The well-loved and highly-anticipated Malta Eurovision Song Contest is finally back and we couldn’t be more excited!

For the past four years, Malta made do without said contest and chose its Eurovision representative through other means, such as X Factor Malta.

2022’s edition of the Malta Eurovision Song Contest will be taking place in February and the winner will be chosen via a public vote and an expert jury.

The competition’s winner will head to Turin, Italy next May to represent Malta, after rock band Maneskin won the competition last year in the Netherlands.

Here are all 22 Maltese semi-finalists:

• Nicole Hammett – A lover’s heart (lyrics by Joe Julian Farrugia, composed by Cyprian Cassar)
• Jessica Grech – Aphrodisiac (lyrics by Gerard James Borg, composed by Philip Vella)
• Janice Mangion – Army (lyrics by Emil Calleja Bayliss, composed by Cyprian Cassar and Mark Scicluna)
• Denise Mercieca – Boy (lyrics by Aidan Cassar, composed by Aidan Cassar)
• Matt BLXCK – Come Around (lyrics by Matt BLXCK, composed by Matt BLXCK and David Grech)
• Baklava ft. Nicole – Electric Indigo (lyrics by Gerard James Borg, composed by Philip Vella)
• Sarah Bonnici – Heaven (lyrics by Aidan Cassar, composed by Aidan Cassar)
• Richard Micallef – Hey Little (lyrics by Richard Micallef, composed by Richard Micallef)
• Norbert Bondin – How special you are (lyrics by Shaun Farrugia, Norbert Bondin, and Peter Borg, composed by Shaun Farrugia, Norbert Bondin, and Peter Borg)
• Derrick Schembri – II (lyrics by Emil Calleja Bayliss, composed by Cyprian Cassar)
• Nicole Azzopardi – Into The Fire (lyrics by Peter Boström, Nektarios Tyrakis, and Marika Lindė, composed by Peter Boström, Nektarios Tyrakis, and Marika Lindė)
• Jessica Muscat – Kaleidoscope (lyrics by Gerard James Borg, composed by Philip Vella)
• Miriana Conte – Look what you’ve done now (lyrics by Matthew Mercieca, composed by Cyprian Cassar)
• Emma Muscat – Out of Sight (lyrics by Antonio Caputo, Emma Muscat, Gabriel Rossi, Lorenzi Santarelli, and Marco Salvaderi, composed by Antonio Caputo, Emma Muscat, Gabriel Rossi, Lorenzi Santarelli, and Marco Salvaderi)
• Raquel Galdes Briffa – Over You (lyrics by Aidan Cassar, composed by Aidan Cassar)
• Jade Vella – Revelacion (lyrics by Aidan Cassar, composed by Aidan Cassar)
• Francesca Sciberras – Rise (lyrics by Etienne Micallef, composed by Mark Scicluna)
• Aidan Cassar – Ritmu (lyrics by Aidan Cassar, composed by Aidan Cassar)
• Mark Anthony Bartolo – Serenity (lyrics by Mark Anthony Bartolo, composed by Mark Anthony Bartolo)
• Enya Magri – Shame (lyrics by Jody Magri, composed by Cyprian Cassar)
• Malcolm Pisani – We came for love (lyrics by Matthew Mercieca, composed by Gaspare Incatasciato)
• Rachel Lowell – White Dove (lyrics by Emil Calleja Bayliss, composed by Yiva Persson, Linda Persson, and Peter Frodin)

What song are you most looking forward to hearing?