Malta: MESC 2016 Hopefuls Announced

The 49 hopefuls for the Maltese Eurovision selection process have been announced.

Malta has announced the semi finalists for their 2016 Eurovision selection process the Malta Eurovision Song Contest. The selection will once again be being held at the Mediterranean Conference Center after last year being held in the Marsa Shipyard the week after the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.

49 singers have been named by TVM of which 20 will be competing in the semi final with a total of 14 qualifying for the final where the Maltese public and a jury made of a Maltese music experts and international judges will select the winner. The dates of the shows are as follows, the semi final is January 22nd and the final on January 23rd.

The 49 hopefuls are as follows:

• Francesca Bonanno – 96
• Jasime Abela – Alive
• Deborah C – All Around The World
• Chaya Fenech – Bare Your Soul
• Kurt Cassar – Battle Zone
• Lyndsay Pace – Beautiful
• Andre Crume (Dre) – Brave
• Cherylis & Mikhail – Breaking Point
• Cherylis – Breathe
• Jessika  – Can’t Let Go
• Danica Muscat – Castle
• Ira Losco – Chameleon (Invisible)
• Francesca Borg – Dancing In The Rain
• Domenique Azzopardi – Empty Hearted
• Jean Claude Azzopardi – Exceptional
• Corazon (Mizzi) – Falling Glass
• Kelly Ann Mintoff – Feeling Alive
• Dominic – Fire Burn
• Iona – Fireworks
• Raquel Galdes – Flashing lights
• Franklin Calleja – Flawless
• Danica Muscat – Frontline
• Paul Cuschieri – Go Beyond The Shore
• Brooke – Golden
• Nazjo Rotin – Gone
• Q – Higher
• Jessika – Hush Hush
• Dario Misfun Bonnici – I Love You
• Franklin Calleja – I Won’t Surrender
• Christabelle Borg – Kingdom
• Stefan Galea – Light Up My Life
• Kimberley Cortis – Lighthouse
• Franklin Calleja – Little Love
• Neville Refalo -MI-MI Mind
• Joseph Portelli – Paper boats
• Panama Band – Reaching
• Sarah Crystal – Right here with you
• Aidan Cassar – Rule The World
• Klinsmann Coleiro – Someday
• Julienne Liberto – Tell Me What You Wanna Do
• Ira Losco – That’s Why I Love You
• Jessika – The Flame
• Kyle Mangani & Maxine Pace – Tonight
• Daniel Testa – Under the sun
• Amy Agius – Victory
• Kaya – Without you
• Maxine Pace – Young love
• Malcolm – Your kiss
• Laurence Gray – You’re Beautiful