MESC 2026 has just come to an end, which Aidan won with the song “Bella”, securing Malta’s representation at Eurovision 2026.
PBS , the official broadcaster of Malta, hosted this year’s Malta Eurovision Song Contest at the Malta Fairs and Conventions Centre. Tonight’s Grand Final was hosted by eurostar Destiny (ESC 2020 + 2021), singer Gaia Cauchi (winner of the Eurovision Junior 2013) and presenter Keane Cutajar. The opening song was Chiara’s “Angel” , Malta’s entry in Eurovision 2005, which came in second place behind My Number One .
The Grand Final began with a parade of the 12 finalists, in Eurovision style. PBS certainly put on an excellent production with modern sound, advanced technology and new talents that will keep the local music scene busy. The finalists’ postcards were very interesting, as each artist did an acoustic cover of a Eurovision song.
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After a nearly 4-hour show and lengthy commercial breaks, the results of MESC 2026 were announced. Aidan was the winner with 283 points.
The 12 finalists of MESC 2026
Below is the list of MESC 2026 finalists. By clicking on the title, you can see the Grand Final appearance again.
- Universe – Janice Mangion
- Let A Girl Breathe – Kelsie Borg
- Ejja Lejja ħdejja ‘l hawn (The flute) – MATT BLXCK
- Trophy – DENISE
- Winner – Nathan Psaila
- Achikuku (Don’t Think About It) – Ema
- Guide You Home – Franklin Calleja
- My Sweet Angel – Mychael Bartolo Chricop
- Mumenti Sbieħ – Mark Anthony Bartolo
- Bella – Aidan
- Brutality Mentality – Matthew and the Afterparty
- Nerga’Nqum – Adria Twins
Interval acts of MESC 2026
After the competition part of the evening, the event filled its time with impressive interval acts from Destiny (Eurovision 2020 & 2021, presenter of the evening), Miriana Conte (Eurovision 2025, winner of MESC 2025), Scream Daisy and Baby Lasagna.
A special guest performance was made by Baby Lasagna , the Croatian rock artist who achieved a historic 2nd place in Eurovision 2024, winning the televoting. On the MESC stage, he performed the hits Biggie Boom Boom and Rim Tim Tagi Dim.
The interval acts were closed by last year’s winner of MESC Miriana Conte , who had caused reactions for the title “Kant” . At the beginning of her performance, she included – to our surprise – the excerpt that they announced that she received only 8 points from the televoting. In her impressive performance, she performed a ten-minute medley from the album Over Stimulated (which was released just yesterday), starting with I8. She performed the hits Napoletana and Kant , of course.
The detailed results of MESC 2026
After the intermission performances, the presenters announced the jury’s score. The jury consisted of artists, radio producers and journalists. Among them were two from Greece (Alexandros Anastasiou). Aidan collected the highest score with 113 points, of which 9 were twelves. See the details in the photo:
The presenters then announced the audience ratings. Matt Black received the highest score with 200 points, while Aidan finished second with 170 points.
Get to know Aidan more
The Maltese superstar has been in the spotlight long before the release of his lyrical “Bella” . 2026 is set to be his year with tonight’s victory at MESC 2026 and Malta’s representation at Eurovision 2026, the release of his second album in March, the release of a documentary in May (one day after the Eurovision Final) and his big concert on September 5th.
Aidan Cassar was born on December 17, 1999 (Malta) and despite his young age has achieved 11 No. 1 singles in Malta. He participated for the first time in MESC in 2018 with the song “Dai Laga “, while in 2022 with “Ritmu” he won 2nd place and many awards. In the same year he was the announcer of the Maltese score in Eurovision. In 2023 he participated for the 3rd time in MESC with “Regina” which was disqualified due to a violation of the regulations.
He participated in X Factor Malta with great success, while having the support of the beloved Maltese eurostar Ira Losco . Together they released the duet RIP and have given concerts. Will he achieve a top 10 result for Malta after 5 years?
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