With less than 10 days to go until Malta selects its Eurovision 2026 representative, all of the entries that are competing in their selection; Malta Eurovision Song Contest (MESC) has now been released.
From Adria Twins to Stefan Galea
In the lead-up to the new year, PBS has been releasing the names of the authors and composers of the entries participating this year, with the entries being released around the same time, with AIDAN’s entry “Bella” being the last entry to be released.
The names of the entries participating are listed below (You can listen to the entry by clicking on the song title)
| Artist | Entry | Author(s) | Composer(s) |
| Adria Twins | “Nerġa’ Nqum“ | Joe Julian Farrugia | Shaun Farrugia |
| AIDAN | “Bella“ | Aidan Cassar | Aidan Cassar, Joep Van Den Boom & Sarah Bonnici |
| Chess Galea | “Shout It Out“ | F Galea, Hannah Dorman, Niklas Rosström & Remy Borsboom | F Galea, Hannah Dorman, Niklas Rosström & Remy Borsboom |
| DENISE | “Trophy“ | Marcus Winther-John, Linnea Deb & Denise Mercieca | Marcus Winther-John, Linnea Deb, Denise Mercieca & Owen Vos |
| Ema | “Achikuku (Don’t Think About It)“ | Ema Vella, MATT BLXCK & Emil Calleja Bayliss | Ema Vella, MATT BLXCK, Emil Calleja Bayliss & Peter Borg |
| Franklin Calleja | “Guide You Home“ | Franklin Calleja | Franklin Calleja & Cyprian Cassar |
| Janice Mangion | “Univers“ | Emil Calleja Bayliss | Cyprian Cassar & Mark Scicluna |
| Kelsie Borg | “Let A Girl Breathe“ | Linnea Gawell & Gusten Dahlqvist | Linnea Gawell & Jean Paul Borg |
| Kelsy Attard | “Perfectly Broken“ | Kelsy Attard, Sarah Bonnici, Melanie Wehbe & Rasmus Rex Wester Findinge | Kelsy Attard, Sarah Bonnici, Melanie Wehbe & Rasmus Rex Wester Findinge |
| Kurt Anthony | “On The Borderline“ | Kelly Rose Moncado, Edward Abela & Biagio Joe Romano | Kelly Rose Moncado, Edward Abela & Biagio Joe Romano |
| Liston | “Mela“ | Liston Bongailas | Daniel Borg |
| Mark Anthony Bartolo | “Mumenti Sbieħ’” | Mark Anthony Bartolo, MATT BLXCK, Ronald Janeček & Silje Montsko Blandkjenn | Mark Anthony Bartolo, MATT BLXCK, Ronald Janeček & Silje Montsko Blandkjenn |
| MATT BLXCK | “Ejja Lejja Ħdejja ‘L Hawn (The Flute)“ | MATT BLXCK, Audun Agnar & Matthew James | MATT BLXCK, Audun Agnar & Matthew James |
| Matthew Cilia (feat. The AfterParty) | “Brutality Mentality“ | Matthew Cilia & Linnea Gawell | David Depasquale, Daniel Dalli & Joshua Max Wunderlich |
| Mychael Bartolo Chircop | “My Sweet Angel“ | Mychael Bartolo Chircop, MATT BLXCK, Klinsmann Coleiro & Remy Borsboom | Mychael Bartolo Chircop, MATT BLXCK, Klinsmann Coleiro & Remy Borsboom |
| Nathan Psaila | “Ganador“ | Nathan Psaila, Ynke Dingenen, Tchiah Ommar & Tobi Verheij | Nathan Psaila, Ynke Dingenen, Tchiah Ommar & Tobi Verheij |
| Rhiannon Micallef | “Hold Myself Up“ | Rhiannon Micallef, Noah Timman, Kaya Campbell & Natalie Misova | Rhiannon Micallef, Noah Timman, Kaya Campbell & Natalie Misova |
| Stefan Galea | “POSE“ | Ynke Dingenen, Tchiah Ommar, Owen Vos & Stefan Galea | Ynke Dingenen, Tchiah Ommar, Owen Vos & Stefan Galea |
The Semi-Final of MESC 2026 is set to take place on January 15, with the final taking place a couple of days later. As we’ve already reported, we know who the hosts will be for this year’s MESC contest. The trio set to guide viewers this time round will be Keane Cutajar, who’ll be joined by veterans – and winners – of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, Destiny Chukunyere and Gaia Cauchi bringing their musical pedigree to the stage.
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.”
Miriana Conte represented Malta in 2025 with her song “Serving”, previously known as “Kant”. Competing in the second semi-final, Malta qualified – ending their three-year long non-qualification streak. Miriana would eventually finish in 17th place, earning a total of 91 points. Of these, 83 came from the juries, while just 8 came from televoters.
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