Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2022
The 22 semi-finalists for the 2022 edition of the Malta Eurovision Song Contest are known.
This opens the final phase of this competition, which is returning after a 4-year absence.
Television Malta will be broadcasting both the semi-finals and the final of the Malta Eurovision Song Contest next February.
22 songs (below) will take part in the semi-final evening, of which 16 will go to the final evening.
At this stage the selection will be through an expert jury and the public vote.
The winning song on the evening of the final of the Malta Eurovision Song Contest represents our country in the Eurovision Song Contest next May in Turin, Italy.
The list of semi-finalists is listed in alphabetical order.
22 semi-finalists
No | Songs | Singers | Lyrics | Composers | Televoting | Video |
01 | A Lover’s Heart | Nicole Hammett | Joe Julian Farrugia | Cyprian Cassar | ||
02 | Aphrodisiac | Jessica Grech | Gerard James Borg | Philip Vella | ||
03 | Army | Janice Mangion | Emil Calleja Bayliss | Cyprian Cassar / Mark Scicluna | ||
04 | Boy | Denise Mercieca | Aidan Cassar | Aidan Cassar | ||
05 | Come Arround | Matt BLXCK | Matt BLXCK | Matt BLXCK / David Grech | ||
06 | Electric indigo | Baklava ft Nicole | Gerard James Borg | Philip Vella | ||
07 | Heaven | Sarah Bonnici | Aidan Cassar | Aidan Cassar | ||
08 | Hey Little | Richard Micallef | Richard Micallef | Richard Micallef | ||
09 | How special you are | Norbert Bondin | Shaun Farrugia / Norbert Bondin / Peter Borg | Shaun Farrugia / Norbert Bondin / Peter Borg | ||
10 | II | Derrick Schembri | Emil Calleja Bayliss | Cyprian Cassar | ||
11 | Into The Fire | Nicole Azzopardi | Peter Boström / Nektarios Tyrakis / Marika Lindė | Peter Boström / Per Jonsson / Marika Lindė / Dimitri Stassos | ||
12 | Kaleidoscope | Jessika Muscat | Gerard James Borg | Philip Vella | ||
13 | Look what you’ve done now | Miriana Conte | Matt Mercieca | Cyprian Cassar | ||
14 | Out Of Sight | Emma Muscat | Antonio Caputo / Emma Muscat / Gabriel Rossi / Lorenzi Santarelli / Marco Salvaderi | Antonio Caputo / Emma Muscat / Gabriel Rossi / Lorenzi Santarelli / Marco Salvaderi | ||
15 | Over You | Raquel Galdes Briffa | Aidan Cassar | Aidan Cassar | ||
16 | Revelaction | Jade Marie Vella | Aidan Cassar | Aidan Cassar | ||
17 | Rie | Francesca Sciberras | Etienne Micallef | Mark Scicluna | ||
18 | Ritmu | Aidan Cassar | Aidan Cassar | Aidan Cassar | ||
19 | Serenity | Mark Anthony Bartolo | Mark Anthony Bartolo | Mark Anthony Bartolo | ||
20 | Shame | Enya Magri | Jody Magri | Cyprian Cassar | ||
21 | We Came For Love | Malcolm Pisani | Matt Mercieca | Gaspare Incatasciato | ||
22 | White Doves | Rachel Lowell | Emil Calleja Bayliss | Ylva Persson |
Frist Night of the Festival
Thursday 17 Feburary 2022
No | Songs | Singers | Lyrics | Composers | Televoting | Video |
01 | Ritmu | Aidan Cassar | Aidan Cassar | Aidan Cassar | 50615301 | (Click for Video) |
02 | Army | Janice Mangion | Emil Calleja Bayliss | Cyprian Cassar / Mark Scicluna | 50615302 | (Click for Video) |
03 | A Lover’s Heart | Nicole Hammett | Joe Julian Farrugia | Cyprian Cassar | 50615303 | (Click for Video) |
04 | Heaven | Sarah Bonnici | Aidan Cassar | Aidan Cassar | 50615304 | (Click for Video) |
05 | Serenity | Mark Anthony Bartolo | Mark Anthony Bartolo | Mark Anthony Bartolo | 50615305 | (Click for Video) |
06 | Boy | Denise Mercieca | Aidan Cassar | Aidan Cassar | 50615306 | (Click for Video) |
07 | Hey Little | Richard Micallef | Richard Micallef | Richard Micallef | 50615307 | (Click for Video) |
08 | Rie | Francesca Sciberras | Etienne Micallef | Mark Scicluna | 50615308 | (Click for Video) |
09 | Look what you’ve done now | Miriana Conte | Matt Mercieca | Cyprian Cassar | 50615309 | (Click for Video) |
10 | Revelaction | Jade Marie Vella | Aidan Cassar | Aidan Cassar | 50615310 | (Click for Video) |
11 | Electric indigo | Baklava ft Nicole Vella | Gerard James Borg | Philip Vella | 50615311 | (Click for Video) |
12 | II | Derrick Schembri | Emil Calleja Bayliss | Cyprian Cassar | 50615312 | (Click for Video) |
13 | How special you are | Norbert Bondin | Shaun Farrugia / Norbert Bondin / Peter Borg | Shaun Farrugia / Norbert Bondin / Peter Borg | 50615313 | (Click for Video) |
14 | Over You | Raquel Galdes Briffa | Aidan Cassar | Aidan Cassar | 50615314 | (Click for Video) |
15 | Aphrodisiac | Jessica Grech | Gerard James Borg | Philip Vella | 50615315 | (Click for Video) |
16 | Come Arround | Matt BLXCK | Matt BLXCK | Matt BLXCK / David Grech | 50615316 | (Click for Video) |
17 | White Doves | Rachel Lowell | Emil Calleja Bayliss | Ylva Persson | 50615317 | (Click for Video) |
18 | Into The Fire | Nicole Azzopardi | Peter Boström / Nektarios Tyrakis / Marika Lindė | Peter Boström / Per Jonsson / Marika Lindė / Dimitri Stassos | 50615318 | (Click for Video) |
19 | Out Of Sight | Emma Muscat | Antonio Caputo / Emma Muscat / Gabriel Rossi / Lorenzi Santarelli / Marco Salvaderi | Antonio Caputo / Emma Muscat / Gabriel Rossi / Lorenzi Santarelli / Marco Salvaderi | 50615319 | (Click for Video) |
20 | We Came For Love | Malcolm Pisani | Matt Mercieca | Gaspare Incatasciato | 50615320 | (Click for Video) |
21 | Shame | Enya Magri | Jody Magri | Cyprian Cassar | 50615321 | (Click for Video) |
22 | Kaleidoscope | Jessika Muscat | Gerard James Borg | Philip Vella | 50615322 | (Click for Video) |
Second Night of the Festival
Friday 18 Feburary 2022
Year | Singers | Songs | Lyrics | Composers | Points | Place | |
1971 | Joe Grech | Marija l-Maltija | Charles Mifsud | Joe Grech | 52 | 18th | |
1972 | Joe Cutajar & Helen Micallef | L-Imħabba | Albert M Cassola | Charles Camilleri | 48 | 18th | |
1975 | Renato (Micallef) | Singing This Song | M.Iris Mifsud | Sammy Galea | 32 | 12th | |
1991 | Paul Giordimaina & Georgina Abela | Could It Be | Raymond Mahoney | Paul Abela | 106 | 6th | |
1992 | Mary Spiteri | Little Child | Raymond Mahoney | Georgina Abela | 123 | 3rd | |
1993 | William Mangion | This Time | William Mangion | William Mangion | 69 | 8th | |
1994 | Chris & Moira | More Than Love | Moira Stafrace | Chris Scicluna | 97 | 5th | |
1995 | Mike Spiteri | Keep Me In Mind | Alfred C. Sant | Ray Agius | 76 | 10th | |
1996 | Miriam Christine | In A Woman's Heart | Alfred C. Sant | Paul Abela | 68 | 10th | |
1997 | Debbie Scerri | Let Me Fly | Ray Agius | Ray Agius | 66 | 9th | |
1998 | Chiara | The One That I Love | Sunny Aquilina | Jason Paul Cassar | 165 | 3rd | |
1999 | Times 3 | Believe in Peace | Moira Stafrace | Chris Scicluna | 32 | 15th | |
2000 | Claudette Pace | Desire | Gerard James Borg | Philip Vella | 73 | 8th | |
2001 | Fabrizio Faniello | Another Summer Night | Georgina Abela | Paul Abela | 48 | 9th | |
2002 | Ira Losco | 7th Wonder | Gerard James Borg | Philip Vella | 164 | 2nd | |
2003 | Lynn Chircop | To Dream Again | Cynthia Sammut | Alfred Zammit | 4 | 25th | |
2004 | Julie Zahra & Ludvig Galea | On Again...Off Again | Gerard James Borg | Philip Vella | 50 | 12th | |
2005 | Chiara | Angel | Chiara Siracusa | Chiara Siracusa | 192 | 2nd | |
2006 | Fabrizio Faniello | I Do | Fabrizio Faniello | Aldo Spiteri | 1 | 24th | |
2007 | Olivia Lewis | Vertigo | Gerard James Borg | Philip Vella | n/a | s/f | |
2008 | Morena | Vodka | Gerard James Borg | Philip Vella | n/a | s/f | |
2009 | Chiara | What If We | Gregory Bilsen | Marc Paelinck | 31 | 22nd | |
2010 | Thea Garrett | My Dream | Sunny Aquilina | Jason Paul Cassar | n/a | s/f | |
2011 | Glen Vella | One Life | Fleur Balzan | Paul Giordimaina | n/a | s/f | |
2012 | Kurt Calleja | This is the Night | Kurt Calleja | Johan Jämtberg / Mikael Gunnerås | 41 | 21st | |
2013 | Gianluca Bezzina | Tomorrow | Dean Muscat | Boris Cezek | 120 | 8th | |
2014 | Firelight | Coming Home | Richard Edward Micallef | Richard Edward Micallef | 32 | 23th | |
2015 | Amber Bondin | Warrior | Muxu (Matt Mercieca) | Elton Zarb | |||
2016 | Ira Losco | Walk On Water | 12 | 153 | |||
2017 | Claudia Fianello | Breathlessly | Gerald James Borg | Philip Vella Sean Vella | |||
2018 | Christabelle Borg | Taboo | Christabelle Borg, 'Muxu' (Matt Mercieca) | Johnny Sanchez. Thomas G. son | |||
2019 | Michela Pace | Chameleon | |||||
2020 | |||||||
2021 | Destiny | Je Me Casse | 7 | ||||
2022 | Emma Muscat | Out Of Sight | Antonio Caputo / Emma Muscat / Gabriel Rossi / Lorenzi Santarelli / Marco Salvaderi | Antonio Caputo / Emma Muscat / Gabriel Rossi / Lorenzi Santarelli / Marco Salvaderi |
- 1973, 1974, 1976 Did not participate
- 1977-1990 Did not participate
- 2016 Song 'Chameleon' replaced by 'Walk On Water'
- 2020 Festival did't held Destiny got song 'All of My Love'
This show was presented by Ryan Borg and Josmar Gatt to commemorate the 51st anniversary of Malta's participation in the Eurovision Song Festival since 1971.
The Singers appeared in this order:- Joe Grech, Glen Vella, Olivia Lewis, Paul Giordimaina & Georgina Abela, Mike Spiteri, Kurt Calleja, Miriam Christine Borg, Joe Cutajar & Helen Micallef, Amber Bondin, Morena], Thea Garrett, Ira Losco, Michela Pace, Renato, Gianluca Bezzina, Lynn Chircop, Chiara Siracuza, Firelight, Julie Zahra & Ludvig Galea who sang together after eighteen years, Claudia Faniello, Debbie Scerri and Mary Spiteri
In the begaining of the show the Presenters announced the the Singer Guitarist Chris Scilcuna was greeted at the beginning of the evening, after his wife Moira Stafrace announced early in the morning that Chris had passed away at the age of 62. Then well known as Chris & Moira.
William Mangion send a message where he lives in the moment, although Chris Scicluna had passed away he still appeared to be texting along with his pre-recorded wife Moira with the present audience applauding me with respect, Christabelle Borg send a messagge and the same made Philippa Farrugia Random, Francesca Tabone and Diane Stafrace, and also Fabrizio Faniello who was at USA, Claudette Pace also send a message,
The sixteenth finalist announced
No | Songs | Singers | Lyrics | Composers | Televoting | Video |
01 | Shame | Enya Magri | Jody Magri | Cyprian Cassar | 50615321 | (Click for Video) |
02 | Heaven | Sarah Bonnici | Aidan Cassar | Aidan Cassar | 50615304 | (Click for Video) |
03 | Come Arround | Matt BLXCK | Matt BLXCK | Matt BLXCK / David Grech | 50615316 | (Click for Video) |
04 | Boy | Denise Mercieca | Aidan Cassar | Aidan Cassar | 50615306 | (Click for Video) |
05 | How special you are | Norbert Bondin | Shaun Farrugia / Norbert Bondin / Peter Borg | Shaun Farrugia / Norbert Bondin / Peter Borg | 50615313 | (Click for Video) |
06 | Over You | Raquel Galdes Briffa | Aidan Cassar | Aidan Cassar | 50615314 | (Click for Video) |
07 | Serenity | Mark Anthony Bartolo | Mark Anthony Bartolo | Mark Anthony Bartolo | 50615305 | (Click for Video) |
08 | Electric indigo | Baklava ft Nicole Vella | Gerard James Borg | Philip Vella | 50615311 | (Click for Video) |
09 | Ritmu | Aidan Cassar | Aidan Cassar | Aidan Cassar | 50615301 | (Click for Video) |
10 | Army | Janice Mangion | Emil Calleja Bayliss | Cyprian Cassar / Mark Scicluna | 50615302 | (Click for Video) |
11 | A Lover’s Heart | Nicole Hammett | Joe Julian Farrugia | Cyprian Cassar | 50615303 | (Click for Video) |
12 | Into The Fire | Nicole Azzopardi | Peter Boström / Nektarios Tyrakis / Marika Lindė | Peter Boström / Per Jonsson / Marika Lindė / Dimitri Stassos | 50615318 | (Click for Video) |
13 | Hey Little | Richard Micallef | Richard Micallef | Richard Micallef | 50615307 | (Click for Video) |
14 | Revelaction | Jade Marie Vella | Aidan Cassar | Aidan Cassar | 50615310 | (Click for Video) |
15 | Out Of Sight | Emma Muscat | Antonio Caputo / Emma Muscat / Gabriel Rossi / Lorenzi Santarelli / Marco Salvaderi | Antonio Caputo / Emma Muscat / Gabriel Rossi / Lorenzi Santarelli / Marco Salvaderi | 50615319 | (Click for Video) |
16 | Look what you’ve done now | Miriana Conte | Matt Mercieca | Cyprian Cassar | 50615309 | (Click for Video) |
No | Songs | Singers | Lyrics | Composers | Televoting | Video |
00 | Rie | Francesca Sciberras | Etienne Micallef | Mark Scicluna | ||
00 | II | Derrick Schembri | Emil Calleja Bayliss | Cyprian Cassar | ||
00 | Aphrodisiac | Jessica Grech | Gerard James Borg | Philip Vella | ||
00 | White Doves | Rachel Lowell | Emil Calleja Bayliss | Ylva Persson | ||
00 | We Came For Love | Malcolm Pisani | Matt Mercieca | Gaspare Incatasciato | ||
00 | Kaleidoscope | Jessika Muscat | Gerard James Borg | Philip Vella | 50615322 | (Click for Video) |
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The Final Night of the Festival
Saturday 19 Feburary 2022
No | Songs | Singers | Lyrics | Composers | Televoting | Video |
01 | Electric indigo | Baklava ft Nicole Vella | Gerard James Borg | Philip Vella | 50615301 | (Click for Video) |
02 | How special you are | Norbert Bondin | Shaun Farrugia / Norbert Bondin / Peter Borg | Shaun Farrugia / Norbert Bondin / Peter Borg | 50615302 | (Click for Video) |
03 | Come Arround | Matt BLXCK | Matt BLXCK | Matt BLXCK / David Grech | 50615303 | (Click for Video) |
04 | Revelaction | Jade Marie Vella | Aidan Cassar | Aidan Cassar | 50615304 | (Click for Video) |
05 | Kaleidoscope | Jessika Muscat | Gerard James Borg | Philip Vella | 50615305 | (Click for Video) |
06 | Over You | Raquel Galdes Briffa | Aidan Cassar | Aidan Cassar | 50615306 | (Click for Video) |
07 | A Lover’s Heart | Nicole Hammett | Joe Julian Farrugia | Cyprian Cassar | 50615307 | (Click for Video) |
08 | Look what you’ve done now | Miriana Conte | Matt Mercieca | Cyprian Cassar | 50615308 | (Click for Video) |
09 | Into The Fire | Nicole Azzopardi | Peter Boström / Nektarios Tyrakis / Marika Lindė | Peter Boström / Per Jonsson / Marika Lindė / Dimitri Stassos | 50615309 | (Click for Video) |
10 | Heaven | Sarah Bonnici | Aidan Cassar | Aidan Cassar | 50615310 | (Click for Video) |
11 | Shame | Enya Magri | Jody Magri | Cyprian Cassar | 50615311 | (Click for Video) |
12 | Boy | Denise Mercieca | Aidan Cassar | Aidan Cassar | 50615312 | (Click for Video) |
13 | Out Of Sight | Emma Muscat | Antonio Caputo / Emma Muscat / Gabriel Rossi / Lorenzi Santarelli / Marco Salvaderi | Antonio Caputo / Emma Muscat / Gabriel Rossi / Lorenzi Santarelli / Marco Salvaderi | 50615313 | (Click for Video) |
14 | Army | Janice Mangion | Emil Calleja Bayliss | Cyprian Cassar / Mark Scicluna | 50615314 | (Click for Video) |
15 | Serenity | Mark Anthony Bartolo | Mark Anthony Bartolo | Mark Anthony Bartolo | 50615315 | (Click for Video) |
16 | Ritmu | Aidan Cassar | Aidan Cassar | Aidan Cassar | 50615316 | (Click for Video) |
17 | Hey Little | Richard Micallef | Richard Micallef | Richard Micallef | 50615317 | (Click for Video) |