Phil’s Eurovision 2026 Countdown – Part Twenty Three – Malta

Malta - Bella - AIDEN Now, not for the first time in the storied history of this website, I'm making this up as I go...

Shai’s Eurovision 2026 Countdown – Part Twenty Three – Malta

Malta - Bella - Is quite tasteful.  Malta takes a different direction this year and instead of the cheap pop song they have sent in...

Eurovision 2026 Review: Malta

Malta’s 2026 entry is AIDAN with ‘Bella’, selected through MESC after winning the jury vote and finishing second with the public, which rather neatly...

25 March – The thrill soon fades away

Everyone likes the winners of contests, but we all like those that try, try, and try again. Even if they don't always quite get...

25 January – I’m red with hot emotion

It's getting more and more obvious that performers born in the 21st Century will become the majority of singers in our favourite TV show....

Malta pick their entry, but was it forgone?

If you thought the Moldovan National final was long on the first Saturday of the season, you're not a true Eurovision fan! Malta started...

Malta’s late night party reveals some results

So we’re properly off with the national-final shenanigans for Eurovision (actual) 2026, and Malta has delivered its first contribution: a late-night semi-final. I have to...

Who’s in the running: MESC 2026 reveals 18 semi-finalists

The Maltese broadcaster PBS yesterday announced the 18 artists selected to compete in MESC 2026. The semi-final takes place on 15 January 2026, with a...

27 November – A sweet memory from a world of laughter

Were you around for contests in the 20th Century? Did you have a favourite? Was it, by chance, 1995? You know, one of those...

19 November – Pack your troubles and make fun, you’ll enjoy...

Our friends in Malta are now firmly in the Eurovision family. It wasn't always so. After a few goes in the 1970s, they had...