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BS has just released the 36 semi-finalists which will take part the second phase of the Malta Eurosong 2010.

In the past three days, 122 entries were performed in front of an international jury made up of local and foreign music critics: Michelle Abela, Christian Axiak, Mariella Spiteri and Joe Tanti (Malta), Munro Forbes (Cyprus), Johanna van Lent-Singles (Netherlands) and Jeff Simpson (United Kingdom). The first phase was held behind closed doors.

This Monday all the 36 entries will be performed infront of a different panel of music critics who will judge the songs once again.

Kicking off from next Wednesday 9th December, all entries will be performed on TVM’s show, ‘L-Isfida’ hosted by Malta’s Eurovision 2000 entry singer, Claudette Pace. Songs will be performed six songs each week.

Malta’s next Eurovision entry will be chosen on the 20th February 2010 through a mixture of 50% jury vote and 50% public vote.

The 36 Semi-Finalists are:

Words are Not Enough - Tiziana Calleja

Fired Up - Foxy Federation

Beautiful Contradiction - Miriam Christine

Her Name Was Anne - Klinsmann

Samsara - Claudia Faniello

Fake - Jessica Muscat

Twenty Thousand Leagues - Mike Spiteri

If I knew - Cynthia Attard

Stories - Lawrence Gray

Three Little Words - Ruth Portelli

Here I Am - Raquela

Mirage - J.Anvil

Pizzicato - Aldo Busuttil

The Best Years - Godwin Lucas & Eve Daly

Once in a lifetime - Nadine Axisa & Clifford Galea

Who cares? - Josef Tabone

Broken - Silver Clash

I surrender - Francesca Borg

Save a life - Wayne Micallef

Ole Satschmo Blues - Claire Galea

Waterfall - Pricilla & Kurt

Euphoria - Baklava

Moments - Dorothy Bezzina

Change - Richard Edwards

All I need - Petra Zammit

Hypnotized - Rosman Pace

Velvet Ocean - Eleanor Spiteri

My dream - Thea Garrett

Curiosity - Ally

Hold On - Pamela Bezzina

Good Intentions - Audrey Marie Bartolo

Silver Rain - Roger Tirazona

Choices - Eleanor Cassar

Just a little more love - Glen Vella

One For You - Ryan Dale & Duminka

Grave Dancers - Dario Bezzina

The list includes a mixture of well established singer, former Eurovision singers and newcomers.

The 36 semi-finalists of the Malta Eurosong 2010, whose winner will represent Malta in the next Eurovision Song Contest, were announced by national broadcaster PBS.

OGAE Malta reports that in the past three days, 122 entries were performed in front of an international jury made up of local and foreign music critics: Michelle Abela, Christian Axiak, Mariella Spiteri and Joe Tanti (Malta), Munro Forbes (Cyprus), Johanna van Lent-Singles (Netherlands) and Jeff Simpson (United Kingdom). The first phase was held behind closed doors.

This Monday all the 36 entries will be performed in front of a different panel of music critics who will judge the songs once again.

From Wednesday 9th December, all entries will be performed on TVM’s show, ‘L-Isfida’ hosted by Malta’s Eurovision 2000 entry singer, Claudette Pace. Songs will be performed in batches of six each week.