Malta: Changes in MESC’s format | MESC 2024 in depth!

Malta will choose its entry for Eurovision 2024 via a national final for the third year in a row. Malta Eurovision Song Contest, Malta’s national selection will start in October and will be finished in January, when the next Maltese act will be selected.

Regardless choosing the same format for selecting Malta’s entry, MESC 2024 will see significant changes. Specifically:

• The Grand Final of MESC 2024 will be held in January and will include live-on-tape performances and a video-clip.
• There will be no quarterfinals.
• MESC’s semifinal will be held for several weeks, where the competing artists will perform their songs live.

Below, you can read in depth every detail regarding the competitive procedure of MESC 2024:

Phase I – Song submission

• Song submission starts on the 28th of August and will be completed on the 20th of September 2023.
• The number of participants qualified to the next phase(Semi Final)remains unknown.
• The announcement of the participants that will go to the next stage will occur in October 2023.

Phase II – Semi Final

• Artists will perform their songs live via a TV show that will be broadcasted for several weeks.
• The top 12 artists via a combination of jury and public vote will qualify to the Grand Final.
• The procedure is expected to start somewhere between October and November.

Phase III – Grand Final

• The Grand Final will be held in January 2024.
• Every participant will have a budget of 5.000 euros for producing and filming a video-clip of its entry.
• Every participant will film a live-on-tape performance in December 2023(the artists will have 60 minutes to film 3 performances and between these, the best will be chosen)
• The winner will be decided from a jury and public vote.

After two consecutive years of non-qualification, Malta is trying its best in order to achieve again a spot in the Grand Final.

What do you think about the changes in MESC format? Stay tuned on EurovisionFun for all news regarding the Maltese entry in Eurovision 2024!

Source: PBS