🇲🇹 PBS reveals MJESC 2023 Semi-Finalists

As countries continue on with planning for their Junior Eurovision Song Contest participation, some countries have given an update on its selection of their representative for Nice. This time, Malta has announced the lucky participants that have made it to the Semi-Finals round of MJESC 2022.

24 Semi-Finalists still in the runnning to represent Malta in Nice

PBS made the announcement, on its social media accounts, with the Semi-Finalists as follows:

• Aaliyah Grech
• Andrea Camilleri
• Anneka Xerri
• Cesca Galea
• Chanel Mifsud
• Dawn Desira
• Daylin Cassar Randich
• Ella Seychell Navarro
• Emilie Vella
• Emma Farrugia
• Geneve Dimech
• Isis Jade Miller
• Jade Schembri
• Kaylyn Mallia
• Keira Farrugia
• Krista Chircop
• Marcus Mifsud
• Maria Curmi
• Mia Lanzon
• Naomi Camilleri
• Point Blank
• Shyann Cutajar
• Yulan Law
• Zoya Failla

Now that the Semi-Finalists have been selected by PBS, we then move on to the Semi-Final round of the comeptition, which will take place on July 22 and 29, with the final set to take place on the 12th of August, where we will see 12 finalists compete for the win. Once Malta’s representative has been selected, submissions would then open for authors and composers, with the Maltese entry set to be revealed by the 15th of September.

You can find out more about the rules of this year’s MJESC right here.

Malta’s Junior Eurovision Journey

In 2003, Malta was one of the countries to participate in the inaugural edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest with Sarah Harrison and the song “Like A Star”, which placed 7th. The Mediterranean nation participated until 2010, where it took a break and returned in 2013 with Gaia Cauchi and “The Start”, which was their first win in the competition. It wasn’t long until they achieved their second win in 2015, where Destiny Chukunyere won with her song “Not My Soul”. Destiny went on to represent Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2021 with “Je Me Casse”, where she placed seventh.

Malta’s most recent participation was in 2022, where they were represented by Gaia Gambuzza performing “Diamonds in the skies”. In Yerevan she scored a total 43 points, finishing 16th.

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News Source: PBS

Photo Credit: Corinne Cumming/EBU