A total of 12 songs competing in the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2026 have been released ahead of the live shows in January.
The songs that are competing to represent Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 have started to be released. To date, 12 songs out of the 18 that will be competing in the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2026 have been released.
The songs released to date are:
Yet to be released:
- Liston Bongailas – “Mela”
- Ema – “Achikuku (Don’t Think About It)”
- Adria Twins – “Nerġà nqum” (I will rise again)
- Mychael Bartolo Chircop – “My Sweet Angel”
- Aidan – “Bella” (Beautiful)
- Janice Mangion – “Univers” (Universe)
The participants will compete in a semi-final on January 15. Through the votes of the jury and of the public, 12 finalists will be chosen to advance to the final show on January 17. The winner(s) will then represent Malta at the 70th Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna next May.
Miriana Conte represented Malta at Eurovision 2025 with “Serving”. She brought Malta to their first final since 2021. Malta placed 17th in the final, scoring 91 points.
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Malta debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1971 and was represented by Joe Grech and the song “Marija L-Maltija”, which finished last. Malta competed again in 1972 and 1975 but then withdrew until their return in 1991. During the 1990s, Malta only once finished outside of the top 10, and in 1998, they came within just 7 points of victory. It was Chiara who brought the country their 3rd place finish in 1998, and who went on to finish in 2nd at the 2005 contest in Kyiv. The only other artist to finish 2nd for Malta is Ira Losco, who was 12 points away from victory in 2002. They are the longest and most successful participating country to have never won the Eurovision Song Contest.
