Tonight, the first semi final in the Maltese selection for the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest will be held. Six acts will compete to be among the top 20 that will eventually reach the grand final.

The show

The show will start at 22:15 CET and it will behosted by Claudette Pace at the Audiovision TV Studios in Hamrun. A televoting will be held and it will open until this Saturday 16:30 CET. Out of the six semi finals, 20 acts will be chosen by televoting and a jury for the grand final.

Webcast

You can follow the show via webcast here.

The line-up

Composer/Lyricist in brackets.

1. Raquela – Here I am
   (Philip Vella/Gerard James Borg)
   
2. Ally – Curiosity
   (Elton Zarb/Gerard James Borg)
3. Richard Edwards – Change
   (Richard Micallef)
4. Foxy Federation – Fired up
   (Philip Vella/Gerard James Borg)
5. Klinsmann – Her name was Anne
   (Jonathan Spiteri & Klinsmann / Aldo Spiteri)
6. J. Anvil – Mirage
   (Andrew Zahra/Deo Grech)

In 2009, Malta was represented by Chiara, who finished sixth in the first semi final and 22nd in the grand final with her song What if we.