Ira Losco returns to the Eurovision Song Contest after an absence of 14 years with two songs which have made it to the shortlist of 49 from which the last 20 will be selected.
She has presented two songs “Chameleon (Invincible)” and “That’s why I love you”.
The number of songs submitted grew by 19 to 153.
The 20 finalists will be selected during the Xarabank programme with the semi-final to be held on 22 January and the final a day later.
Ira Losco had finished in second place with the song “7th wonder” in 2002.
The 49 songs are:
96 - Francesca Bonnano
Alive - Jasmine Abela
All Around The World - Deborah C
Bare Your Soul - Chaya Fenech
Battle Zone - Kurt Cassar
Beautiful - Lyndsey Pace
Brave - Andre Curmi (Dre)
Breaking Point - Cherylis & Mikhail
Breathe - Cherylis
Can't Let Go - Jessika
Castle - Danica Muscat
Chameleon (Invincible) - Ira Losco
Dancing In The Rain - Francesca Borg
Empty Hearted - Domenique Azzopardi
Exceptional - Jean Claude Azzopardi
Falling Glass - Corazon (Mizzi)
Feeling Alive - Kelly Ann Mintoff
Fire Burn - Dominic
Fireworks - Iona
Flashing Lights - Raquel Galdes
Flawless - Franklin Calleja
Frontline - Danica Muscat
Go Beyond The Shore - Paul Cushieri
Golden - Brooke
Gone - Nazjo Rotin
Higher - Q
Hush Hush - Jessika
I Love You - Dario Mifsud Bonnici
I Won't Surrender - Franklin Calleja
Kingdom - Christabelle Borg
Light Up My Life - Stefan Galea
Lighthouse - Kimberley Cortis
Little Love - Franklin Calleja
MI-MI-MIND - Neville Refalo
Paper Boats - Joseph Portelli
Reaching - Panama Band- Simaria
Right Here With You - Sarah Crystal
Rule The World - Aidan Cassar
Someday - Klinsmann Coleiro
Tell Me What You Wanna Do - Julienne Liberto
That's Why I Love You - Ira Losco
The Flame - Jessika
Tonight - Kyle Mangani & Maxine Pace
Under The Sun - Daniel Testa
Victory - Amy Agius
Without You - Kaya
Young Love - Maxine Pace
Your Kiss - Malcom
You're Beautiful - Laurence Gray