Its been a whole year since we have been delighted by the Maltese national broadcaster, when they have given us the whittled down list – teasing us – this list will be shortened again and the final 16 songs will be announced in the coming months.
The 30 songs that have been selected are:
Abire – Casablanca Love
Aidan – Dai Laga
Aidan – See You
Avenue Sky – We Can Run
Brooke Borg – Heart of Gold
Christabelle Borg – Taboo
Dan – If Only
Danica Muscat – One Step At A Time
Deborah C – Turn It Up
Deborah C & Joseph Tabone – Human
Dominic Cini – Picture I Draw
Eleanor Cassar – Back To Life
Ishmael Grech – Good Times
Jasmine Abela – Supernovas
Kelsey Bellante – Super Woman
Kevin Paul Calleja – Great Adventure
Kimberley Curtis – Monsters
Kurt Anthony Cassar – You Will Find Me
Lawrence Gray – Love Renegade
Malcolm Pisani – Kiss
Matthew Caruana – Call 2morrow
Mikhail Attard & Cherilys Camileri – Breaking Point
Miriana Conte – Rocket
Nicole Azzopardi – Mixed Feelings
Petra Whiteford – Evolution
Raquel Galdes – In My Mind
Rhiannon Micallef – Beyond Blue Horizons
Richard & Joe Micallef – Song For Dad
Stefan Galea – Closer
Tiziana Calleja – First Time
You will notice some familiar names in the list (Richard Micallef – Firelight 2014, Nicole Azzopardi – JESC 2008, alongside teh usual suspects; Christabelle, Brooke, Lawrence Gray, etc.)
In Kiev just a few months ago, Malta were represented by MESC veteran, Claudia Faniello, sadly she failed to make the final with her ballad, “Breathlessly”.