Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025
| Eurovision Song Contest 2025 | ||||
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| Participating broadcaster | Public Broadcasting Services (PBS) | |||
| Country |  Malta | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025 | |||
| Selection date(s) |
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| Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Malta will be represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, which will be held in Basel, Switzerland. The Maltese participating broadcaster, Public Broadcasting Services (PBS), will organise the national final Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in order to select its entry for the contest.
Background
[edit]Prior to the 2025 contest, the Maltese Broadcasting Authority (MBA) until 1975, and the Public Broadcasting Services (PBS) since 1991, have participated in the Eurovision Song Contest thirty-six times since MBA's first entry in 1971. MBA briefly competed in the contest in the 1970s before withdrawing for sixteen years, while PBS competed in every contest since their return in 1991. Their best placing in the contest so far is second, which it achieved on two occasions; 2002 with the song "7th Wonder" performed by Ira Losco, and in 2005 with the song "Angel" performed by Chiara.[1] In the 2024 edition, Malta finished last in the second semi-final, with the song "Loop" performed by Sarah Bonnici.
As part of its duties as participating broadcaster, PBS organises the selection of its entry in the Eurovision Song Contest. PBS confirmed its intentions to participate at the 2025 contest on 21 October 2024.[2] Since 2022, the broadcaster has selected its entry through a national final procedure called Malta Eurovision Song Contest (MESC), a method that is continued for its 2025 participation.[3]
Before Eurovision
[edit]Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025
[edit]Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025 is the national final format developed by PBS to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. The competition consists of two semi-finals and a final held between 4 and 8 February 2025 at the Malta Fairs and Conventions Centre in Ta' Qali.[4] All shows will be hosted by Pauline Agius, Davide Tucci and Valentina Rossi, with backstage interviews conducted by Daniel Testa (who represented Malta in Junior Eurovision 2008) and Ylenia Spiteri. The competition will be broadcast on Television Malta (TVM) as well as on TVM+ with Maltese sign language interpretation, and on the broadcaster's website tvmi.mt.[5][6]
Format
[edit]The competition will consist of twenty-four competing songs. Two semi-finals with twelve songs each will take place on 4 and 6 February 2025 where the top eight entries will qualify from each semi-final to compete in the final on 8 February 2025.[7][8] A panel of judges and the public via televoting will evaluate the songs during the shows, both of which having an equal stake in the final result.[8][9]
Competing entries
[edit]Artists and composers were able to submit their entries to the broadcaster between 18 and 29 November 2024. Songwriters from any nationality were able to submit songs as long as the artist was Maltese or possessed Maltese citizenship. Artists were able to submit as many songs as they wish, however, they could only compete with one in the semi-finals.[8] A song writing camp called the 'MESC Music Exchange Camp' was held in Valletta between 16 and 21 June 2024 in order to create songs to be submitted for the competition, with 60 songs eventually created in the camp.[10][11]
24 semi-finalist entries were selected and announced during a special programme aired on TVM+ on 12 December 2024.[12] Among the selected competing artists are former Eurovision entrants Fabrizio Faniello (who represented Malta in 2001 and in 2006) and Jessika Muscat (who represented San Marino in 2018), both as part of the group JVF, as well as Kurt Calleja (who represented Malta in 2012).[13]
On 16 December 2024, Alexandra Alden was disqualified from the competition as her competing song "Magnolia" was published before 1 September 2024, which breaches the contest's rules.[14] "Għażliet" performed by Dario Bezzina featuring Żeppi Il-Muni was announced as the replacement entry on 17 December 2024.[15]
Entry disqualified Replacement entry
| Artist | Song | Songwriters |
|---|---|---|
| Adria Twins | "Qalb ma' Qalb" |
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| Alexandra Alden | "Magnolia" | Alexandra Alden |
| Dario Bezzina ft. Żeppi Il-Muni | "Għażliet" | Philip Vella |
| Dre' Curmi | "Te amo" |
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| Haley | "Whistleblower" |
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| Justine Shorfid | "Still I Rise" |
|
| JVF | "Festa (No Time for Siesta)" |
|
| Kantera | "LalaRataTakeke LalaRataKabum" |
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| Kelsey Bellante | "365" |
|
| Kelsy Attard | "Love Me Loud" |
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| Krista Šujak | "Unheard" |
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| Kristy Spiteri | "Heaven Sent" |
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| Kurt Anthony | "Miegħek Biss" |
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| Kurt Calleja | "Aziz/a" |
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| Marie Claire | "Wildflower" |
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| Mark Anthony Bartolo | "Hideaway" |
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| Martina Borg | "Yo Listen" |
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| Matthew Cilia | "Control" |
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| Miguel Bonello | "Breaking the Cycle" |
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| Miriana Conte | "Kant" |
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| Nathan Psaila | "Concrete" |
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| Raquela | "Silenced" |
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| Stefan Galea | "Lablab (Talk Talk)" |
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| The Alchemists | "Rubble & Stone" |
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| Victoria Sciberras | "Juno" |
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Semi-finals
[edit]The two semi-finals took place on 4 and 6 February 2025. In each semi-final twelve songs competed for eight qualifying spots in the final.[16] The interval act of the semi-finals featured performances by former Eurovision artists: Mihai Trăistariu who represented Romania in 2006, and Adonxs, who is set to represent Czechia in 2025, performed in the first semi-final, while Denmark's 2013 winner Emmelie de Forest, Richard Edwards, who represented Malta in 2014 as part of Firelight, and Claudia Faniello, who represented Malta in 2017, performed in the second semi-final. The shows also featured performances by former Maltese national final participants: Brooke, Klinsmann, and Lawrence Gray in the first semi-final, and Janvil in the second semi-final.[17][18]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Anthony Bartolo | "Hideaway" | Advanced |
| 2 | Dre' Curmi | "Te amo" | Eliminated |
| 3 | Raquela | "Silenced" | Advanced |
| 4 | Kristy Spiteri | "Heaven Sent" | Advanced |
| 5 | Matthew Cilia | "Control" | Eliminated |
| 6 | Marie Claire | "Wildflower" | Eliminated |
| 7 | Justine Shorfid | "Still I Rise" | Advanced |
| 8 | JVF | "Festa (No Time for Siesta)" | Advanced |
| 9 | Adria Twins | "Qalb ma 'Qalb" | Advanced |
| 10 | Haley | "Whistleblower" | Eliminated |
| 11 | Victoria Sciberras | "Juno" | Advanced |
| 12 | Kurt Calleja | "Aziz/a" | Advanced |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kelsey Bellante | "365" | Eliminated |
| 2 | Dario Bezzina ft. Żeppi Il-Muni | "Għażliet" | Advanced |
| 3 | Kelsy Attard | "Love Me Loud" | Eliminated |
| 4 | Miriana Conte | "Kant" | Advanced |
| 5 | The Alchemists | "Rubble and Stone" | Advanced |
| 6 | Martina Borg | "Yo Listen" | Advanced |
| 7 | Nathan Psaila | "Concrete" | Advanced |
| 8 | Kurt Anthony | "Miegħek Biss" | Eliminated |
| 9 | Kantera | "LalaRataTakeke LalaRataKabum" | Advanced |
| 10 | Krista Šujak | "Unheard" | Advanced |
| 11 | Stefan Galea | "Lablab (Talk Talk)" | Advanced |
| 12 | Miguel Bonello | "Breaking the Cycle" | Eliminated |
Final
[edit]The final is set to take place on 8 February 2025.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miriana Conte | "Kant" | TBD | |||
| 2 | Victoria | "Juno" | ||||
| 3 | Dario Bezzina ft Żeppi l-Muni | "Għażliet" | ||||
| 4 | JVF | "Festa (No Time for Siesta)" | ||||
| 5 | The Alchemists | "Rubble & Stone" | ||||
| 6 | Krista Šujak | "Unheard" | ||||
| 7 | Raquela | "Silenced" | ||||
| 8 | Kantera | "Lalaratatakeke Lalaratakabum" | ||||
| 9 | Nathan | "Concrete" | ||||
| 10 | Justine Shorfid | "Still I Rise" | ||||
| 11 | Adria Twins | "Qalb ma' Qalb" | ||||
| 12 | Martina Borg | "Yo Listen" | ||||
| 13 | Mark Anthony Bartolo | "Hideaway" | ||||
| 14 | Kurt Calleja | "Aziz/a" | ||||
| 15 | Kristy Spiteri | "Heaven Sent" | ||||
| 16 | Stefan Galea | "Lablab (Talk Talk)" | ||||
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