After the reveal of the snippets of the competing songs in this year’s competition, TVM has now released the lyric videos of the 22 competing entries in this year’s competition.
Listen to the competing songs
The following entries will be competing at this year’s MESC. Information about the competing entries can be found below. To listen to the competing entries, click on the song title, which will link you directly to the lyric video of the entry.
| Song | Artist | Author | Composer |
| “A Lover’s Heart“ | Nicole Hammett | Joe Julian Farrugia | Cyprian Cassar |
| “Aphrodisiac“ | Jessica Grech | Gerard James Borg | Philip Vella |
| “Army“ | Janice Mangion | Emil Calleja Bayliss | Cyprian Cassar / Mark Scicluna |
| “Boy“ | Denise Mercieca | Aidan Cassar | Aidan Cassar |
| “Come Around“ | Matt BLXCK | Matt BLXCK | Matt BLXCK / David Grech |
| “Electric Indigo“ | Baklava Ft Nicole | Gerard James Borg | Philip Vella |
| “Heaven“ | Sarah Bonnici | Aidan Cassar | Aidan Cassar |
| “Hey Little“ | Richard Micallef | Richard Micallef | Richard Micallef |
| “How Special You Are“ | Norbert Bondin | Shaun Farrugia / Norbert Bondin / Peter Borg | Shaun Farrugia / Norbert Bondin / Peter Borg |
| “II“ | Derrick Schembri | Emil Calleja Bayliss | Cyprian Cassar |
| “Into The Fire“ | Nicole Azzopardi | Peter Boström / Nektarios Tyrakis / Marika Lindė | Peter Boström / Per Jonsson / Marika Lindė / Dimitri Stassos |
| “Kaleidoscope“ | Jessica Muscat | Gerard James Borg | Philip Vella |
| “Look What You’ve Done Now“ | Miriana Conte | Matthew Mercieca | Cyprian Cassar |
| “Out Of Sight“ | Emma Muscat | Antonio Caputo / Emma Muscat / Gabriel Rossi / Lorenzi Santarelli / Marco Salvaderi | Antonio Caputo / Emma Muscat / Gabriel Rossi / Lorenzi Santarelli / Marco Salvaderi |
| “Over You“ | Raquel Galdes Briffa | Aidan Cassar | Aidan Cassar |
| “Revelacion“ | Jade Vella | Aidan Cassar | Aidan Cassar |
| “Rise“ | Francesca Sciberras | Etienne Micallef | Mark Scicluna |
| “Ritmu“ | Aidan Cassar | Aidan Cassar | Aidan Cassar |
| “Serenity“ | Mark Athony Bartolo | Mark Anthony Bartolo | Mark Anthony Bartolo |
| “Shame“ | Enya Magri | Jody Magri | Cyprian Cassar |
| “We Came For Love“ | Malcolm Pisani | Matthew Mercieca | Gaspare Incatasciato |
| “White Doves“ | Rachell Lowell | Emil Calleja Bayliss | Ylva Persson |
What else do we know about MESC 2022?
Malta returns to MESC as its selection format this year, having used The X Factor Malta as its selection process for the last few years. 22 acts will compete for a place in a 16-song grand final, where a jury and televote will select Malta’s entry for Eurovision in Turin this year. The Semi-Final is due to take place on the 17th of February, with the Final taking place two days later on the 19th of February.
Malta’s Eurovision Journey
Malta made its Eurovision debut in 1971, with Joe Grech performing “Marija I-Maltija” (Maria the Maltese Lass), finishing 18th with 52 points. Malta did not participate in Eurovision from 1975 until 1991. That year they returned with the song “Could It Be” by Paul Giordimaina and Georgina, finishing 12th with 32 points.
Since then, Malta has been at every Eurovision and finished in the top 10 an impressive 12 times. Their best result so far is second place, which they’ve achieved twice. The first time was in 2002, when Ira Losco sang “7th Wonder,” and the second time in 2005 with Chiara’s “Angel.” Malta’s most recent Eurovision entry was 2015 Junior Eurovision winner Destiny, who scored 255 points and finished 7th with the song “Je me casse.”
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