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Malta: semifinal of MESC

Tonight is the night: 22 semifinalists will compete for 16 tickets to the final of MESC (Malta Eurovision Song Contest). After a few years of having the X-Factor as the national final, there will be a regular national final again. The show will start at 21.00 CET and you can watch it here

Here are the contestants:

  • Aidan Cassar, “Ritmu”
  • Baklava feat. Nicole, “Electric indigo”
  • Denise Mercieca, “Boy”
  • Derrick Schembri, “II”
  • Emma Muscat, “Out of sight”
  • Enya Magri, “Shame”
  • Francesca Sciberras, “Rise”
  • Giada, “Revelación”
  • Janice Mangion, “Army”
  • Jessica Grech, “Aphrodisiac”
  • Jessika Muscat, “Kaleidoskope”
  • Malcolm Pisani, “We came for love”
  • Mark Anthony Bartolo, “Serenity”
  • Matt Blxck, “Come around”
  • Miriana Conte, “Look what you’ve done now”
  • Nicole Azzopardi, “Into the fire”
  • Nicole Hammett, “A lover’s heart”
  • Norbert Bondin, “How special you are”
  • Rachel Lowell, “White doves”
  • Raquel Galdes Briffa, “Over you”
  • Richard Micallef, “Hey little”
  • Sarah Bonnici, “Heaven”

 

Aidan Cassar became 4th in 2018 and took part in X-Factor Malta 2019.
Baklava became 18th in 2009, took part in the 2010 semifinal and became 6th in 2011.
Denise Mercieca took part in X-Factor Malta 2019.
Derrick Schembri took part in the 2009 semifinals and took part in X-Factor Malta 2020.
Enya Magri took part in X-Factor Malta 2019.
Francesca Sciberra took part in X-Factor Malta 2020.
Janice Mangion took part in the 2012 semifinal, became 2nd in 2017 and took part in X-Factor Malta 2019.
Jessika Muscat took part in the 2008, 2009, 2010 semifinal, became 15th in 2011, took part in the 2012 semifinal, became 8th in 2014 and represented San Marino in the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest.
Mark Anthony Bartolo took part in X-Factor Malta 2019.
Matt Blxck took part in X-Factor Malta 2020.
Miriana Conte became 16th in 2017, 12th in 2018 and took part in X-Factor Malta 2020 as a member of Chord.
Nicole Azzopardi took part in X-Factor Malta 2019.
Nicole Hammett took part in X-Factor Malta 2019.
Norbert Bondin became 6th in X-Factor Malta 2019.
Raquel Galdes Briffa took part in X-Factor Malta 2019.
Richard Micallef took part in the 2010 semifinals, became 2nd in 2011, 5th in 2012, became 5th in 2013, won in 2014 with the band Firelight and thus represented Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest, and became 13th in 2017.
Sarah Bonicci took part in the X-Factor Malta in 2019.

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