The Maltese Semi-Final was held on March 12th & 13th at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta. The songs were performed in Maltese on March 12th and English on March 13th. The finalists were chosen by an „expert“ jury.
| 1 | Vjola | Over and over again | Vince Fabri |
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| 2 | Jekk l-eku ta‘ dal-kliem | Fading love | Renato |
F |
| 3 | Issa li ga zernaq | End of a love song | Peter Baldacchino |
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| 4 | Int | Don’t leave without me | Alex Schembri | F |
| 5 | Meta x-xitan jiltaqa‘ ma‘ anglu | When the devil meets an angel | The Greenfields |
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| 6 | Ghal dejjem tul iz-zmien | Winds from yesterday | Carmen Schembri |
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| 7 | Tfajjel ckejken | Little child | Mary Spiteri |
F |
| 8 | Mat-tnehid tal-mewg | Yearning | Helen Micallef | F |
| 9 | Mank li l-bierah kien illum | Wish it were still yesterday | Doreen Galea |
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| 10 | Il-villagg | Is it too much to pretend | Manolito |
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| 11 | U int ghalfejn | And why | Catherine Vigar |
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| 12 | Tghidlix | Don’t throw our love away | Moira Stafrace | F |
| 13 | Qalb ma thobbx | Caged heart | David Xuereb |
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| 14 | Tkellem bil-fjuri | Sunshine and rainbows | Enzo Guzman | F |
| 15 | Gardina tal-holm | Garden of dreams | Marthese Tanti | F |
| 16 | Bla firdiet | Shooting the breeze | Suzanne Borg |
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| 17 | Paceville | Lonely people | Mike Spiteri | F |
| 18 | Imhabba fil-harifa | Autumn love | Godwin Lucas | F |
| 19 | Fejn jien | With every day | Leontine & Q Factory |
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| 20 | Flimkien | Together | Phylisienne Brincat | F |