The Maltese archipelago has confirmed its 2024 Eurovision participation. Along with confirming its participation, it was announced in August that Malta Eurovision Song Contest (MESC) will return as the country’s selection process for the third year in a row. The submission window opened in late August and remained open until September 30.
After reviewing the submitted proposals, the 36 participants, who will participate in the Semi-Final of MESC were announced.
According to the official statement of TVM on Facebook, Malta Eurovision Song Contest’s 2024 participants are the following:
- Kyle George – Arrows
- Matt Blxck – Banana
- Dan – Baraxx
- Christian Arding – Bellus
- Miguel Bonello – Better Off Alone
- Dominic Cini – Bewsa
- Thea Aquilina – Blood Stream
- Karin Duff – Breaking Bad
- Lisa Gauci – Breathe
- Oxygyn – Cloudmaker
- Mark Anthony Bartolo – Condition Or Friction
- Sopranique – Empire
- Marie Claire – Fading
- Moira Starface – Feather Flight
- Lyndsay Pace – Fire Proof
- Cosette Baldacchino – Free Fall
- Nathan – Ghost
- Mark Portelli – Just Be
- Ryan Hili – Karma
- Michela Galea – Let’s Talk About Love
- Sarah Bonnici – Loop
- Janvil – Man
- Denise Mercieca – Mara
- Martina Cutajar – Miles Away
- Kurt Calleja – Misunderstood
- Maria Christina – Moving On
- Stefan Galea – Numb
- Franklin Calleja – Puppet
- Erba’ – Sirena
- Jessica Micallef – Taghna Tnejn
- Haley Azzopardi – Tell Me That It’s Over
- Eliana Gomez Blanco – There’s Only Flowers
- Greta Tude – Topic (Bla Bla)
- Miriana Conte – Venom
- Desirei Grech – Watch Me
- Gail Attard – Wild Card
On the participants’ list, we can spot some artists that have participated in MESC before, as well as a former Junior Eurovision participant, Eliana Gomez Blanco(Malta 2019).
What’s next?
As revealed in August, MESC 2024 will see significant changes. In depth and from now on, the competitive procedure of MESC 2024 will include the following phases:
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.
Stay tuned to EurovisionFun for all news regarding the Maltese entry in Eurovision 2024!
