Ira Losco's Chameleon is to face stiff competition from nine other tracks performed by the artist herself before the song to represent Malta at the Eurovision Song will be chosen.

The song Chameleon won last month's Malta Eurovision contest, but the decision on whether Ira Losco will be singing it in Stockholm in May is still to be taken.

Nine other submissions have been made before a final selection is made within the next three weeks.

PBS said different juries would be analysing 10 of Losco's songs, including Chameleon, before a final track is chosen.

The juries would be made up of local and foreign "experts". 

Losco's winning song earned 40 per cent of the popular vote and the majority of votes from the judges.

Losco will perform in the first semi-final on 10 May, with the final taking place four days later. The singer had placed second in the 2002 Eurovision Song Contest with Seventh Wonder.