The Summer Hit Song Contest was revived in Malta in 2014. It proved a big hit with viewers and artists. The 2015 finalists have been announced on The Celebrity Night tv show on F Living channel hosted by Deo Grech. A lot of acts and writers will be familiar to those who follow the Malta Eurosong finals and local festivals.

The 21 acts and song and writers are –

Danica Muscat – Amour (Philip Vella)

Maria Cassar – Astronaut (Marco Debono / Rita Pace)

Sarah Bonnici – Bandwagon (Pamela Bezzina / Emil Calleja Bayliss)

Michela Galea – Bounce Back (Renato Briffa / Emil Calleja Bayliss)

Jillianne Camilleri – Dangerous (Elton Zarb / Matt ‘Muxu’ Mercieca)

Rita Pace & Audrey Marie – Do It Better (Rita Pace)

Ana-Maria Grima – Eclipse (Andrew Zammit / Rita Pace)

Stefan Galea – Escape (Carlo Gerada / Matt ‘Muxu’ Mercieca)

Odessa – Feel (Joe George Micallef)

Simaria Galea – Freedom (Elton Zarb / Matt ‘Muxu’ Mercieca)

Christian Arding – Guess What? (Chan Vella / Alexia Schembri)

Marilena Gauci – Hurricane (Elton Zarb / Matt ‘Muxu’ Mercieca)

Sarah Crystal – If I Only Knew (Pamela Bezzina / Sarah Crystal)

Dario Mifsud Bonnici – Lessons in Love (Ray Agius / Rita Pace)

Graziella Vella – Lucky Me (Kaya / Rita Pace)

Michela Dalli – One of a Kind (Andrew Zahra / Rita Pace)

Marie Claire – Remember (Yann Charpentier / Emilio Martinez Verdejo / Emil Calleja Bayliss)

Annalise Psaila – Shattered Dreams (Chan Vella / Alexia Schembri)

Kurt Cassar – Summer Time (Marco Debono / Doris Chetcuti) – Kurt Cassar

Julie Pomorski – Tabula Rasa (Augusto Cardinali / Giovann Attard) – Julie Pomorski

Cherylis – Unbreakable (Marco Debono / Rita Pace)

The current champion is Domenique Azzopardi who won last year’s title with Back To …

Source: www.escflashmalta.com; www.esccovers.com