Ogaemalta.com and The Sunday Times of Malta of 19th November reported that the 50 songs that make it to the second phase will have to score 50 per cent of the total number of points or more. Those that score less will have failed to reach the required standard and cannot qualify for the second round.
As previously announced, atotal of 228entries have been submitted for the Maltasong for Europe Festival 2007, which will be cut down to 50 by a panel of judges towards the end of this week. Ogaemalta.com reported that the judges will listen to the 228 entries between thisThursday 23rd and Saturday 25th November.
The results of the first round will be announced on the Maltasong Website on November 27. Singers can only sing two songs in the second phase and these will be the two that scored the highest number of points in the first phase of adjudication.
The second phase will be held on December 9. For the second phase, the song will be performed live before a panel of foreign judges.
Malta's best result at the Eurovision Song Contest was obtained in 2002 and 2005 when both Ira Losco and Chiaraachievedthe second place.
