Tonight, the fifth semi final of 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 semi final will be held during tonight's edition of the weekly show L-Isfida, hosted by Claudette Pace at the Audiovision TV Studios in Hamrun. The performances will start at around 22:15 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. Petra Zammit – All I need
   (Andrew Zammit/Keith Zammit)
2. Pamela Bezzina – Hold on
   (Paul Giordimaina/Fleur Balzan)
3. Nadine Axisa & Clifford Galea – Once in a lifetime
   (Jason Paul Cassar/Mario Farrugia)
4. Priscilla & Kurt – Waterfall
   (Mark Debono/Rita Pace)
5. Baklava – Euphoria
   (Philip Vella/Gerard James Borg)
6. Rosman Pace – Hypnotized
   (Rosman Pace)

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.