Malta’s broadcaster PBS Malta has revealed the rules and regulations of the Malta Eurovision Song Contest (MESC) 2025, the Maltese national final for Eurovision. Besides changes to the format, the announcement also included information on all the key dates for MESC.
What is the MESC format this year?
While it was announced back in May that Malta would once again take part in Eurovision, the details of the ever-changing contest that is MESC remained under wraps. PBS Malta now has announced that a total of 24 songs will compete for a spot on the Eurovision stage in Basel. Submitted songs cannot have been released before November 30th, and if selected will take part in one of two semi-finals. Each semi-final will send 8 songs to the final, which means 16 songs will perform in the final. All three rounds will be live, with a public vote and a jury deciding the results.
Mark your calendar, these are the MESC dates
In the document announcing the rules and regulations, PBS Malta also included the full schedule for MESC. The submission window for songs will be from 18 to 29 November. Songs can be submitted via the PBS Malta Eurovision page. The selected songs will be announced on 12 December. Selected entries are allowed to be remastered until the 23rd of December. The semifinals of MESC will be drawn in January. MESC will all take place in one week. The semi-finals will take place on 4 and 6 February, followed by the Grand Final of MESC on the 8th.
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, when 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 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.”
Sarah Bonnici represented Malta in 2024 with her song “Loop”. When all was said and done, Sarah placed 16th in the second semifinal, garnering 13 points.
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News Source: PBS
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