Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026

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Malta in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2026
Eurovision Song Contest 2026
Participating broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services (PBS)
CountryFlag of Malta.svg  Malta
Selection processMalta Eurovision Song Contest 2026
Selection date17 January 2026
Participation chronology
◄2025 •2026

Malta is set to be represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026. The Maltese participating broadcaster, Public Broadcasting Services (PBS), will organise the national final Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2026 to select its entry for the contest.

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Background

Prior to the 2026 contest, the Maltese Broadcasting Authority (MBA) until 1975, and the Public Broadcasting Services (PBS) since 1991, have participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing Malta thirty-seven 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 2025 edition, "Serving" performed by Miriana Conte qualified to the final and placed 17th.

As part of its duties as participating broadcaster, PBS organises the selection of its entry in the Eurovision Song Contest and broadcasts the event in the country. The broadcaster confirmed its intentions to participate at the 2026 contest on 29 May 2025. [2] Since 2022, PBS has selected its entry through a national final procedure called Malta Eurovision Song Contest (MESC), a method that will be continued for its 2026 participation. [2]

Before Eurovision

Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2026

Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2026 will be the national final format developed by PBS to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026. The competition will consist of a semi-final and final held on 15 and 17 January 2026, respectively, at the Malta Fairs and Conventions Centre in Ta' Qali. Both shows will be hosted by Keane Cutajar, Destiny Chukunyere (who won Junior Eurovision 2015 and represented Malta in Eurovision 2021) and Gaia Cauchi (who won Junior Eurovision 2013). [3]

Competing entries

Artists and composers were able to submit their entries to the broadcaster between 17 and 23 November 2025. [4] [5] Songwriters from any nationality were able to submit songs as long as the artist (at least half of the lead vocalists for groups or duos) and one of the songwriters per entry were Maltese or possessed Maltese citizenship. [6] A songwriting camp called the MESC Music Exchange Camp was held between 15 and 24 June 2025 in order to create songs to be submitted for the competition, with up to 80 songs eventually created in the camp. [2] [7] [8] 18 semi-finalist entries were selected and announced during a special programme aired on TVM, hosted by Daniel Testa (who represented Malta in Junior Eurovision 2008) and Ylenia Spiteri, on 1 December 2025. [9]

ArtistSongSongwriters
Adria Twins"Nerġa' nqum"
Aidan "Bella"
Chess Galea"Shout It Out"
  • Chess Galea
  • Hannah Dorman
  • Niklas Rosström
  • Remy Borsboom
Denise"Trophy"
Ema"Achikuku (Don’t Think About It)"
  • Ema Vella
  • Emil Calleja Bayliss
  • Matthew Caruana
  • Peter Borg
Franklin Calleja"Guide You Home"
  • Cyprian Cassar
  • Franklin Calleja
Janice Mangion"Univers"
  • Cyprian Cassar
  • Emil Calleja Bayliss
  • Mark Scicluna
Kelsie Borg"Let a Girl Breathe"
  • Gusten Dahlqvist
  • Jean Paul Borg
  • Linnea Gawell
Kelsy Attard"Perfectly Broken"
  • Kelsey Attard
  • Melanie Wehbe
  • Rasmus Rex Wester Findinge
  • Sarah Bonnici
Kurt Anthony"On the Borderline"
  • Edward Abela
  • Joe Romano
  • Kelly Rose Moncado
Liston"Mela"
  • Daniel Borg
  • Liston Bongailas
Mark Anthony Bartolo"Mumenti sbieħ"
  • Mark Anthony Bartolo
  • Matthew Caruana
  • Ronald Janeček
  • Silje Montsko Blandkjenn
Matt Blxck"Ejja lejja ħdejja 'l hawn (The Flute)"
  • Audun Agnar Guldbrandsen
  • Matthew Caruana
  • Matthew James Borg
Matthew Cilia and the AfterParty"Brutality Mentality"
  • Daniel Dalli
  • David Depasquale
  • Joshua Max Wunderlich
  • Linnea Gawell
  • Matthew Cilia
Mychael Bartolo Chircop"My Sweet Angel"
  • Klinsmann Coleiro
  • Matthew Caruana
  • Mychael Bartolo Chircop
  • Remy Borsboom
Nathan Psaila"Ganador"
  • Nathan Psaila
  • Tchiah Ommar
  • Tobi Verheij
  • Ynke Dingenen
Rhiannon Micallef"Hold Myself Up"
  • Kaya Campbell
  • Natalie Misova
  • Noah Timman
  • Rhiannon Micallef
Stefan Galea "Pose"
  • Owen Vos
  • Stefan Galea
  • Tchiah Ommar
  • Ynke Dingenen

References

  1. ↑ "Malta Country Profile". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 July 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 Granger, Anthony (29 May 2025). "🇲🇹 Malta: Eurovision 2026 Participation Confirmed & Songwriting Camp Announced". Eurovoix. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  3. ↑ "Malta Eurovision 2026: Destiny, Gaia and Keane to unveil a new era of musical nostalgia". TVMnews.mt. 24 December 2025. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  4. ↑ "Applications open for MESC 2026". TVMnews.mt. 4 November 2025. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  5. ↑ Lowell, Kimberly (19 November 2025). "Malta Eurovision 2026: Submissions Now Open". Malta Eurovision Song Contest. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  6. ↑ "2026 MESC Regulations" (PDF). maltaeurovision.mt. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  7. ↑ "Malta confirm Eurovision 2026 participation and release songwriting camp details". ESCXTRA.com. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  8. ↑ "Maltese singers with opportunity to attend Malta Music Exchange Camp once again". TVMnews.mt. 21 June 2025. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  9. ↑ Lowell, Kimberly (1 December 2025). "MESC 2026: The Quest to Represent Malta Begins as Semifinalists Are Revealed". Malta Eurovision Song Contest. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
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