TVM has revealed the 24 acts that remain in competition to represent the island nation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. A total of 39 acts were up for selection, meaning that fifteen have now been eliminated from the competition.

Two-time Eurovision entrant Fabrizio Faniello has safely made it through to the semifinals in Malta. His song “Try To Be Better” is one of the 24 that we’ll see again in the next stage. His Eurovision success so far has been mixed. After finishing ninth in 2001 with “Another Summer Night”, he returned with “I Do” in 2006. He then, however, finished last.

Former Junior Eurovision entrant Eliana Gomez Blanco is also through. Her song “Guess What” gathered enough votes to claim a spot in the next show.

Not making it through is San Marino’s 2018 entrant Jessika. Her success in the Malta Eurovision Song Contest has been limited since her adventure in San Marino, when she performed “Who We Are” in Lisbon. Her new song, “Unapologetic”, was not chosen for the semis.

The semifinalists

Below, you can see the list of 24 semifinalists in Malta. 

·         André – “Broken Hill”

·         Bradley – “Blackout”

·         BROOKE – “Checkmate”

·         Cheryl – “La La Land”

·         Chris Grech – “Indescribable”

·         Christian Arding – “Eku Ċar”

·         DAN – “It’ll Be OK”

·         Dario Bezzina – “Bridle Road”

·         Dominic & Anna – “Whatever Wind May Blow”

·         Eliana Gomez Blanco – “Guess What”

·         Fabrizio Faniello – “Try To Be Better”

·         Geo Debono – “The Mirror”

·         Giada – “I Depended On You”IAN – “On My Own”

·         Greta Tude – “Sound Of My Stilettos”

·         Klinsmann – “Piranha”

·         Mark Anthony Bartolo – “Tears”

·         MATT BLXCK – “UP”

·         Maxine Pace – “Alone”

·         Mikhail – “Leħen fiċ-Ċpar”

·         Nathan – “Creeping Walls”

·         Ryan Hili – “In The Silence”

·         Stefan Galea – “Heartbreaker”

·         The Busker – “Dance (Our Own Party)”

This list means that Jessika, Jason Scerri, Maria Debono, Stefan, Haley, Dario, Kirstie, Marie Claire, Lyndsay, Francesca Sciberras, Maria Christina, Jake, John Galea and James Louis have been eliminated from MESC.

The semifinal of Malta Eurovision Song Contest will be taking place on Thursday, 9th February. Malta will then eliminated another eight songs from the competition. On 11th February, Malta will be part of Super Saturday when they choose their entry from the remaining sixteen acts.