Eight initial contestants advanced to the final stage of the Maltese Eurovision national selection “MESC 2025” from the first semi-final held last night. View the full results!
Eight out of twelve contestants have advanced to the final stage of the Maltese Eurovision national selection “MESC 2025,” which will be held next Saturday, February 8. During this event, Malta will choose its representative and song for the Eurovision 2025 to be held in Basel, Switzerland. The show was hosted by Valentina Rossi and Pauline Agius, who were previously spokespeople for Malta at Eurovision, and Davide Tucci, a famous Italian actor whose mother is Maltese. During the evening, the singer ADONXS, the Czech representative for Eurovision 2025, revealed his Eurovision song “Kiss Kiss Goodbye” in an acoustic version.
The eight finalists are Mark Anthony Bartolo, Raquela Dalli, Kristy Spiteri, Justine Shorfid, JVF, Adria Twins, Victoria Sciberras, and Kurt Calleja. The results were determined by 50% jury voting and 50% public voting.
Results of the first semi-final (finalists are highlighted):
- Mark Anthony Bartolo – “Hideaway“
- Dre’ Curmi – “Te amo“
- Raquela Dalli – “Silenced“
- Kristy Spiteri – “Heaven Sent“
- Matthew Cilia – “Control“
- Marie Claire – “Wildflower“
- Justine Shorfid – “Still I Rise“
- JVF – “Festa (No Time for Siesta)“
- Adria Twins – “Qalb ma’ Qalb“
- Haley Azzopardi – “Whistleblower“
- Victoria Sciberras – “Juno“
- Kurt Calleja – “Aziz/a“
Click on the song title to listen!
Among the contestants in the first semi-final are several familiar names:
Kurt Calleja – represented Malta in the 2012 Eurovision with his song “This is the night” and finished in 21st place in the final.
In addition, artists Haley Azzopardi and Mark Anthony Bartolo returned to the pre-selection, who have competed in the past but did not achieve significant results.
Maltese Eurovision Pre-Selection Dates
The dates for the Maltese Eurovision pre-selection are as follows:
- Semi-final 1 – Tuesday, February 4th, 2025
- Semi-final 2 – Thursday, February 6th, 2025
- Grand Final – Saturday, February 8th, 2025
Malta in Eurovision 2024
“Loop” is the name of the song performed by singer Sarah Bonnici, who was chosen to represent Malta after winning the Maltese national selection. Malta did not qualify for the final, finishing 16th and last in the second semi-final with 13 points.
This is the second consecutive time Malta has finished last in the semi-final stage, and the fifth time overall since joining the competition in 1971. Additionally, Malta fails to qualify for the final for the third consecutive time, a new negative record since the semi-final system began in 2004.
Eurovision 2025: This will be Malta’s 37th participation in Eurovision. Malta joined the competition in 1971 and achieved its best result in Eurovision 2002 and Eurovision 2005 after finishing second twice.
