UPD Malta: The twenty Eurovision finalists

The eighth and last quarter final of the maltese preselection for the Eurovision song Contest took place tonight. Seven songs competed and after that the twenty songs to compete in the Maltese final on 7th February were announced. th

This is the lineup of the Maltese in the order the songs will be performed:

1. Ha Hi Hu – The Elements – (Carm Fenech, Carm Fenech)
2. Kamikaze lover – Baklava – (Philip Vella, Gerard J. Borg)
3. Choose your number – J. Anvil – (Augusto Cardinali, Giovann Attard)
4. Where you belong – Wayne Micallef – (Wayne Micallef, Luke Ambrogio)
5. Tonight at the opera – Classic Rebels – (Ralph Siegel, John O'Flynn)
6. Promises – Vittorio & Dorothy – (Chan Vella, Alexia Schembri)
7. What if we – Chiara – (Marc Paelinck, Gregory Bilsen)
8. One million ways – Rosman Pace – (Rosman Pace, Rosman Pace)
9. Before you walk away – Q – (Paul Giordimaina, Fleur Balzan)
10. Let it shine – Kylie Coleiro – Andrew Zahra, Joe Julian Farrugia)
11. Where was I? – Jamie Tonna – (Jason Paul Cassar, Mario J. Farrugia)
12. Life is an opera – Christine Barbara – (Rita Pace, Rita Pace)
13. Someday – Eleanor Cassar – (Paul Giordimaina, Fleur Balzan)
14. Crossroads – Raquela – (Philip Vella, Gerard J. Borg)
15. Mama- Miriam Christine – (Miriam Christine Warner, Miriam Christine Warner)
16. Avalon – Georgina & Ruth Casingena – (Paul Abela, Joe Julian Farrugia)
17. Typical Me – Alison Ellul – (Philip Vella, Gerard J. Borg)
18. The song in your heart – Trilogy – (Paul Abela, Joe Julian Farrugia)
19. Blue Sonata – Claudia Faniello – (Ray Agius, Ray Agius)
20. Butterfly Sky – Klinsmann – (Klinsmann Coleiro, Joe Julian Farrugia)

Statistically speaking, the last two quarter finals produced most finalists as four songs qualified from each, followed by the fifth and sixth with three, the first and second produced just two each and only one song qualified from the third and fourth.

Two time Maltese Eurovision Song Contest representative, Chiara will bid to make it third time lucky. Shw was 3rd in 1998 and runner-up to Helena Paparizou in 2005 with Angel. She will compete against fellow former Malta Song For Europe finalists, Claudia Faniello, J. Anvil, Klinsmann, Trilogy, Q (as separate artists), Rosman Pace and Eleanor Cassar.

The 20 finalists in running order:

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