Malta: MESC 2023 First Quarterfinal line-up released

Malta: MESC 2023 First Quarterfinal line-up released
Friday, 06 January 2023

  • The contestants of the first quarterfinal of the Maltese national selection, Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2023, have been revealed. 

    One week ahaed of the first qualifying round of the Maltese national selection for Eurovision 2023, the national broadcaster, PBS, revealed the 13 acts that will compete in this first heat. 

    With the first quarterfinal set for January 13, 2023 the 13 acts to compete in the show will battle to secure one of the eight spots that lead to the next stage of the selection. 

    Namely the artists to take the stage in Quarterfinal #1 are: 

    • Haley – “Tik Tok”
    • Stefan – “What Do You Want?”
    • Clintess – “Lura Qatt” (Never backwards)
    • Fabrizio Faniello – “Try To Be Better”
    • Eliana Gomez Blanco – “Guess What”
    • Christian Arding – “Eku Ċar” (Clear echo)
    • Jason Scerri – “Anything Can Happen”
    • Maria Debono – “X’allegrija” (What joy)
    • Geo Debono – “The Mirror”
    • Mike – “Leħen Fiċ-Ċpar” (A voice in the fog)
    • Aidan – “Reġina” (Queen)
    • Nathan – “Creeping Walls”
    • Klinsmann – “Piranah” (Piranha)

     

    MESC 2023

    The national selection will consist of four quarterfinals, a semi-final and one grand final show. The national selection will kick off on January 13 with the first semifinal and will conclude on February 11 with the Grand final.

    MESC 2023 will unfold according to the following confirmed schedule: 

    • First Quarterfinal  – January 13
    • Second Quarterfinal  – January 20
    • Third Quarterfinal  – January 27
    • Fourth Quarterfinal – February 3
    • Semi-Final – February 9
    • Grand Final – February 11

    During all shows a combination of jury and public voting will influence the outcome of each heat. 

     

    Malta in Eurovision 

    Malta participated in Eurovision Song Contest for the first time in 1971 and has participated 34 times until now. Since 1991 it hasn't missed out any edtion of the competition. The mediterranean country has not been victorious until now but holds two second places in its record (2002 Ira Losco, Seventh Wonder) and (2005 Chiara Angel). Since the introduction of semi-finals in 2004, it has failed to qualify six times.

    In 2020 Destiny Chunkunyere won the second season of X-factor and was set to fly the flag in Rotterdam with her song 'All My Love' but unfortunately the contest was cancelled due to the cornavirus pandemic and she never performed in The Netherlands.However, this year Destiny was invited back for Eurovision 2021 in Rotterdam where she delivered on Rotterdam Ahoy's stage her entry "Je me casse"  which finished 7th in the Grand final with a total of 255 points, which is Malta's best results since 2005 when Chiara finished 2nd.

    This year Emma Muscat won the national final MESC2022 and represented the country in Turin singing 'I Am What I Am', which despite Emma's energetic performance in the 2nd semi-final didn't make it to the Grand final. 

     

    News Source: PBS

    Image: MESC YT