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Malta: Listen to the last nine songs competing in MESC 2024!

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A few hours ago, the fourth and last semi-final of MESC 2024, the national final of Malta for Eurovision 2024, was completed!

For the third year in a row, the island country is using the format of a national final and is organizing Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2024 (MESC), through which they are going to select their representative for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest.

36 artists took part in Malta’s selection process for Eurovision 2024. A process consisting of four semi-finals and the Grand Final, will select the artist and the song that is going to represent Malta in Malmö.

The fourth semi-final which took place earlier today, with the presentation of the last nine songs through a TV show, named XOW. Both the jury and public vote were completed.

You can listen to the first nine songs in the videos below:

With all semi-finals completed, the twelve songs with the highest scores that will advance to the Grand Final will be announced shortly.

Until we learn who is going to represent Malta in Eurovision 2024, let’s remember their song for last year’s contest. The Busker were the winners of MESC 2023 with the song “Dance (Our Own Party)” but they didn’t manage to qualify for the Grand Final ending up in 15th place of the First Semi-final with 3 points:

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding the Maltese participation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, in Malmö!

Malta: MESC 2024 fourth and last semi-final takes place tonight!

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The time we’re all waiting for, is slowly coming again. We are talking about the national final period of Eurovision Song Contest 2024! This year, the first country that’s airing its national final, is Malta!

For the third year in a row, the island country is using the format of a national final and is organizing Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2024 (MESC), through which they are going to select their representative for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest.

36 artists are going to take part in Malta’s selection process for Eurovision 2024. A process consisting of semi-finals and the Grand Final, will select the artist and the song that is going to represent Malta in Malmö.

Tonight the fourth and last semi-final of MESC 2024 will take place and will be broadcasted at 21:00 CET. You can watch it through the live broadcast of TVM’s official website, by clicking HERE.

Participants

Today, we are going to see nine last artists, out of the 36 competing in MESC 2024, in tonight’s fourth semi-final.

The artists that will compete in tonight’s show are:

  • Christian Arding – “Bellus”
  • Erba – “Sirena”
  • Greta Tude – “Topic (Bla Bla)”
  • Kyle George – “Arrows”
  • Lisa Gauci – “Breathe”
  • Martina Cutajar – “Miles Away”
  • Matt Blxck – “Banana”
  • Miriana Conte – “Venom”
  • Ryan Hili – “Karma”

The Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2023 (MESC 2023)

Phase I – Song Submission and Selection

Those interested could subit their songs in the country’s public broadcaster. After the deadline, the 36 competing artists were selected.

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.
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.

Until we learn who is going to represent Malta in Eurovision 2024, let’s remember their song for last year’s contest. The Busker were the winners of MESC 2023 with the song “Dance (Our Own Party)” but they didn’t manage to qualify for the Grand Final ending up in 15th place of the First Semi-final with 3 points:

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding the Maltese participation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, in Malmö!

Malta: Listen to the nine more songs competing in MESC 2024!

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A few hours ago, the third semi-final of MESC 2024, the national final of Malta for Eurovision 2024, was completed!

For the third year in a row, the island country is using the format of a national final and is organizing Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2024 (MESC), through which they are going to select their representative for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest.

36 artists are going to take part in Malta’s selection process for Eurovision 2024. A process consisting of semi-finals and the Grand Final, will select the artist and the song that is going to represent Malta in Malmö.

The third semi-final which took place a earlier today, with the presentation of nine more songs through a TV show, named XOW. Both the jury and public vote were completed.

You can listen to the first nine songs in the videos below:

When all semi-finals are completed, the twelve songs with the highest scores will advance to the Grand Final. The fourth and last, semi-final will take place next Friday!

Until we learn who is going to represent Malta in Eurovision 2024, let’s remember their song for last year’s contest. The Busker were the winners of MESC 2023 with the song “Dance (Our Own Party)” but they didn’t manage to qualify for the Grand Final ending up in 15th place of the First Semi-final with 3 points:

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding the Maltese participation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, in Malmö!

Malta: MESC 2024 third semi-final takes place tonight!

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The time we’re all waiting for, is slowly coming again. We are talking about the national final period of Eurovision Song Contest 2024! This year, the first country that’s airing its national final, is Malta!

For the third year in a row, the island country is using the format of a national final and is organizing Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2024 (MESC), through which they are going to select their representative for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest.

36 artists are going to take part in Malta’s selection process for Eurovision 2024. A process consisting of semi-finals and the Grand Final, will select the artist and the song that is going to represent Malta in Malmö.

Tonight the third semi-final of MESC 2024 will take place and will be broadcasted at 21:00 CET. You can watch it through the live broadcast of TVM’s official website, by clicking HERE.

Participants

Today, we are going to see nine more artists, out of the 36 competing in MESC 2024, in tonight’s third semi-final.

The artists that will compete in tonight’s show are:

  • Jessica Micallef – “Tagħna Tnejn”
  • Cosette Baldacchino – “Free Fall”
  • Michela Galea – “Let’s Talk About Love”
  • Thea Aquilina – “Blood Stream”
  • Miguel Bonello – “Better Off Alone”
  • Moira Stafrace – “Feather Flight”
  • Dan – “Baraxx”
  • Stefan Galea – “Numb”
  • Karin Duff – “Breaking Bad”

The Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2023 (MESC 2023)

Phase I – Song Submission and Selection

Those interested could subit their songs in the country’s public broadcaster. After the deadline, the 36 competing artists were selected.

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.
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.

Until we learn who is going to represent Malta in Eurovision 2024, let’s remember their song for last year’s contest. The Busker were the winners of MESC 2023 with the song “Dance (Our Own Party)” but they didn’t manage to qualify for the Grand Final ending up in 15th place of the First Semi-final with 3 points:

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding the Maltese participation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, in Malmö!

Malta: Listen to nine more songs competing in MESC 2024!

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A few hours ago, the second semi-final of MESC 2024, the national final of Malta for Eurovision 2024, was completed!

For the third year in a row, the island country is using the format of a national final and is organizing Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2024 (MESC), through which they are going to select their representative for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest.

36 artists are going to take part in Malta’s selection process for Eurovision 2024. A process consisting of semi-finals and the Grand Final, will select the artist and the song that is going to represent Malta in Malmö.

The second semi-final was took place a earlier today, with the presentation of nine more songs through a TV show, named XOW. Both the jury and public vote were completed.

You can listen to the first nine songs in the videos below:

When all semi-finals are completed, the twelve songs with the highest scores will advance to the Grand Final. The next semi-final will take place next Friday!

Until we learn who is going to represent Malta in Eurovision 2024, let’s remember their song for last year’s contest. The Busker were the winners of MESC 2023 with the song “Dance (Our Own Party)” but they didn’t manage to qualify for the Grand Final ending up in 15th place of the First Semi-final with 3 points:

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding the Maltese participation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, in Malmö!

Malta: MESC 2024 second semi-final takes place tonight!

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The time we’re all waiting for, is slowly coming again. We are talking about the national final period of Eurovision Song Contest 2024! This year, the first country that’s airing its national final, is Malta!

For the third year in a row, the island country is using the format of a national final and is organizing Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2024 (MESC), through which they are going to select their representative for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest.

36 artists are going to take part in Malta’s selection process for Eurovision 2024. A process consisting of semi-finals and the Grand Final, will select the artist and the song that is going to represent Malta in Malmö.

Tonight the second semi-final of MESC 2024 will take place and will be broadcasted at 21:00 CET. You can watch it through the live broadcast of TVM’s official website, by clicking HERE.

Participants

Today, we are going to see nine more artists, out of the 36 competing in MESC 2024, in tonight’s first semi-final.

The artists that will compete in tonight’s show are:

  • Marie Claire – “Fading”
  • Puppet – “Franklin”
  • Desirei Grech – “Watch Me”
  • Sopranique – “Empire”
  • Janvil – “MAN”
  • Haley Azzopardi – “Tell Me That It’s Over”
  • Denise – “Mara”
  • Mark Portelli – “Just Be”
  • Maria Christina – “Moving On”

The Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2023 (MESC 2023)

Phase I – Song Submission and Selection

Those interested could subit their songs in the country’s public broadcaster. After the deadline, the 36 competing artists were selected.

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.
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.

Until we learn who is going to represent Malta in Eurovision 2024, let’s remember their song for last year’s contest. The Busker were the winners of MESC 2023 with the song “Dance (Our Own Party)” but they didn’t manage to qualify for the Grand Final ending up in 15th place of the First Semi-final with 3 points:

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding the Maltese participation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, in Malmö!

Malta: Listen to the first songs competing for Eurovision 2024!

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A few hours ago, the first semi-final of MESC 2024, the national final of Malta for Eurovision 2024, was completed! Read more

Malta: MESC 2024 First semi-final takes place tonight!

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The time we’re all waiting for, is slowly coming again. We are talking about the national final period of Eurovision Song Contest 2024! This year, the first country to air its national final, is Malta!

For the third year in a row, the island country is using the format of a national final and is organizing Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2024 (MESC), through which they are going to select their representative for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest.

36 artists are going to take part in Malta’s selection process for Eurovision 2024. A process consisting of semi-finals and the Grand Final, will select the artist and the song that is going to represent Malta in Malmö.

The first semi-final of MESC 2024 will be broadcasted at 21:00 CET. You can watch it through the live broadcast of TVM’s official website, by clicking HERE.

Participants

Today, we are going to see first nine artists, out of the 36 competing in MESC 2024, in tonight’s first semi-final.

The artists that will compete in tonight’s show are:

  • Kurt Calleja – “Misunderstood”
  • Sarah Bonnici – “Loop”
  • Gail – “Wild Card”
  • Mark Anthony Bartolo – “Condition or Fiction”
  • Eliana Gomez Blanco – “There’s Only Flowers”
  • OXYGYN – “Cloudmaker”
  • Nathan – “Ghost”
  • Lyndsay – “Fire Proof”
  • Dominic Cini – “Bewsa”

The Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2023 (MESC 2023)

Phase I – Song Submission and Selection

Those interested could subit their songs in the country’s public broadcaster. After the deadline, the 36 competing artists were selected.

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.
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.

Until we learn who is going to represent Malta in Eurovision 2024, let’s remember their song for last year’s contest. The Busker were the winners of MESC 2023 with the song “Dance (Our Own Party)” but they didn’t manage to qualify for the Grand Final ending up in 15th place of the First Semi-final with 3 points:

https://youtu.be/zVmVt9qmg9g

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding the Maltese participation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, in Malmö!

Malta: MESC first semi-final to take place on Friday | First songs of the season are about to be revealed!

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It’s official! In two days, we’ll be able to listen to the first songs of Eurovision 2024 National Final season, and this time, they are coming from Malta!

As revealed in August, MESC 2024 will see significant changes. From now on, after the end of the submission period, the competitive part of MESC 2024, is about to begin, and the semi-finals will take place from October 27 to November 17.

A few minutes ago, Malta’s public broadcaster revealed through their Facebook page, the names of the first nine artists that will present their songs in the first semi-final of Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2024 (MESC):

The nine songs that will be presented are:

  • Kurt Calleja – Misunderstood
  • Sarah Bonnici – Loop
  • Gail – Wild Card
  • Mark Anthony Bartolo – Condition or Fiction
  • Eliana Gomez Blanco – There’s Only Flowers
  • OXYGYN – Cloudmaker
  • Nathan – Ghost
  • Lyndsay – Fire Proof
  • Dominic Cini – Bewsa

The songs will be revealed through TVM’s show “XOW” in 21:00 CET, and the voting will begin after every song is presented. After all semi-finals are over, the twelve artists with the highest scores from every semi-final, will advance to the Grand Final.

All of the above mark the start of the National Finals season for Eurovision 2024, as well as the release of the first songs of the season. So on Friday, we will may be able to listen to the song that will represent Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024!

The previous winners of MESC and Malta’s representatives in Eurovision 2023, were The Busker with their song “Dance (Our Own Part)”, ending up in last placeof the first semi-final:

https://youtu.be/zVmVt9qmg9g

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding the Maltese participation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, in Malmö!

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

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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