The semi final show was hosted by Ronald Briffa and Elaine Saliba. Frank Zammit was also working backstage providing links from the green room.
Many fans and the general public gathered in the foyer area, check out the gallery below
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Glen Vella, last years Maltese representative in the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest opened the show.
Tonights line up was as follows (Qualifiers in bold):-
Danica Muscat - 7 Days
J.Anvil - You Are My Life
Isabelle Zammit - Walk On Water
Francesca Borg - Take Me Far
Klinsmann - No Way Back
Richard Edwards - Look At Me Now
Annalise Ellul - Whoop It Up
Kurt Calleja - This Is The Night
Romina Mamo - DNA
Nadine Bartolo - Can't Get Away
Lawrence Gray - In Your Eyes
Kaya - First Time
Claudia Faniello - Pure
Jessica Muscat - Dance Romance
Wayne Micallef - Time
Dorothy Bezzina - Autobiography
Gianni - Petals On A Rose
Fabrizio Faniello - I Will Fight For You (Papa's Song)
Janice Mangion - While Her Eyes Still Glow
Eleanor Cassar - I Want To Run Away
Corazon - Mystifying Eyes
Deborah C ft Leila James - You Make Me Go Uh Uh
Anna Azzopardi - Still Waiting
Amber - Answer With Your Eyes
Special guests were the 2012 Swiss representatives for Baku, Sinplus performed their entry Unbreakable and another song.
The votes which decided the 16 qualifiers tonight was split between a six person professional jury and public televoting.
Backstage with the artists
Eurovision.tv gained exclusive access to the backstage area where all of the artists spent time preparing for their performances, check out the gallery below to see more.
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A press conference will be held to determine the running order of the final, stay tuned to Eurovision.tv for full details.
