Three former winners of the Malta Song for Europe contest have qualified for the finals of this year's contest and are thus hoping to make a return to the Eurovision Song Contest.
They are Chiara, Malta’s most successful Eurovision participant, Miriam Christine and Georgina.
The Eurovision Song Contest to be held in Russia, in May.
Unlike previous years, contestants at Eurosong 2009 were this time only allowed to submit one song, to allow space for more artists to compete in the final to be held on February 7, at the Malta Fairs and Convention Centre, Ta’ Qali.
The event is sponsored by Go and Hamilton Travel.
The following are the 20 songs that have made it to next month’s finals. The list – which starts with the name of the song, singer/group, composer and author – does not reflect the order they will perform:
1. Ha Hi Hu - The Elements - (Carm Fenech, Carm Fenech)
2. Kamikaze Lover - Baklava - (Philip Vella, Gerard J. Borg)
3. Choose your number – J.Anvil (Augusto Cardinali, Giovann Attard)
4. Where you belong – Wayne Micallef (Wayne Micallef, Luke Ambrogio)
5. Tonight at the Opera – Classic Rebels (Ralph Siegel, John O’Flynn)
6. Promises – Vittorio & Dorothy (Chan Vella, Alexia Schembri)
7. What if we – Chiara (Marc Paelinck, Gregory Bilsen)
8. One million ways – Rosman (Rosman Pace, Rosman Pace)
9. Before you walk away – Q (Paul Giordimaina, Fleur Balzan)
10. Let it shine - Kylie Coleiro - Andrew Zahra, Joe Julian Farrugia)
11. Where was I? - Jamie Tonna - (Jason Paul Cassar, Mario J. Farrugia)
12. Life is an opera – Christine Barbara (Rita Pace, Rita Pace)
13. Someday – Eleanor Cassar (Paul Giordimaina, Fleur Balzan)
14. Crossroads – Racquela (Philip Vella, Gerard J. Borg)
15. Mama – Miriam Christine (Miriam Christine Warner, Miriam Christine Warner)
16. Avalon – Georgina & Ruth Casingena (Paul Abela, Joe Julian Farrugia)
17. Typical me – Alison Ellul (Philip Vella, Gerard J. Borg)
18. The song in your heart – Trilogy (Paul Abela, Joe Julian Farrugia)
19. Blue Sonata – Claudia Faniello (Ray Agius, Ray Agius)
20. Butterfly Sky - Klinsmann - (Klinsmann Coleiro, Joe Julian Farrugia)