A total of 134 submitted entries were narrrowed down to now 20 who competed in tonight’s semi-final with the hope of becoming Malta’s representative for next year’s Eurovision Song Contest. To reach that they first had to make it through to tomorrow’s final. 14 acts did so.
Tonight’s semi-final in the Maltese selection were held at a shipyard in Marsa, the exact same place the 2014 Junior Eurovision Song Contest took place last Saturday. 20 acts competed in the hope to reach the final which takes place tomorrow evening.
Some familar faces were among the 20 acts, three of them with previous Eurovision experience. Glen Vella who represented Malta in 2011 with the song One Life, but didn’t qualify for the international final can be glad that he did continue to the final tomorrow. That joy can be shared by Gianluca Bezzina, who represented Malta in 2013 and tonight went to the final as a part of the group L-Ahwa, which is him and five of his siblings, but also by Ludwig Galea (Eurovision 2004) in the group Trilogy.
The total list of participants in tonights semi-final with the 14 qualifiers in bold:1. Home sung by Lyndsay. Composed by Boris Cezek
2. Could Have Been Me sung by Iona Dalli. Composed by Philip Vella
3. Still Here sung by Franklin. Composed by Alexander Rybak
4. Rush sung by Christabelle. Composed by Elton Zarb and Muxu
5. Fandango sung by Jessika. Composed by Philip Vella and Gerard James Borg
6. Closed Doors sung by Chris Grech. Composed by Edward Mifsud, Peter Borg,David Cassar Torreggiani and Chris Grech
7. 12, Baker Street sung by Karen DeBattista. Composed by Jan van Dijck and Emil Calleja Bayliss
8. Something in the Way sung by Daniel Testa. Composed by Mans Ek and Charlie Mason
9. Breakaway sung by Glen Vella. Composed by Kevin Borg and Simon Gribbe
10. Stop Haunting Me sung by Raquel. Composed by Elton Zarb and Muxu.
11. Take Me As I Am sung by Domenique. Composed by Aidan O’Connor, Sara Biglert, Christian Schneider and Madeleine Jangklev.
12. The One That You Love sung by Lawrence Gray. Composed by Elton Zarb and Laurence Gray
13. It’s OK sung by Deborah C. Composed by Elton Zarb and Muxu
14. Close Your Eyes sung by Danica Muscat. Composed by Emil Calleja Bayliss and Danica Muscat.
15. Secretly sung by Corazon. Composed by Corazon Mizzi.
16. Beautiful to Me sung by L-Aħwa. Composed by Erik Anjou
17. Warrior sung by Amber. Composed by Elton Zarb and Muxu
18. Chasing a Dream sung by Trilogy. Composed by Joe Julian Farrugia and Paul Abela
19. Once In a While sung by Dominic. Composed by Elton Zarb and Rita Pace
20. Love And Let Go sung by Ekklesia Sisters. Composed by Philip Vella
This year Malta, represented by Firelight singing Coming Home, qualified for the final of the Eurovision Song Contest for the third time in a row.
