The twenty acts that will participate in the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2016 have been announced tonight on TVM’s program Xarabank. They will compete at the semi-final phase that will be held on 22 January.

The chosen acts are:

1. Maxine Pace – Young love
2. Deborah C – All around the world
3. Lawrence Gray – You’re beautiful
4. Brooke – Golden
5. Raquel Galdes – Flashing lights
6. Corazon – Falling glass
7. Kimberly Cortis – Lighthouse
8. Jamine Abela – Alive
9. Domenique Azzopardi – Empty hearted
10. Jessika – The flame
11. Daniel Testa – Under the sun
12. Ira Losco – That’s why I love you
13. Franklin Calleja – Little love
14. Dario Mifsud Bonnici – I love you
15. Dominic – Fire burn
16. Danica Muscat – Frontline
17. Ira Losco – Chameleon (Invicible)
18. Christabelle Borg – Kingdom
19. Sarah Crystal – Right here with you
20. Stefan Galea – Light up my life

The top fourteen acts will advance to the final that will be held on the day after, on 23 January. The winner of MESC 2016 will represent Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016.

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