Malta recently held a national selection to find their competitor for the 2016 Junior Eurovision Song Contest on their home ground on 20 November. 20 finalists took part performing a cover version song. The winning act was 13 years old, Christina Magrin, who performed a marvellous version of the Donna Summer & Barbra Streisand hit, No More Tears. Voting was 75% jury and 25% televoting.

The 20 finalists and cover songs were –

Miguel Bonello – Fifth Element, Diva Dance
Kira Copperstone – Listen
Dylan Curmi – See You Again
Francesca Dimech – Dear Future Husband
Layla Fitouri – And I Am Telling You
Fusion – In Love With A Monster
Francesca Grima – Titanium
Krista Hili – Glitter And Gold
Rachel Lowell – I Surrender
Kaylie Magri – When We Were Young
Christina Magrin – No More Tears
Eila Mangion – Listen
Cledia Micallef – Bring Him Home
Alexia Micallef – The Silence
Luana Mifsud – Wrecking Ball
Veronica Rotin – I Will Always Love You
Justine Shorfid – I’d Rather Go Blind
Lisa-Marie Tabone – At Last
Mariah-Nicola Vella – All I Ask
Chanelle Zarb – Hollow

The song for Christina for the 2016 JESC will be announced at a later date. In the meantime you can see her perform No More Tears below.

Source: tvm.com.mt; ESC Covers