Tonight, Malta will select their song for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016.

Last night saw 20 performances whittled down to 14 songs that will compete for the right to represent Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest in May.

The winner will be decided by a jury consisting of six members and the public. The public’s vote will carry the same weight as each juror’s votes, meaning they will account for 1/7th of the over all outcome.

The participants

• Raquel – Flashing lights
• Dominic – Fire burn
• Kim – Lighthouse
• Christabelle – Kingdom
• Deborah C – All around the world
• Franklin – Little love
• Daniel Testa – Under the Sun
• Corazón – Falling glass
• Ira Losco – Chameleon (Invincible)
• Jessika – The flame
• Laurence Gray – You’re beautiful
• Brooke – Golden
• Jasmine Abela – Alive
• Maxine – Young love

How to watch

The MESC 2016 final begins at 20:45 CET and will be available to watch on the following channels:

• TVM
• Eurovision.tv

Last year, Amber won the Maltese national final and represented the country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015.

She narrowly missed out on a place in the final after her song Warrior placed 11th with 43 points.

Who do you want to see represent Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016?