X Factor Malta
X Factor Malta was the Maltese version of the British television music competition The X Factor, created by Simon Cowell.[1] The first season premiered on 7 October 2018 and has since been broadcast on Television Malta. The show is a platform for the selection as the winner becomes the representative of Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019.[2] In July 2020, it was announced that the show would be replaced by Malta's Got Talent.[3]
| X Factor Malta | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality competition |
| Created by | Simon Cowell |
| Directed by | Jeremy Dalli Mark Vassallo |
| Presented by | Ben Camille |
| Judges | Howard Keith Debono Ray Mercieca Alexandra Alden Ira Losco |
| Country of origin | Malta |
| Original language(s) | English Maltese |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Anton Attard Charles Dalli Mark Grech |
| Producer(s) | Gordon Bonello Olwyn Jo Saliba Peter Carbonaro Annalise Azzopardi Eileen Spiteri Nicky Aquilina |
| Editor(s) | Neville Grech Chantal Fenech Ruben Cassar Sam Dalli Gary Bugeja |
| Release | |
| Original network | TVM |
| Original release | October 7, 2018 – February 8, 2020 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | Malta's Got Talent |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Season summary
To date, two seasons have been broadcast, as summarised below.
Contestant in "Ray Mercieca"
Contestant in "Alexandra Alden"
Contestant in "Howard Keith Debono"
Contestant in "Ira Losco"
| Season | Start | Finish | Winner | Runner-up | Third place | Fourth place | Winning mentor | Main host | Main judges |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 October 2018 | 26 January 2019 | Michela Pace | Owen Leuellen | Nicole Frendo | Petra | Howard Keith Debono | Ben Camille | Howard Keith Debono Ira Losco Alexandra Alden Ray Mercieca |
| 2 | 6 October 2019 | 8 February 2020 | Destiny Chukunyere | Justine Shorfid | F.A.I.T.H | Kyle Cutajar | Ira Losco | ||
Judges' categories and their finalists
In each season, each judge is allocated a category to mentor and chooses three acts to progress to the live finals. This table shows, for each series, which category each judge was allocated and which acts he or she put through to the live finals.
Key:
- – Winning judge/category. Winners are in bold, eliminated contestants in small font.
| Season | Howard Keith Debono | Ira Losco | Alexandra Alden | Ray Mercieca |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Girls Michela Pace Nicole Frendo Kelsey Bellante |
Boys Owen Leuellen Luke Chappell Norbert Bondin |
Groups 4th Line Xtreme Kayati |
Overs Petra Ben Purplle Franklin Calleja |
| Season | Howard Keith Debono | Alexandra Alden | Ira Losco | Ray Mercieca |
| 2 | Groups F.A.I.T.H Bloodline Yazmin & James |
Overs Celine Agius Paul Anthony Ed Abdilla |
Girls Destiny Chukunyere Justine Shorfid Jasmine Abela |
Boys Kyle Cutajar Karl Schembri Dav. Jr |
Presenter and judges
On 2 July 2018, it was announced that Ben Camille was selected to host the show.[4]
The full judges' panel was revealed on the 31 July 2018, and was composed of music producer Howard Keith Debono, The Rifffs' frontman Ray Mercieca, Maltese singer and songwriter Alexandra Alden, and singer/star Ira Losco. The senior producers are Gordon Bonello and Olwyn Jo Saliba.[5][6]
Season 1
Pre-auditions
The first appeal for applicants was made on 26 June 2018, with the launch of the online submission form. Auditioning artists were also able to send a video audition via the Whatsapp messaging platform.[7] In addition, a number of pop-up booths were set up around Malta in early July to encourage people to enter.[8]
Producers auditions were held from 13 to 15 July at Fort St Elmo. There the show's producers assessed the auditioning acts and determined who would progress to the judges auditions.[9]
Judges' auditions
The auditionees chosen by the producers were invited back to the last set of auditions that took place in front of the judges. These auditions were filmed at Fort St Angelo from 1 to 8 August and broadcast from 7 October, as well as short daily extra auditions on the X Factor Malta YouTube channel and on the Facebook page of Vodafone Malta.
The 120 successful contestants then progressed to the bootcamp round.
Bootcamp
The bootcamp round was filmed at the Hilton Malta Conference Centre from 9 to 12 September and broadcast on 11 and 18 November.[10]
Contestants were given three performance challenges. On the first day, the 120 contestants were split into the four category groups - Boys, Girls, Overs and Groups. Acts in each category were given one song to sing a cappella: "A Million Reasons" (Girls), "See You Again" (Boys), "Don’t Let the Sun Go Down On Me" (Overs) "My Girl" (Groups). After the performances, the judges sent home 30 acts.
For the second challenge, the remaining acts each selected a song from the Wall of Songs, which they had to perform with three others who had selected the same song. Contestants were either put through to the next stage, or went to the Waiting Room, where they later had the possibility of being called on to be part of a newly formed group.
In the final challenge, the remaining acts - including newly formed groups - performed a song of their own choice. The jury then selected 12 participants from each category to go through to the Six Chair Challenge.
Six Chair Challenge
The Six Chair Challenge was filmed at the Malta Fairs & Conventions Centre (MFCC) in Attard on 11 and 12 October 2018.[11]
The 24 successful acts were:
- Boys: Mark Anthony Bartolo, Norbert Bondin, Aidan Cassar, Luke Chappell, Owen Leuellen, Claudio Zammit
- Girls: Kelsey Bellante, Karin Duff, Nicole Frendo, Danica Muscat, Michela Pace, Jade Vella
- Overs: Anna Azzopardi, Franklin Calleja, Anna Faniello, Petra, Ben Purplle, Vanessa Lee Sultana
- Groups: 4th Line, Horizon, Kayati, Prism, Systm12, Xtreme
Judges' Houses
The Judges' Houses episodes were broadcast on 23 and 30 December 2018.
| Judge | Category | Assistant | Contestants eliminated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Losco | Boys | Joseph Calleja | Mark Anthony Bartolo, Aidan Cassar, Claudio Zammit |
| Debono | Girls | Mike Hedges | Karin Duff, Danica Muscat, Jade Vella |
| Mercieca | Overs | Matthew James Borg | Anna Azzopardi, Anna Faniello, Vanessa Lee Sultana |
| Alden | Groups | Carlo Borg Bonaci | Horizon, Prism, Systm12 |
Finalists
Key:
- – Winner
- – Runner-up
- – Third Place
| Category (mentor) | Acts | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys (Losco) | Norbert Bondin | Luke Chappell | Owen Leuellen |
| Girls (Debono) | Kelsey Bellante | Nicole Frendo | Michela Pace |
| Overs (Mercieca) | Franklin Calleja | Petra Zammit | Ben Purplle |
| Groups (Alden) | 4th Line | Kayati | Xtreme |
Live shows
The live shows began on Sunday, 6 January 2019. They were filmed at the Malta Fairs & Conventions Centre (MFCC) in Attard, Malta.[12]
Results summary
- Colour key
- – Contestant in the bottom two/three and had to perform in the Sing-Off
- – Contestant was in the bottom three but received the fewest votes and was immediately eliminated
- – Contestant received the fewest public votes and was immediately eliminated (no final showdown)
| Contestant | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round One | Round Two | Round One | Round Two | Round Three | ||||
| Michela Pace | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Winner | |
| Owen Leuellen | Safe | Safe | Safe | 4th | Safe | Safe | Runner-Up | |
| Nicole Frendo | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 3rd | Eliminated (week 4) | |
| Petra Zammit | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 4th | Eliminated (week 4) | ||
| Luke Chappell | Safe | Safe | Safe | 5th | Eliminated (week 3) | |||
| Norbert Bondin | Safe | Safe | Safe | 6th | Eliminated (week 3) | |||
| Ben Purplle | Safe | 8th | 7th | Eliminated (week 3) | ||||
| Kelsey Bellante | Safe | Safe | 8th | Eliminated (week 3) | ||||
| 4th Line | Safe | 9th | Eliminated (week 2) | |||||
| Xtreme | Bottom three | 10th | Eliminated (week 2) | |||||
| Franklin Calleja | Bottom three | Eliminated (week 1) | ||||||
| Kayati | 12th | Eliminated (week 1) | ||||||
| Sing-Off | Franklin Calleja, Xtreme |
4th Line, Ben Purplle |
No Sing Off or Judges Vote. The two acts with the fewest votes will leave the competition. | Owen Leuellen, Luke Chappell |
No Sing Off or Judges Vote, the public votes decide who wins. | |||
| Alden's vote to eliminate | Franklin Calleja | Ben Purplle | Owen Leuellen | |||||
| Debono's vote to eliminate | Franklin Calleja | Ben Purplle | Owen Leuellen | |||||
| Losco's vote to eliminate | Franklin Calleja | 4th Line | Luke Chappell | |||||
| Mercieca's vote to eliminate | Xtreme | 4th Line | Luke Chappell | |||||
| Eliminated | Kayati Public vote Franklin Calleja 3 of 4 votes Majority |
Xtreme Public vote 4th Line 2 of 4 votes Deadlock |
Kelsey Bellante Public vote Ben Purplle Public vote |
Norbert Bondin Public vote Luke Chappell 2 of 4 votes Deadlock |
Michela Pace | |||
| Owen Leuellen | ||||||||
| Nicole Frendo | ||||||||
| Petra | ||||||||
Live show details
Week 1 (6 Jan)
- Theme: This is Me
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4th Line | 1 | "Survivor" | Safe |
| Luke Chappell | 2 | "Overthinking" (original song) | Safe |
| Nicole Frendo | 3 | "Too Good at Goodbyes" | Safe |
| Franklin Calleja | 4 | "Jealous" | Bottom three |
| Xtreme | 5 | "Side to Side"/"Woman Like Me" | Bottom three |
| Michela Pace | 6 | "Lost on You" | Safe |
| Norbert Bondin | 7 | "Say Something" | Safe |
| Kayati | 8 | "Nobody's Perfect" | Eliminated |
| Ben Purplle | 9 | "Dancing On My Own" | Safe |
| Owen Leuellen | 10 | "Can't Hold Us" | Safe |
| Petra Zammit | 11 | "What's Up?" | Safe |
| Kelsey Bellante | 12 | "Chained to the Rhythm" | Safe |
| Final showdown details | |||
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Franklin Calleja | 1 | "Clown" | Eliminated |
| Xtreme | 2 | "Take Me Home" | Safe |
- Judges' vote to eliminate
- Mercieca: Xtreme
- Alden: Franklin Calleja
- Losco: Franklin Calleja
- Debono: Franklin Calleja
Week 2 (13 Jan)
- Theme: Throwbacks
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xtreme | 1 | "They Don't Care About Us" | Eliminated |
| Kelsey Bellante | 2 | "Could You Be Loved" | Safe |
| Owen Leuellen | 3 | "Boom! Shake the Room" | Safe |
| Ben Purplle | 4 | "Yesterday" | Bottom three |
| 4th Line | 5 | "It's Raining Men" | Bottom three |
| Petra Zammit | 6 | "I Just Want to Make Love to You" | Safe |
| Luke Chappell | 7 | "Hey There Delilah" | Safe |
| Nicole Frendo | 8 | "Purple Rain" | Safe |
| Norbert Bondin | 9 | "Wild Boys" | Safe |
| Michela Pace | 10 | "The Power of Love" | Safe |
| Final showdown details | |||
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Ben Purplle | 1 | "Iris" | Safe |
| 4th Line | 2 | "Queen of the Night" | Eliminated |
- Judges' vote to eliminate
- Mercieca: 4th Line
- Alden: Ben Purplle
- Losco: 4th Line
- Debono: Ben Purplle
With the acts in the sing-off receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. 4th Line was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.
Week 3: Semi-Final (20 Jan)
- Theme: Movie Spectacular, Jukebox
| Act | Order | First Song | Result | Order | Second Song | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owen Leuellen | 1 | "Gangsta's Paradise" | Safe | 13 | "What Did You Expect" (original song) | Bottom three | |
| Ben Purplle | 2 | "Oh, Pretty Woman" | Eliminated | N/A (Already eliminated) | |||
| Nicole Frendo | 3 | "Skyfall" | Safe | 14 | "Scared to be Lonely" | Safe | |
| Norbert Bondin | 4 | "Never Enough" | Safe | 11 | "Empty Space" | Eliminated | |
| Michela Pace | 5 | "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" | Safe | 12 | "Shallow" | Safe | |
| Luke Chappell | 6 | "Heathens" | Safe | 9 | "What Do You Mean?" | Bottom three | |
| Kelsey Bellante | 7 | "Pray for Me" | Eliminated | N/A (Already eliminated) | |||
| Petra Zammit | 8 | "We Don't Need Another Hero" | Safe | 10 | "Set Fire to the Rain" | Safe | |
| Final showdown details | |||||||
| Act | Order | Song | Result | ||||
| Owen Leuellen | N/A | Safe | |||||
| Luke Chappell | N/A | Eliminated | |||||
- Judges' vote to eliminate
- Mercieca: Luke Chappell
- Alden: Owen Leuellen
- Debono: Owen Leuellen
- Losco: Luke Chappell
With the acts in the sing-off receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. Luke Chappell was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.
In this semi-final, the eight qualified finalists performed at least once. The two acts with the fewest public votes after the first round left the competition, with Kelsey Bellante, gaining the fewest votes overall, and Ben Purplle gaining the second fewest votes. The top six performed again, with the top three acts automatically progressing to the final. The remaining three faced elimination. Of these three, Norbert Bondin received the fewest votes and was thus immediately eliminated. The remaining two, Owen Leuellen and Luke Chappell, faced the tiebreaker, which was to be decided by the judges. However, as the tie was not resolved by the end of the judges' vote, the deadlock - once again decided by the public vote - had to be used. As Owen Leuellen received more votes then Luke Chappell, the former progressed to the final.
Week 4: Final (26 Jan)
| Act | Order | First Song | Order | Second Song | Order | Third Song | Order | Fourth Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petra Zammit | 1 | "You Don't Own Me" | 5 | "Be My Guest" (with Ray Mercieca) | N/A (Already eliminated) | 4th Place | |||
| Nicole Frendo | 2 | "Russian Roulette" | 7 | "Just Give Me a Reason" (with Matthew James) | 10 | "Kemm hu Sabiħ" (New Cuorey) | N/A (Already eliminated) | 3rd Place | |
| Owen Leuellen | 3 | "One Day" (Original Song) | 6 | "Hey Now" (with Ira Losco) | 9 | "Aħseb fit-tifel" (Shazam) | 12 | "Believe" (Original Song) | Runner-up |
| Michela Pace | 4 | "Total Eclipse of the Heart" | 8 | "Perfect" (with Joseph Calleja) | 11 | "Inti Djamant" (The Tramps) | 13 | "Shallow" | Winner |
Aired Shows
| Episode | Air date |
|---|---|
| Auditions 1 | 7 October 2018 |
| Auditions 2 | 14 October 2018 |
| Auditions 3 | 21 October 2018 |
| Auditions 4 | 28 October 2018 |
| Auditions 5 | 4 November 2018 |
| Bootcamp 1 | 11 November 2018 |
| Bootcamp 2 | 18 November 2018 |
| Six Chair Challenge 1 (Girls) | 25 November 2018 |
| Six Chair Challenge 2 (Boys) | 2 December 2018 |
| Six Chair Challenge 3 (Overs) | 9 December 2018 |
| Six Chair Challenge 4 (Groups) | 16 December 2018 |
| Judges Houses 1 (Girls and Overs) | 23 December 2018 |
| Judges Houses 2 (Boys and Groups) | 30 December 2018 |
| Live Show 1 | 6 January 2019 |
| Live Show 2 | 13 January 2019 |
| Live Show 3 | 20 January 2019 |
| Live Show 4 | 26 January 2019 |
Season 2
The second season premiered on 6 October 2019.[13] As with the inaugural season, the format will continue to serve as the Maltese national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. The winner of the second season of X Factor Malta will represent the island nation at the 2020 contest in Rotterdam, Netherlands.[14]
Pre-auditions
Judges' auditions
Bootcamp
Six Chair Challenge
The 24 successful acts were:
- Boys: Matt Blxck, Kyle Cutajar, Dav. Jr, Giovanni, Karl Schembri, Jurgen Volkov
- Girls: Jasmine Abela, Gail Attard, Marija Bellia, Destiny Chukunyere, Karin Duff, Justine Shorfid
- Overs: Ed Abdilla, Celine Agius, Paul Anthony, Chantal Catania, Kersten Graham, Jozi
- Groups: Bloodline, Chord, F.A.I.T.H, Reign, Sweet Chaos, Yazmin and James
Judges' Houses
The Judges' Houses episodes were broadcast on 22 and 29 December 2019.
| Judge | Category | Assistant | Contestants eliminated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercieca | Boys | Amelia Lily | Matt Blxck, Giovanni, Jurgen Volkov |
| Losco | Girls | Louisa Johnson | Gail Attard, Marija Bellia, Karin Duff |
| Alden | Overs | The New Victorians | Chantal Catania, Kersten Graham, Jozi |
| Debono | Groups | Lil' Eddie | Chord, Reign, Sweet Chaos |
Finalists
Key:
- – Winner
- – Runner-up
- – Third Place
| Category (mentor) | Acts | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys (Mercieca) | Kyle Cutajar | Dav. Jr | Karl Schembri |
| Girls (Losco) | Jasmine Abela | Destiny Chukunyere | Justine Shorfid |
| Overs (Alden) | Ed Abdilla | Celine Agius | Paul Anthony |
| Groups (Debono) | Bloodline | F.A.I.T.H | Yazmin & James |
Live shows
The live shows began on Sunday, 12 January 2020. They were filmed at the Malta Fairs & Conventions Centre (MFCC) in Attard, Malta.
Results summary
- Colour key
- – Contestant in the bottom two/three and had to perform in the Sing-Off
- – Contestant was in the bottom three but received the fewest votes and was immediately eliminated
- – Contestant received the fewest votes and was immediately eliminated
| Contestant | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round One | Round Two | Round One | Round Two | Round Three | |||||
| Destiny Chukunyere | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Winner | |
| Justine Shorfid | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Runner-up | |
| F.A.I.T.H | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 3rd | Eliminated (week 5) | |
| Kyle Cutajar | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 4th | Eliminated (week 5) | ||
| Bloodline | Safe | Safe | Bottom three | Safe | 5th | Eliminated (week 4) | |||
| Yazmin & James | Safe | 8th | Safe | 6th | Eliminated (week 4) | ||||
| Celine Agius | Bottom three | Safe | Bottom three | Eliminated (week 3) | |||||
| Karl Schembri | Safe | Safe | 8th | Eliminated (week 3) | |||||
| Dav. Jr | Safe | 9th | Eliminated (week 2) | ||||||
| Jasmine Abela | Safe | 10th | Eliminated (week 2) | ||||||
| Paul Anthony | Bottom three | Eliminated (week 1) | |||||||
| Ed Abdilla | 12th | Eliminated (week 1) | |||||||
| Sing-Off | Celine Agius, Paul Anthony |
Dav. Jr, Yazmin & James |
Bloodline, Celine Agius |
No Sing Off or Judges Vote. The two acts with the fewest votes will leave the competition. | No Sing Off or Judges Vote, the public votes decide who wins. | ||||
| Alden's vote to eliminate | Paul Anthony | Yazmin & James | Bloodline | ||||||
| Debono's vote to eliminate | Paul Anthony | Dav. Jr | Celine Agius | ||||||
| Losco's vote to eliminate | Paul Anthony | Dav. Jr | Celine Agius | ||||||
| Mercieca's vote to eliminate | Paul Anthony | Yazmin & James | Celine Agius | ||||||
| Eliminated | Ed Abdilla Public vote Paul Anthony 4 of 4 votes Majority |
Jasmine Abela Public vote Dav. Jr 2 of 4 votes Deadlock |
Karl Schembri Public vote Celine Agius 3 of 4 votes Majority |
Yazmin & James Public vote |
Bloodline Public vote |
Destiny Chukunyere | |||
| Justine Shorfid | |||||||||
| F.A.I.T.H | |||||||||
| Kyle Cutajar | |||||||||
Live show details
Week 1 (12 Jan)
- Theme: Born This Way
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jasmine Abela | 1 | "Crazy in Love" | Safe |
| Kyle Cutajar | 2 | "Writing's on the Wall" | Safe |
| Yazmin & James | 3 | "Señorita" | Safe |
| Celine Agius | 4 | "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" | Bottom three |
| Justine Shorfid | 5 | "Always Remember Us This Way" | Safe |
| Ed Abdilla | 6 | "Devil's Robe" (Original song) | Eliminated |
| F.A.I.T.H | 7 | "That's My Girl" | Safe |
| Karl Schembri | 8 | "Smalltown Boy" | Safe |
| Dav. Jr | 9 | "Life is Good" (Original song) | Safe |
| Paul Anthony | 10 | "Feel" | Bottom three |
| Bloodline | 11 | "My Favorite Things"/"Lovely" | Safe |
| Destiny Chukunyere | 12 | "Higher Love" | Safe |
| Final showdown details | |||
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Celine Agius | 1 | "Valerie" | Safe |
| Paul Anthony | 2 | "Forget You" | Eliminated |
- Judges' vote to eliminate
- Alden: Paul Anthony
- Debono: Paul Anthony
- Mercieca: Paul Anthony
- Losco: Paul Anthony
Week 2 (19 Jan)
- Theme: Guilty Pleasures
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| F.A.I.T.H | 1 | "Wannabe" | Safe |
| Celine Agius | 2 | "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" | Safe |
| Jasmine Abela | 3 | "Material Girl" | Eliminated |
| Dav. Jr | 4 | "Umbrella" | Bottom three |
| Justine Shorfid | 5 | "Dance Monkey" | Safe |
| Bloodline | 6 | "Forever Young" | Safe |
| Yazmin & James | 7 | "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" | Bottom three |
| Kyle Cutajar | 8 | "Never Gonna Give You Up" | Safe |
| Destiny Chukunyere | 9 | "I Will Survive" | Safe |
| Karl Schembri | 10 | "I'll Fly with You" | Safe |
| Final showdown details | |||
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Yazmin & James | 1 | "Homesick" | Safe |
| Dav. Jr | 2 | "Your Song" | Eliminated |
- Judges' vote to eliminate
- Mercieca: Yazmin & James
- Debono: Dav. Jr
- Alden: Yazmin & James
- Losco: Dav. Jr
With the acts in the sing-off receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. Dav. Jr was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes
Week 3 (26 Jan)
- Theme: Movie Spectacular
| Act | Order | Song | Movie | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destiny Chukunyere | 1 | "He Lives in You" | The Lion King II: Simba's Pride | Safe |
| Celine Agius | 2 | "What a Wonderful World" | Good Morning, Vietnam | Bottom three |
| Yazmin & James | 3 | "You're the One That I Want" | Grease | Safe |
| Karl Schembri | 4 | "Nessun Dorma" | Turandot | Eliminated |
| Bloodline | 5 | "Swan Song" | Alita: Battle Angel | Bottom three |
| Justine Shorfid | 6 | "I Will Always Love You" | The Bodyguard | Safe |
| Kyle Cutajar | 7 | "Kiss from a Rose" | Batman Forever | Safe |
| F.A.I.T.H | 8 | "Man in the Mirror" | Man in the Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story | Safe |
| Final showdown details | ||||
| Act | Order | Song | Result | |
| Bloodline | 1 | "Lost on You" | Safe | |
| Celine Agius | 2 | "I Put a Spell on You" | Eliminated | |
- Judges' vote to eliminate
- Debono: Celine Agius
- Alden: Bloodline
- Losco: Celine Agius
- Mercieca: Celine Agius
Week 4 Semi-final (2 Feb)
- Theme: Big Band, Jukebox
| Act | Order | First Song | Result | Order | Second Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloodline | 1 | "Diamonds Are Forever" | Safe | 10 | "Euphoria" | Eliminated |
| Kyle Cutajar | 2 | "Feelin' Good" | Safe | 7 | "River" | Safe |
| Destiny Chukunyere | 3 | "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" | Safe | 9 | "This Is Me" | Safe |
| Yazmin & James | 4 | "Fever" | Eliminated | N/A (Already eliminated) | ||
| F.A.I.T.H | 5 | "Candyman" | Safe | 11 | "Runnin' (Lose It All)" | Safe |
| Justine Shorfid | 6 | "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" | Safe | 8 | "Spirit" | Safe |
Week 5: Final (8 Feb)
| Act | Order | First Song (original song) | Order | Second Song (guest duet) | Order | Third Song (maltese classic song) | Order | Fourth Song (best moment song) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destiny Chukunyere | 1 | "Save the Hero" | 5 | "River Deep – Mountain High" (with Amelia Lily) | 11 | "Fejn Staħbejtli" | 13 | "He Lives in You" | Winner |
| F.A.I.T.H | 2 | "We Are F.A.I.T.H" | 6 | "Don't Start Now" (with Owen Leuellen) | 9 | "Viva Malta" | N/A (Already eliminated) | 3rd Place | |
| Justine Shorfid | 3 | "Bittersweet" | 7 | "Alone" (with Louisa Johnson) | 10 | "L-Aħħar Bidwi" | 12 | "All I Want" | Runner-Up |
| Kyle Cutajar | 4 | "Rise" | 8 | "Shallow" (with Michela Pace) | N/A (Already eliminated) | 4th Place | |||
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