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Malta: 132.000 viewers watched the final of MESC 2024!

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After many months of preparations, the national final of Malta was completed last Saturday, and the island country, now has its own representative for Eurovision 2024!

Earlier today, TVM, the public broadcaster of Malta, announced that 132.000 viewers watched the final of Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2024, live.

The viewing figures have slightly fallen from last year, when TVM reported that 265.000 viewers watched the final. However, these are not small numbers, if we take into account that in 2021, Malta had 519.562 permanent residents.

The winner of MESC 2024, was Sarah Bonnici with the song “Loop”. You can read more about the Maltese national final in our article.

Malta is taking part in the first half of the second Semi-Final of Eurovision 2024, in May 9:

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

Source: tvmnews.mt

Malta: Sarah Bonnici is the winner of MESC 2024 and will represent the country to Malmö!

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Two and a half months after the semi-finals, the big moment for Malta arrived, as tonight the island nation chose its representative for Eurovision 2024. The big winner of MESC 2024 is Sarah Bonnici with the song “Loop” and  will represent the country in Malmo this May.

The finalists

  1. Janvil – “MAN”
  2. Haley Azzopardi – “Tell Me That It’s Over”
  3. Erba – “Sirena”
  4. Nathan – “Ghost”
  5. Lisa Gauci – “Breathe“
  6. Sarah Bonnici – “Loop”
  7. Greta Tude – “Topic (Bla Bla)”
  8. Miriana Conte – “Venom”
  9. Ryan Hili – “Karma”
  10. Gail – “Wildcard”
  11. Denise – “Mara”
  12. Matt Blxck – “Banana”

The results

JURY VOTES 

” Loop” by Sarah Bonnici won the Jury Votes with 79 points, with Ryan Hill coming to second place with 54 points.

TELEVOTE RESULTS 

While “Banana” was the winner of the televote and Sarah Bonnici was in the second place, after the votes of the jury and the televote combined, the next representative of Malta in Eurovision 2024 is Sarah Bonnici!

Βelow you can enjoy this year’s entry of Malta in Eurovision 2024:

 

Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest

Malta has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 34 times since its debut in 1971. The small mediterranean country has yet to win the contest, but is the only non-winning country to have achieved four top three results. Malta finished last on its first two attempts in 1971 and 1972, and had a 16-year absence from the contest between 1975 and 1991, when it returned. Malta has participated every year since. Malta’s return proved more successful, reaching the top 10 in 12 out of 15 contests from 1991 to 2005, including third-place results for Mary Spiteri (1992) and Chiara (1998) and second-place results for Ira Losco (2002) and Chiara (2005). Since finishing last for the third time in 2006, Malta has struggled to make an impact, having achieved only two top 10 results in recent years: first being Gianluca Bezzina’s eighth-place in 2013, and Destiny Chukunyere’s seventh-place finish in 2021.

Do you think Sarah Bonnici can bring back Malta at the Grand Final?

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Malta: Tonight the final of MESC 2024!

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Two and a half months after the semi-finals, the big moment for Malta has arrived, as tonight the island nation chooses its representative for Eurovision 2024.

Twelve artists have qualified from the four semi-finals and will compete tonight in tonight’s MESC 2024 Grand Final. As part of tonight’s show, the finalists will perform their songs in the specially designed studio of the Maltese public broadcaster. However, it is worth noting that these performances have been filmed since December.

Following the screening of the taped performances, the jury together with the Maltese public will decide on Malta‘s representative in the 68th Eurovision Song Contest.

In addition to the first, second and third place prizes, this year there will also be prizes for the participant with the best music video and the best young talent.

Final

The twelve finalists of MESC 2024 are as follows:

  1. Miriana Conte – “Venom”
  2. Sarah Bonnici – “Loop”
  3. Greta Tude – “Topic (Bla Bla)”
  4. Janvil – “MAN”
  5. Haley Azzopardi – “Tell Me That It’s Over”
  6. Ryan Hili – “Karma”
  7. Erba – “Sirena”
  8. Nathan – “Ghost”
  9. Denise – “Mara”
  10. Matt Blxck – “Banana”
  11. Gail – “Wildcard”
  12. Lisa Gauci – “Breathe“

The MESC 2024 Grand Final starts at 21:00 CET and can be watched either through the official Eurovision Song Contest channel by clicking HERE, or through the Malta Public Broadcasting website by clicking HERE.

Until we find out Malta‘s representative at Eurovision 2024, let’s remember last year’s MESC 2023 winners who were The Busker with “Dance (Our Own Party)“, but failed to qualify for the Grand Final finishing 15th in the first semi-final with 3 points.

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Malta: The Running Order of the MESC 2024 final!

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Earlier today PBS, the public broadcaster of Malta, revealed the Running Order of the final of MESC 2024, through which the country’s entry for the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest will be selected.

The Running Order:

  1. Janvil – “MAN”
  2. Haley Azzopardi – “Tell Me That It’s Over”
  3. Erba – “Sirena”
  4. Nathan – “Ghost”
  5. Lisa Gauci – “Breathe“
  6. Sarah Bonnici – “Loop”
  7. Greta Tude – “Topic (Bla Bla)”
  8. Miriana Conte – “Venom”
  9. Ryan Hili – “Karma”
  10. Gail – “Wildcard”
  11. Denise – “Mara”
  12. Matt Blxck – “Banana”

MESC 2024

Tomorrow February 3rd, the final night of MESC 2024 will be broadcasted, where we will see all the finalists performing their songs in a PBS studio. The contestants’ performances were filmed in December. Following their performances, a special committee along with the public vote will decide the representative of the Maltese archipelago.

Moreover, this year apart from prizes for the second and third placings, there will also be prizes for participants with the best music video as well as for the best new talent.

The winners of MESC 2023 and hence the Maltese representatives at Liverpool were The Busker with their song “Dance(Our Own Party)“, who did not manage to win a ticket for the Grand Final.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for the latest updates on Malta’s journey to Eurovision 2024! 

Source: TVM

Malta: Watch the official videos from MESC 2024 finalists!

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Malta Eurovision Song Contest will serve as the country’s national selection for Eurovision 2024. Starting in October with four semi-finals, the week of MESC 2024 has finally come.

PBS published today the music videos of the twelve acts competing for the Maltese representation in Malmö. The production of the twelve official videos was backed by PBS, which gave a budget of five thousand euros to each contestant. During those months, the finalists had the opportunity to prepare their music videos, while many of them even revamped their entries.

You can watch the videoclips of the twelve finalists, clicking the hyperlinks below:

  1. Miriana Conte – “Venom”
  2. Sarah Bonnici – “Loop”
  3. Greta Tude – “Topic (Bla Bla)”
  4. Janvil – “MAN”
  5. Haley Azzopardi – “Tell Me That It’s Over”
  6. Ryan Hili – “Karma”
  7. Erba – “Sirena”
  8. Nathan – “Ghost”
  9. Denise – “Mara”
  10. Matt Blxck – “Banana”
  11. Gail – “Wildcard”
  12. Lisa Gauci – “Breathe

MESC 2024

On February 3rd, the final night of MESC 2024 will be broadcasted, where we will see all the finalists performing their songs in a PBS studio. The contestants’ performances were filmed in December. Following their performances, a special committee along with the public vote will decide the representative of the Maltese archipelago.

Moreover, this year apart from prizes for the second and third placings, there will also be prizes for participants with the best music video as well as for the best new talent.

The winners of MESC 2023 and hence the Maltese representatives at Liverpool were The Busker with their song “Dance(Our Own Party)“, who did not manage to win a ticket for the Grand Final.

Stay tuned to EurovisionFun for all news!

Malta: Watch clips of the music videos of the contestants of MESC 2024!

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Malta was the first country to commence its national final, already by October, while the Grand Final is set to take place on February 3.

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Malta: The Grand Final of MESC 2024 will be held on February 3!

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Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2024 (MESC) will serve as the country’s national selection format for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest.

Following four semi-finals that took place in November, twelve songs are now competing for the Maltsese representation in Malmö. The final and most important phase of MESC 2024 is undoubtedly the Grand Final, which will be quite different to what we have seen in the past from Malta and on February 3rd we will know the successors of The Busker.

MESC 2024 – The final stage

The last phase of MESC 2024 will commence on January 29 and will finish on February 3rd. This week will be busy for the Maltese preselection as:

  • Between January 29 and January 31 and following the news bulletin, three episodes will air, featuring interviews with the 12 MESC 2024 finalists. During these programmes, the public will get to know the singers better, learn interesting facts about them, and see how they are preparing for the final night. Aside from their interpretation of the song, their preparations include work on a music video for their specific song.
  • On February 1st the music videos of the twelve finalists will be aired with each singer presenting the interpretation of their song through the music video. It is worth mentioning that the music videos prepared by the artists were financially backed from PBS.
  • On February 3rd, the final night of MESC 2024 will be broadcasted, where we will see all the finalists performing their songs in a PBS studio. Following their performances, a special committee along with the public vote will decide the representative of the Maltese archipelago.

Moreover, this year apart from prizes for the second and third placings, there will also be prizes for participants with the best music video as well as for the best new talent.

The finalists of MESC 2024

  1. Miriana Conte – “Venom”
  2. Sarah Bonnici – “Loop”
  3. Greta Tude – “Topic (Bla Bla)”
  4. Janvil – “MAN”
  5. Haley Azzopardi – “Tell Me That It’s Over”
  6. Ryan Hili – “Karma”
  7. Erba – “Sirena”
  8. Nathan – “Ghost”
  9. Denise – “Mara”
  10. Matt Blxck – “Banana”
  11. Gail – “Wild Card”
  12. Lisa Gauci – “Breathe”

The winners of MESC 2023 and hence the Maltese representatives at Liverpool were The Busker with their song “Dance(Our Own Party)“, who did not manage to win a ticket for the Grand Final.

Stay tuned to EurovisionFun for all the news!

Source: TVMnews

Malta: MESC 2024 starts on January 29!

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Malta was the first country to commence its national final, presenting their songs, already from October. Now it’s time for the island country to select its representative for Eurovision Song Contest 2024! Read more

Malta: These are the 12 finalists of MESC 2024!

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After the completion of the last semi-final of MESC 2024, the public broadcaster of Malta announced on a special tv show the 12 acts that qualified to the final of the selection show of the island of the Knights for the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest. The 12 acts were voted by the audience and the jury panel.

The 36 artist that took part in the 4 semi-finals of MESC 2024 were as follows:

  1. Kurt Calleja – “Misunderstood”
  2. Sarah Bonnici – “Loop”
  3. Gail – “Wild Card”
  4. Mark Anthony Bartolo – “Condition or Fiction”
  5. Eliana Gomez Blanco – “There’s Only Flowers”
  6. OXYGYN – “Cloudmaker”
  7. Nathan – “Ghost”
  8. Lyndsay – “Fire Proof”
  9. Dominic Cini – “Bewsa”
  10. Marie Claire – “Fading”
  11. Franklin Calleja – “Puppet”
  12. Desirei Grech – “Watch Me”
  13. Sopranique – “Empire”
  14. Janvil – “MAN”
  15. Haley Azzopardi – “Tell Me That It’s Over”
  16. Denise – “Mara”
  17. Mark Portelli – “Just Be”
  18. Maria Christina – “Moving On”
  19. Jessica Micallef – “Tagħna Tnejn”
  20. Cosette Baldacchino – “Free Fall”
  21. Michela Galea – “Let’s Talk About Love”
  22. Thea Aquilina – “Blood Stream”
  23. Miguel Bonello – “Better Off Alone”
  24. Moira Stafrace – “Feather Flight”
  25. Dan – “Baraxx”
  26. Stefan Galea – “Numb”
  27. Karin Duff – “Breaking Bad”
  28. Christian Arding – “Bellus”
  29. Erba – “Sirena”
  30. Greta Tude – “Topic (Bla Bla)”
  31. Kyle George – “Arrows”
  32. Lisa Gauci – “Breathe”
  33. Martina Cutajar – “Miles Away”
  34. Matt Blxck – “Banana”
  35. Miriana Conte – “Venom”
  36. Ryan Hili – “Karma”

The artists that advanced to the grand final of MESC 2024 are as per below list:

  1. Miriana Conte – “Venom”
  2. Sarah Bonnici – “Loop”
  3. Greta Tude – “Topic (Bla Bla)”
  4. Janvil – “MAN”
  5. Haley Azzopardi – “Tell Me That It’s Over”
  6. Ryan Hili – “Karma”
  7. Erba – “Sirena”
  8. Nathan – “Ghost”
  9. Denise – “Mara”
  10. Matt Blxck – “Banana”
  11. Gail – “Wild Card”
  12. Lisa Gauci – “Breathe”

The final of MESC 2024

The final will take place in January 2024. Each artist will have 5,000€ at their disposal for their own video-clip production. In addition each artist will film their own live-on-tape clips in December of 60 minutes duration, which will include 3 performances and the best one will be chosed to be presented on the night of the final. The next Maltese representative will emerge with the combination of the votes of the televoters and the jury.

This year Malta was represneted in Liverpool by the The Busker and the song “Dance (Our Own Party)” who didn’t manage to qualify as the ended up 15th and last in the first semi-final with only 3 points.

https://youtu.be/zVmVt9qmg9g

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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!