We are heading to the beautiful island of Malta tonight for the Semi-final of the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2026.
PBS, the Maltese national broadcaster and Malta are gearing up in full steam for the forthcoming Eurovision Song Contest 2026.
How to watch?
You can watch the Semi-final of MESC 2026 live at 21:00 CET via the following channels:
- TVM
- TVM webstream
About the show
A total of 18 acts will be battling for spot in the Grand Final. The top 12 acts will proceed to the Grand Final. The show will be held at the MFCC in Ta’ Qali and will be hosted by Keane Cutajar, Destiny Chukunyere and Gaia Cauchi.
Tommy Cash (Estonia 2025) will perform during the interval of the show. Ivan Grech & Band, Jamie Cardona and Gaia Cauchi will be also special guests during the show.
The Participants
- Franklin Calleja – «Guide You Home»
- Chess Galea – «Shout It Out»
- Liston Bongailas – «Mela»
- Kurt Anthony – «On The Borderline»
- Stefan Gaela – «Pose»
- Ema – «Achikuku (Don’t Think About It)»
- Kelsey Attard – «Perfectly Broken»
- Adria Twins – «Nerġà Nqum»
- Kelsie Borg – «Let A Girl Breathe»
- Matthew Cilia – «Brutality Mentality»
- Matt Blxck – «Ejja Lejja Ħdejja ‘l Hawn (The Flute)»
- Rhiannon Micallef – «Hold Myself Up»
- Mychael Bartolo Chircop – «My Sweet Angel»
- Aidan – «Bella»
- Denise – «Trophy»
- Nathan Psaila – «Ganador»
- Mark Anthony Bartolo – «Mumenti Sbieħ»
- Janice Mangion – «Univers»
MESC 2026
MESC 2026 will be held on 15th and 17th January. MESC 2026 will consist of two televised shows a semi-final and a grand final with a total of 18 acts competing.
- 15/01/2026- MESC 2026 Semi-final
- 17/01/2026- MESC 2026 Grand Final
18 songs will compete in the semi-final on January 15th, the top 12 acts after a jury/public voting deliberation will proceed to the grand final which is scheduled to be held on 17th January.
