Every so often we find a performer that grabs attention for reasons other than their song. We’ve had Lordi, Verka Serduchka, Buranovskiye Babushki and Conchita Wurst in recent years, and some others have tried but fallen at the national final stage. This year, Malta might just be the country to grab headlines with their artist; one of the more surprising …

Tonight on the Maltese television show Xarabank the 20 artists and their songs that will take part in the Maltese national final, MESC, were announced. Included in the qualified artists are many familiar faces, including Glen Vella (who represented the tiny island nation in 2011), Gianluca Bezzina (as part of L-Aħwa) and Franklin, whose entry “Still Here” was written by …

It’s only been a few hours since Malta confirmed they would be taking part in 2015 but already we have a date for their national final, and Malta are set to have one of the first entries of 2015! PBS has confirmed that the Maltese national selection will consist of a semi-final on November 21st and a final the next …

The Maltese broadcaster PBS has confirmed that Malta will be present at the 60th Eurovision Song Contest next year, as revealed by esctoday. Malta will be hoping to continue their streak of final participations in 2015 having qualified three times in a row, with Firelight finishing 23rd in this year’s final. PBS has not yet announced which selection method will …

Today the Maltese broadcaster PBS has announced that tickets for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014 will be available in August. After Gaia Cauchi’s triumph in the previous contest, the show will take place in the small Maltese town of Marsa on 15 November. Just like for the main Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen this year, the venue will be a former …

After winning the Malta Eurovision Song Contest on the 8th of February, Firelight have been working hard on their entry, and have remastered the song, which includes some new lyrics. The band have also changed the line-up slightly, now to include well-known Maltese singer Wayne Micallef (Wayne William). A few weeks ago the lyric video was released which included the …

Firelight will be representing the Mediterranean Island of Malta in Copenhagen in May with their song ‘Coming Home’, and will perform in the second Semi Final on the 8th of May, in hope of reaching the final on the 10th of May.   After meeting with Richard Micallef (Richard Edwards), the Lead Singer of Firelight, an interview was arranged in …

The staff at ESC United is going to the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen and hope that we can represent our readers in a worthy manner. As a result, we are asking you to help us find the best questions to ask the singers and their delegations. We have created a new section in the 2014 ESC section of …

After an evening of fantastic production from Malta, we have been greeted by out winner, FIRELIGHT!   Richard Edwards (Richard Micallef) has came close before to representing Malta, in 2011, Richard ended second to Glen Vella. ‘Finally’ was the runner up in Malta Eurosomg 2011.   Tonight Richard and his group, Firelight gained the most points tonight and therefore were …

For the last few months countries have been whittling songs down and selecting entries for the upcoming contest which will be held in Copenhagen in May. But, tonight is where we will see one song being selected, as well as a number of heats. Five countries will be holding shows this evening so we are put together a little guide …