48 songs through to second phase in Malta

From the 48 songs that have reached the second phase, 20 (which will be announced on the 3rd of October)  will go forward to the semi-final on Friday the 21st of November, and in turn these will be reduced to 14 for the Final that will take place the following evening on Saturday 22nd of November.

Familiar names

A number of familiar names have made it through to the second phase of the competition, many of whom have represented Malta in previous editions of Europe's Favourite Tv Show, or participated in previous Maltese national finals, including Gianluca (2013), Glen Vella (2011), Ludwig Galea (2004), Olivia Lewis (2007) and Miriam Christine (1996).  

At this stage in the selection process some artists have more than one chance to represent the country. As the current holders of the title, the group Firelight were not permitted to enter for the 2015 selection.

The shortlisted 48 songs

12, Baker Street sung by Karen Debattista

Beautiful To Me sung by L-Ahwa (Dorothy, Samaria, Gianluca, Paul, Vincie and Francesca Bezzina)

Break All Borders sung by Jacqueline Richard

Breakaway sung by Glen Vella

Call It Love sung by Kurt Cassar

Chasing A Dream sung by Trilogy (Eleanor Spiteri, Roger Tirazona and Ludwig Galea)

Close Your Eyes sung by Danica Muscat

Closed Doors sung by Chris Grech

Could Have Been Me sung by Iona Dalli

Dark Dark Waters sung by Domenique Azzopardi

Dream Of Love sung by Bekkie (Rebecca Mifsud)

Eclipse sung by Ana-Maria Grima

Empty Hearted sung by Domenique Azzopardi

Fandango sung by Jessica Muscat

Flame sung by Monroe (Nadia Vella, Kelly Schembri & Kate Jones

For All Those Times sung by Gloriana Arpa Belli

Freedom sung by Simaria Galea

Hey Yo sung by Domenique Azzopardi

Hold My Hand sung by Estelle Imbroll

Hold On To Love sung by Olivia and Miriam

Home sung by Lyndsay Pace

Hurricane sung by Marilena Gauci

Indestructible sung by Annabelle Vella

It's Ok sung by Deborah C

Look sung by Neville Refalo

Love And Let Go sung by Sr Michaela, Sr Monica, Sr Rita, Sr Claudia, Sr Denise and Sr Magdalong

Love Call sung by Danica Muscat

My Next Tattoo sung by Domenique Azzopardi

Never Ask Why sung by Adreana Debattista and Fiona Cauchi

Once In A While sung by Minik

Ringside sung by Gabriella Azzopardi

Rush sung by Christabelle (Borg)

Secretly sung by Corazon Mizzi

See Through Lover sung by Larissa Borg

Shine A Light sung by Malcolm

Something In the Way sung Daniel Testa

Still Here sung by Franklin Calleja

Stop Haunting Me sung by Raquel Galdes

Stuck Without Me sung by Kylie Coleiro

Take Me As I Am sung by Domenique Azzopardi

The One That You Love sung by Lawrence Gray

The Thief sung by Dario Mifsud Bonnici

Warrior sung by Amber

What You Wanna Hear sung by Stefan Galea

What? When? Where? sung by Joseph

Where Do We Go? sung by Kurt Cassar

Who Needs A Heart sung by Soraya Cardona

Your Phone sung by Fiona Cauchi

Who will follow in the footsteps of Firelight, who finished in 23rd place in the 2014 contest with the song Coming Home.

Stay tuned to Eurovision.tv next week when we will reveal which 20 songs have made it through to the semi-final stage.