Malta: MESC 2023

Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2023

Quarter-final 1 Quarter-final 2 Quarter-final 3 Semi-final Final

The winning artist will represent Malta at Eurovision 2023.

It is unknown whether the winning song will actually be sung in Liverpool or whether it will be changed. The Maltese broadcaster will make that decision once the national selection is over.

Songs

Artist	Song	Rating
Aidan	Reġina
Andre'	Broken Hill
Bradley Debono	Blackout
Brooke	Checkmate
Cheryl Balzan	La La Land
Chris Grech	Indescribable
Christian Arding	Eku Ċar
Clintess	Lura Qatt
Dan	It'll Be OK
Dario	Pawn in a Game
Dario Bezzina	Bridle Road
Dominic & Anna	Whatever Wind May Blow
Eliana Gomez Blanco	Guess What
Fabrizio Faniello	Try to Be Better
Francesca Sciberras	Masquerade
Geo Debono	The Mirror
Giada	I Depend on You
Greta Tude	Sound of My Stilettos
Haley	Tik Tok
Ian	On My Own
Jake	Love You Like That
James Louis	Dream
Jason Scerri	Anything Can Happen
Jessika	Unapologetic
John Galea	Trailblazer
Kirstie	Girls Get Down
Klinsmann	Piranha
Lyndsay	Haunted
Maria Christina	Our Flame
Maria Debono	X'allegrija
Marie Claire	Thankful
Mark Anthony Bartolo	Tears
Matt Blxck	Up
Maxine Pace	Alone
Mikhail	Leħen Fiċ-Ċpar
Nathan	Creeping Walls
Ryan Hili	In the Silence
Stefan	Heartbreaker
Stefan Xuereb	What Do You Want?
The Busker	Dance (Our Own Party)

Quarter-final 1

song	running
Fabrizio Faniello – "Try to Be Better" Semi-final	4
Eliana Gomez Blanco – "Guess What" Semi-final	5
Christian Arding – "Eku Ċar" Semi-final	6
Geo Debono – "The Mirror" Semi-final	9
Mikhail – "Leħen Fiċ-Ċpar"Semi-final	10
Nathan – "Creeping Walls" Semi-final	12
Klinsmann – "Piranha" Semi-final	13
Haley – "Tik Tok"	1
Stefan Xuereb – "What Do You Want?"	2
Clintess – "Lura Qatt"	3
Jason Scerri – "Anything Can Happen"	7
Maria Debono – "X'allegrija"	8
Aidan – "Reġina" Disqualified	11

Disqualification Aidan was disqualified from MESC 2023 after quarter-final 1 following a breach of the regulations

MESC 2023 – Quarter-final 1

Date	13 January 2023, 21:00 - 22:45 CET
Hosts	Ryan Borg Josmar

Quarter-final 2

song	running
The Busker – "Dance (Our Own Party)" Semi-final	2
Maxine Pace – "Alone" Semi-final	4
Ian – "On My Own" Semi-final	6
Dario Bezzina – "Bridle Road" Semi-final	8
Brooke – "Checkmate" Semi-final	9
Mark Anthony Bartolo – "Tears" Semi-final	10
Dan – "It'll Be OK" Semi-final	11
Matt Blxck – "Up" Semi-final	13
Francesca Sciberras – "Masquerade"	1
Lyndsay – "Haunted"	3
Marie Claire – "Thankful"	5
Kirstie – "Girls Get Down"	7
Dario – "Pawn in a Game"	12

MESC 2023 – Quarter-final 2

Date	20 January 2023, 21:00 - 22:45 CET
Hosts	Ryan Borg Josmar

Quarter-final 3

song	running
Andre' – "Broken Hill" Semi-final	1
Bradley Debono – "Blackout" Semi-final	2
Cheryl Balzan – "La La Land" Semi-final	3
Dominic & Anna – "Whatever Wind May Blow" Semi-final	5
Greta Tude – "Sound of My Stilettos" Semi-final	6
Ryan Hili – "In the Silence" Semi-final	7
Stefan – "Heartbreaker" Semi-final	9
Giada – "I Depend on You" Semi-final	10
Chris Grech – "Indescribable" Semi-final	13
James Louis – "Dream"	4
Jessika – "Unapologetic"	8
John Galea – "Trailblazer"	11
Jake – "Love You Like That"	12
Maria Christina – "Our Flame"	14

MESC 2023 – Quarter-final 3

Date	27 January 2023, 21:00 - 22:45 CET
Hosts	Ryan Borg Josmar

Semi-final

song	running
Fabrizio Faniello – "Try to Be Better" Final	2
Eliana Gomez Blanco – "Guess What" Final	3
Dan – "It'll Be OK" Final	5
Ian – "On My Own" Final	6
Ryan Hili – "In the Silence" Final	7
Cheryl Balzan – "La La Land" Final	9
Nathan – "Creeping Walls" Final	11
Chris Grech – "Indescribable" Final	12
Brooke – "Checkmate" Final	13
Christian Arding – "Eku Ċar" Final	14
Geo Debono – "The Mirror" Final	17
The Busker – "Dance (Our Own Party)" Final	18
Maxine Pace – "Alone" Final	19
Giada – "I Depend on You" Final	21
Stefan – "Heartbreaker" Final	22
Matt Blxck – "Up" Final	24
Greta Tude – "Sound of My Stilettos"	1
Andre' – "Broken Hill"	4
Mark Anthony Bartolo – "Tears"	8
Dario Bezzina – "Bridle Road"	10
Klinsmann – "Piranha"	15
Bradley Debono – "Blackout"	16
Dominic & Anna – "Whatever Wind May Blow"	20
Mikhail – "Leħen Fiċ-Ċpar"	23

MESC 2023 – Semi-final

Date	9 February 2023, 21:00 CET
Location	Malta Fairs and Conventions Centre
City	Ta' Qali
Hosts	Glen Vella Amber Bondin
Voting	50% jury 50% televoting

Final

		points
place		Total	Tele	Jury	running
1	The Busker – "Dance (Our Own Party)"	121	80	41	9
2	Ryan Hili – "In the Silence"	85	44	41	14
3	Matt Blxck – "Up"	76	31	45	11
4	Maxine Pace – "Alone"	73	45	28	3
5	Brooke – "Checkmate"	70	31	39	6
6	Chris Grech – "Indescribable"	34	7	27	2
7	Ian – "On My Own"	22	3	19	7
8	Fabrizio Faniello – "Try to Be Better"	21	9	12	4
9	Eliana Gomez Blanco – "Guess What"	20	10	10	8
10	Christian Arding – "Eku Ċar"	17	6	11	13
11	Nathan – "Creeping Walls"	12	9	3	1
12	Dan – "It'll Be OK"	10	2	8	15
13	Cheryl Balzan – "La La Land"	9	4	5	12
14	Giada – "I Depend on You"	3	2	1	10
15	Geo Debono – "The Mirror"	3	3	0	5
16	Stefan – "Heartbreaker"	3	3	0	16

MESC 2023 – Final

Date	11 February 2023, 21:00 - 00:05 CET
Location	Malta Fairs and Conventions Centre
City	Ta' Qali
Hosts	Glen Vella Amber Bondin
Voting	50% jury 50% televoting