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Malta: artists for MESC 2026 announced

  • Writer: Laura Bird
    Laura Bird
  • 6 hours ago
  • 2 min read
A stage with a backdrop displaying the Malta Eurovision Song Contest logo
Image credit: Laura Bird

Overnight, Maltese broadcaster PBS announced the names of the 18 artists competing to represent Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026.


The format of MESC 2026 will be simplified compared to recent years, with a reduced number of songs. Rather than multiple audition rounds, music videos, or semi-finals, the national final will consist of one 18-song semi-final, to be held on Thursday, 15 January 2026, followed by a 12-song final on Saturday, 17 January 2026. This means that only six songs will be eliminated from the semi-final.



The 18 semifinalists of MESC 2026 are as follows:


  • Franklin Calleja – Guide You Home

  • Chess Galea – Shout It Out

  • Liston Bongailas – Mela

  • Kurt Anthony – On The Borderline

  • Stefan Galea – Pose

  • Ema – Achikuku (Don't Think About It)

  • Kelsy Attard – Perfectly Broken

  • Adria Twins – Nerġa' Nqum

  • Kelsie Borg – Let a Girl Breathe

  • Matthew Cilia – Brutality Mentality

  • Matt Blxck – Ejja Lejja Ħdejja 'I Ħawn (The Flute)

  • Rhiannon Micallef – Hold Myself Up

  • Mychael Bartolo Chircop – My Sweet Angel

  • Aidan – Bella

  • Denise – Trophy

  • Nathan Psaila – Ganador

  • Mark Anthony Bartolo – Mumenti Sbieħ

  • Janice Mangion – Univers



MESC Runners-up


Not one but two MESC runners-up are due to battle it out for the chance to represent Malta at Eurovision in 2026. Aidan finished in second place in 2022 with Ritmu, and Matt Blxck received the silver medal in 2024 with his entry Banana. They will take to the MESC stage in 2026 with their entries, Bella and Ejja Lejja Ħdejja 'I Ħawn (The Flute), respectively.




Other names of note

Eagle-eyed Eurovision fans may also recognise the name of Franklin Calleja, who has participated in the Maltese national selection a whopping six times to date. He will be hoping the seventh time's the charm with his MESC 2026 entry Guide You Home.


Also returning to the Maltese national selection are Adria Twins, Denise, Janice Mangion, Kelsey Attard, Kurt Anthony, Mark Anthony Bartolo, Matthew Cilia, Nathan Psaila, Rhiannon Micallef, and Stefan Galea.



MESC 2026 is scheduled to begin in January 2026.


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