now, TVM has released all the entries for the 18 acts that will participate in the live Semi-Final:
- Denise – ‘Trophy‘
- Franklin Calleja – ‘Guide You Home‘
- Chess Galea – ‘Shout It Out‘
- Kurt Anthony – ‘On the Borderline‘
- Stefan Gaela – ‘Pose‘
- Kelsey Attard – ‘Perfectly Broken‘
- Kelsie Borg – ‘Let a Girl Breathe‘
- Matthew Cilia – ‘Brutality Mentality‘
- Matt Blxck – ‘Ejja lejja ħdejja ‘l hawn (The Flute)‘
- Rhiannon Micallef – ‘Hold Myself Up‘
- Nathan Psaila – ‘Ganador‘
- Mark Anthony Bartolo – ‘Mumenti sbieħ‘
- Liston Bongailas – ‘Mela‘
- Ema – ‘Achikuku (Don’t Think About It)‘
- Janice Mangion – ‘Univers‘
- Adria Twins – ‘Nerġà nqum‘
- Mychael Bartolo Chircop – ‘My Sweet Angel‘
- Aidan – ‘Bella‘
During the live Semi-Final the combination of the viewer televotes and jury votes will decide the 12 acts that will compete in the MESC 2026 Grand Final to represent Malta on the Vienna stage at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 this May.
For the Semi-Final, audiences will be treated to a performance from Tommy Cash who represented Estonia in Eurovision 2025 and placed third overall. Meanwhile, Croatia’s 2024 runner-up Baby Lasagna will perform as an interval act in the Grand Final.
Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest
Malta first participated in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1971 with Joe Grech and his song, ‘Marija I-Malitja’, which finished in last place with 52 points. They also finished last on their second attempt in the contest in 1972. After a third appearance in 1975, Malta withdrew from the contest until 1991, when they returned and finished in sixth place with 106 points.
Since their return in 1991, Malta has finished in the top three on four occasions – Mary Spiteri with ‘Little Child’ in 1992 and Chiara with ‘The One That I Love‘ in 1998 which both finished in third place. Also, Ira Losco with ‘7th Wonder’ in 2002 and Chiara with ‘Angel’ in 2005, which both finished in second place. Thus, making the Mediterranean island one of the most successful to never win the contest outright.
Last year, Malta was represented by the MESC 2025 winner, Miriana Conte. During the Basel contest, ‘Kant’ finished in 17th place in the Grand Final with 91 points.
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