Malta: “MESC 2023” Format Changes and Quarter-Finals Split Announced

40 songs will compete in “MESC 2023″ – the national selection for Eurovision 2023.
Maltese broadcaster TVM revealed the quarter-finals split:

You can listen to 30 seconds snippets here

It is worth mentioning that TVM has changed the format.
We will have 3 quarter-finals, instead of 4!

Quarter-Final 1 – 13th of January 2023

  1. Haley – Tik Tok
  2. Stefan Xuereb – What do you Want?
  3. Clintess – Lura Qatt
  4. Fabizio Faniello – Try To Be Better
  5. Eliana Gomez Blanco – Guess what
  6. Christian Arding – Eku Car
  7. Jason Scerri – Anything can happen
  8. Maria Debono – X’allegrija
  9. Geo Debono – The Mirror
  10. Mike – Lehen Fic-Cpar
  11. Aidan – Regina
  12. Nathan – Creeping Walls
  13. Klinsmann – Piranah

Quarter-Final 2 – 20th of January 2023

  1. Dan – It’ll Be Ok
  2. Dario – Pawn in a game
  3. Dario Bezzina – Bridle Road
  4. Francesca Sciberras – Masquerade
  5. Ian – On My Own
  6. Kirstie – Girls Get Down
  7. Lyndsay – Haunted
  8. Mark Anthony Bartolo – Tears
  9. Marie Claire – Thankful
  10. Matt Blxck – UP.
  11. Maxine Pace – Alone
  12. The Busker – Dance (Our Own Party)
  13. Brooke – Checkmate

Quarter-Final 3 – 27th of January 2023

  1. Andre – Broken hill
  2. Bradley Debono – Blackout
  3. Cheryl Balzan – La La Land
  4. Chris Grech – Indescribable
  5. Dominic and Anna – Whatever the Wind May Blow
  6. Giada – I depend on You
  7. Greta Tude – Sound of my stilettos
  8. Jake – Love you like that
  9. James Louis – Dream
  10. Jessika – Unapologetic
  11. John Galea – Trailblazer
  12. Ryan Hili – In the Silence
  13. Stefan – Heartbreaker
  14. Maria Christina – Our Flame

About “MESC 2023”

  1. The selection process will include 3 quarter-finals, 1 semi-final, and a final.
  2. 13-14 artists will participate in each quarter-final, and 8 of them will qualify for the semi-final
  3. 24 artists will compete in the semi-finals, and 16 of them will qualify for the final
  4. 16 artists will compete in the final and the winner will represent Malta at Eurovision 2023
  5. The results of each show will be determined by a combination of a national jury and a public vote
  6. The qualifiers from the quarter-finals will be announced at the end of the last quarter-final
  7. The dates of selection are – might be changed later on!
  • Quarter-Final 1 – 13th of January 2023
  • Quarter-Final 2 – 20th of January 2023
  • Quarter-Final 3 – 27th of January 2023
  • Semi-Final – 9th of February 2023
  • Grand Final – 11th of February 2023

Who would like to represent Malta at Eurovision 2023?

Doron Lahav is 30-year-old, who lives in Israel. Doron has been watching the Eurovision Song Contest since early 2000s. Doron works as a Data Scientist and shows interest in singing and writing.

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