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EUROVISION 2025 MALTA: MALTA EUROVISION SONG CONTEST - LISTEN TO THE SONGS


TVM has announced the 24 chosen ones for the national selection for the Eurovision song contest 2025 in Basel. There will be two semi-finals on February 4 and 6, and the grand final on February 8, 2025. The 12 semi-finalists in each will become 8, so 16 for the grand final after jury/televote. 

As usual among the artists some very familiar names, including three Eurovision veterans: Kurt Calleja (2012), Fabrizio Faniello (2001 and 2006) and Jessika (San Marino 2018). Other names that ring a bell are Miriam Conte and Mark Anthony Bartolo but most likely there more national selection veterans among them? Also among songwriters some familiar names besides the usual Maltese ones: Norwegian Tom Hugo of KEiiNO fame for Haley and JVF, Swedish Linnea Deb for Kantera and Kristy Spiteri, also Swedish Patrick Jean for Kelsy Attard, Finnish Henrik Tala for Nathan Psaila, and another Norwegian Audun Agnar Guldbrandsen. 

Ok, time to go to Vall-all-all-all-lletta and judge the song with the first time hearing ranking... Just like in Greece the songs in native language get my attention over general pop tunes. But then again phrases in Maltese popped up here and there :-)


Kelsey Bellante - 365  *
Kristy Spiteri - Heaven Sent **
Kurt Calleja - Aziz/a ***
Miriana Conte - Kant *
Mark Anthony Bartolo - Hideaway *
Nathan Psaila - Concrete ***
Miguel Bonello - Breaking the Cycle **
Matthew Cilia - Control ***
Dre’ Curmi - Te amo ***
Martina Borg - Yo Listen ***
Justine Shorfid - Still I Rise  **
The Alchemists - Rubble & Stone **
Krista Šujak - Unheard  **
Kelsy Attard - Love Me Loud *
JVF (Jessika, Victorio, Fabrizio) - Festa (No Time for Siesta) ***
Marie Claire - Wildflower **
Kurt Anthony Cassar - Miegħek biss ***
Raquela Dalli - Silenced  ***
Stefan Galea - Lablab (Talk Talk) **
Adria Twins - Qalb ma’ qalb ***
Haley Azzopardi - Whistleblower **
Victoria Sciberras - Juno **
Alexandra Alden - Magnolia disqualified
Dario Bezzina ft. Joseph Il-Muni - Għażliet (replacement) ****


First semi-final:

Mrac Anthony Bartolo - Hideway FINALIST
Dre Curmi - Te amo
Raquela - Silenced  FINALIST
Kristy Spiteri - Heaven sent  FINALIST
Matthew Cilia - Control
Marie Claire - Wildflower
Justine Shorfid - Still I rise FINALIST
JVF - Festa (No time for siesta)  FINALIST
Adria Twins - Qalb ma'Galb  FINALIST
Victoria - Juno  FINALIST
Kurt Calleja - Aziz/A  FINALIST

Adonxs previewed his entry for Czechia as acoustic version as well:

Second semi-final:

Kelsey Bellantie - 365
Dari Bezzina ft. Joseph Il-Muni - Għażliet  FINALIST
Kelsey Attard - Love me loud
Miriana Conte - Kant  FINALIST
The Alchemists - Rubble and stone  FINALIST
Martina Borg - Yo listen  FINALIST
Nathan Psaila - Concrete FINALIST
Kurt Anthony - Miegħek Biss
Kantera - LalaRataTakeke LalaRataKabum FINALIST
Krista Šujak - Unheard  FINALIST
Stefan Galea - Lablab (Talk talk)  FINALIST
Miguel Bonello - Breaking the cycle



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