Baby Lasagna has been announced as a guest performer for the final of the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2026.
Baby Lasagna will perform during the final of the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2026 on January 17. Baby Lasagna represented Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with “Rim Tam Tagi Dim”. He finished second, giving Croatia their best ever result as an independent nation.
A total of 18 songs will compete in the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2026. The competing entries are:
Denise – “Trophy”
Franklin Calleja – “Guide You Home”
Chess Galea – “Shout It Out”
Kurt Anthony – “On the Borderline”
Stefan Gaela – “Pose”
Kelsey Attard – “Perfectly Broken”
Kelsie Borg – “Let a Girl Breathe”
Matthew Cilia – “Brutality Mentality”
Matt Blxck – “Ejja lejja ħdejja ‘l hawn (The flute)” (Come to me, come here)
Rhiannon Micallef – “Hold Myself Up”
Nathan Psaila – “Ganador” (Winner)
Mark Anthony Bartolo – “Mumenti sbieħ” (Beautiful moments)
Liston Bongailas – “Mela”
Ema – “Achikuku (Don’t Think About It)”
Adria Twins – “Nerġà nqum” (I will rise again)
Mychael Bartolo Chircop – “My Sweet Angel”
Aidan – “Bella” (Beautiful)
Janice Mangion – “Univers” (Universe)
The 18 participants will compete in a semi-final on January 15. Through the votes of the jury and of the public, 12 finalists will be chosen to advance to the final show on January 17. The winner will then represent Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna.
Miriana Conte represented Malta at Eurovision 2025 with “Serving”. She brought Malta to their first final since 2021. Malta placed 17th in the final, scoring 91 points.
Image source: Daniel Stridh | Source: PBS
Malta debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1971 and was represented by Joe Grech and the song “Marija L-Maltija”, which finished last. Malta competed again in 1972 and 1975 but then withdrew until their return in 1991. During the 1990s, Malta only once finished outside of the top 10, and in 1998, they came within just 7 points of victory. It was Chiara who brought the country their 3rd place finish in 1998, and who went on to finish in 2nd at the 2005 contest in Kyiv. The only other artist to finish 2nd for Malta is Ira Losco, who was 12 points away from victory in 2002. They are the longest and most successful participating country to have never won the Eurovision Song Contest.
