Malta: PBS confirms Eurovision 2023 participation

• The Maltese national broadcaster, PBS, will be taking part in the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest in the United Kingdom. 

  PBS has confirmed that Malta will be participating in the 67th Eurovision Song Contest next year in the UK, marking the mediterranean country's 35th appearance in the competition's history. 

  Malta will be choosing their Eurovision 2023 hopeful through the Malta Eurorovision Song Contest format like last year. 

   

  Malta Eurovsion Song Contest 2023 (MESC 2023) 

  PBS has released the terms and rules of MESC 2023 and has opened the submission window which will be active from 17 to 31 October 2022.

  A total of 40 entries will compete in the Maltese selection for Eurovision 2023 which 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

   

  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: Sarah Louise Bennett

   

   

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Angelos D.
Loyal follower of the Eurovision Song Contest since 1987, I've made the competition one of the stories of my life. After attending as accredited press the event for 13 consecutive years along with the 2017-2024 JESC editions, I also enjoy the last three years sharing more Eurovision music through the Eurofans radio's project.