All you need to know as Malta selects its song for Vienna

HOW TO WATCH: You can stream the final of Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2026 on the official Eurovision Song Contest YouTube channel. The show starts at 20:45 CET on Saturday 17 December.

We've got a ticket to Ta' Qali for Saturday night as the Maltese destination hosts the final of Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2026. 12 songs will compete in the national final with the winner going on to represent Malta at the 70th Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna.

It won't be the first night of MESC magic that fans will have enjoyed during the week. On Thursday 15 January, a semi-final round saw 18 performances voted on, with the 12 songs you'll be able to enjoy on Saturday night progressing to the final.

You can listen to all 18 songs that took part in Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2026, over on our YouTube channel.

Here is your MESC 2026 final lineup, in the order that they'll perform at Saturday night's final.

Janice Mangion – Univers

Kelsie Borg – Let a Girl Breathe

MATT BLXCK – Ejja lejja ħdejja ‘l hawn (The Flute)

DENISE – Trophy

Nathan Psaila – Ganador

Ema – Achikuku (Don’t Think About It)

Franklin Calleja – Guide You Home

Mychael Bartolo Chircop – My Sweet Angel

Mark Anthony Bartolo – Mumenti Sbieħ

AIDAN – Bella

Matthew Cilia and The AfterParty – Brutality Mentality

Adria Twins – Nerġà Nqum

Hosts for the evening will be Keane Cutajar and two Junior Eurovision winners for Malta; Gaia Cauchi and Destiny Chukunyere. Destiny also got to represent her country at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2021, bringing Malta a Top 10 finish in Rotterdam with her song Je Me Casse.

Interval acts already announced for Saturday night include the reunion of the band Scream Daisy, plus a star performance from Miriana Conte, who scored victory at Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025.

At the 69th Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, Miriana took Malta to the Grand Final for the first time since Rotterdam 2021, with her floor-filling anthem SERVING.