MALTA: PBS announces first selection stage for Lisbon

By John Stanton on September 18, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

Maltese national broadcaster PBS/TVM has revealed that it’s already at an advanced stage in its quest for a song for Lisbon. Whilst the Malta Eurovision Song Contest – the televised selection show – is all set for February, the initial 30 shortlisted songs will be whittled down to 16 before the end of this month.

The 30 songs, from a submission of 129, will be performed behind closed doors between 27 and 30 September in front of an expert jury. But what are the songs?

Abire Sekkaki	Casablanca Love
Aidan Cassar	Dai Laga
Aidan Cassar	See You
Avenue Sky	We Can Run
Brooke Borg	Heart Of Gold
Christabelle Borg	Taboo
Dan	If Only
Danica Muscat	One Step At A Time
Deborah C	Turn It Up
Deborah C & Josef Tabone	Human
Dominic Cini	Picture I Draw
Eleanor Cassar	Back To Life
Ishmael Grech	Good Times
Jasmine Abela	Supernovas
Kelsey Bellante	Super Woman
Kevin Paul Calleja	Great Adventure
Kimberley Cortis	Monsters
Kurt Anthony	You Will Find Me
Lawrence Gray	Love Renegade
Malcom Pisani	Kiss
Matthew Caruana	Call 2morrow
Mikhail Attard & Cherylis Camilleri	Breaking Point
Miriana Conte	Rocket
Nicole Azzopardi	Mixed Feelings
Petra Whiteford	Evolution
Raquel Galdes	In My Mind
Rhiannon Micallef	Beyond Blue Horizons
Richard Joe Micallef	Song For Dad
Stefan Galea	Closer
Tiziana Calleja	First Time

There are a few familiar names amongst our lucky shortlisters. Deborah C and Lawrence Gray are back again, and there are a few new names.

Malta has never won the Eurovision Song Contest. Its best finish is runner-up in 2002 (Ira Losco with Seventh wonder) and 2005 (Chiara with Angel). In Kyiv, Claudia Faniello failed to make the Grand Final with her song ‘Breathlessly’.