What?

Malta will kickoff its national selection for Eurovision 2026 – “MESC 2026” with the semi-final show

When?

Thursday, January 15th, at 21:00 – 00:00 CET

How To Watch?

TVM Live

The Songs

YouTube Playlist

18 artists will perform in the following running order:

1. Aidan – “Bella“
2. EMA – “Achikuku” (Don’t Think About It)
3. Chess Galea – “Shout it Out”
4. Liston Bongailas – “Mela”
5. Franklin Calleja – “Guide You Home”
6. Kelsy Attard – “Perfectly Broken“
7. Matthew Cilia feat. The AfterParty – “Brutality Mentality”
8. Mark Anthony Bartolo – “Mumenti sbieħ” (Beautiful moments)
9. Denise – “Trophy“
10. Kurt Anthony – “On The Borderline”
11. Rhiannon Micallef – “Hold Myself Up“
12. Stefan Galea – “Pose“
13. Matt BLXCK – “Ejja Lejja Ħdejja ‘l Hawn”/ “The Flute” (Eng: (Come to me, come here)
14. Adria Twins – “Nerġà nqum” (Eng I will rise again)
15. Kelsie Borg – “Let a Girl Breathe“
16. Mychael Bartolo Chircop – “My Sweet Angel”
17. Janice Mangion – “Univers” (Universe)
18. Nathan Psaila – “Ganador” (Eng: Winner)

The Format

The hosts of the shows will be:

• Destiny Chukunyere: The singer represented Malta in Eurovision 2021, where she finished 7th in the final. She was also the winner of Junior Eurovision 2015.
• Gaia Cauchi: The winner of Junior Eurovision 2013.
• Keane Cutajar: a popular TV host

1. 12 artists will qualify for the final.
2. The results will be based on public votes and jury votes.
3. The Interval acts for the semi-final will be:
   • Tommy Cash
   • Gaia Cauchi
   • Ivan Grech & Band
   • Jamie Cardona

Review

You can read our review here

Malta will compete in semi-final 2 of Eurovision 2026 (May 14th, 2026).
The country is allocated to perform in the second half of the show.

Eurovision 2026 will be held in Vienna, Austria, on May 12th, 14th, and 16th, 2026.