This morning, Maltese national broadcaster PBS revealed that the final of the 2024 Malta Eurovision Song Contest will take place on February 3rd.
Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2024 Finalists
The semi-finals for the Malta Eurovision Song Contest took place weekly from the 27th of October to the 17th of November. 36 acts participated across the four semi-finals, but only 12 made it through to the final. These twelve artists are:
| Artist | Entry |
| Miriana Conte | “Venom” |
| Sarah Bonnici | “Loop” |
| Greta Tude | “Topic (Bla Bla)” |
| Janvil | “MAN” |
| Haley | “Tell Me That It’s Over” |
| Ryan Hili | “Karma” |
| ERBA’ | “Sirena” |
| Nathan | “Ghost” |
| Denise | “MARA” |
| Matt Blxck | “Banana” |
| Gail Attard | “Wild Card” |
| Lisa Gauci | “Breathe” |
Malta Eurovision Song Contest Week
Leading up to the final on the 3rd of February, TVM will air programmes daily about the final. From Monday 29th January to Wednesday 31st January, the 12 finalists will be interviewed. The audience will learn more about the artists themselves as well as their preparations for the final, including the production of a music video.
On Thursday 1st February, the artists will present their music videos. The next day, there will be a “special spectacle of song and entertainment” that will include all 12 finalists. This will also include “moments of local nostalgia from the history of local and international music”, according to the MESC team. Then, finally, the final will air on Saturday 3rd February. The artists will perform their songs in a PBS studio at Television House. After that, a combination of juries and televote will decide who will represent Malta in Malmö this May.
Malta’s Eurovision History
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 The Busker, singing his song “Dance (Our Own Party)”. Performing during the first semi-final in Liverpool, the band scored 3 points from the televote, earning 15th place and therefore, not qualifying for the final.
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News Source: TVM
Photo Credit: Corinne Cumming / EBU
Rory Gannon
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