The first season of '' '' ' X Factor Malta '' ' '' , the Maltese version of the British television music competition '' The X Factor '' created by Simon Cowell , was used as the platform for the selection of Malta 's entrant at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 , and the winner also secured a record contract with Sony Music Italy . The season premiered on 7 October 2018 and was broadcast on Television Malta . Firstly , a producer audition round was held from 13 to 15 July at Fort St Elmo , which the show 's producers assessed the auditioning acts and determined who would progress to the judges auditions . The chosen auditionees were then invited back to the last set of auditions that took place in front of the judges , which were filmed at Fort St Angelo from 1 to 8 August and broadcast from 7 October via the X Factor Malta YouTube channel and on the Facebook page of Vodafone Malta . The four judges were : 120 contestants were selected to progress to the bootcamp round , which they were split into the four category groups - Boys , Girls , Overs and Groups , and were given one song to sing a cappella . 30 acts were eliminated , and 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 . In the final challenge , the remaining acts - including newly formed groups - performed a song of their own choice . The jury then selected 12 acts from each category to go through to the Six Chair Challenge , filmed at the MFCC - Malta Fairs & Conventions Centre in Attard on 11 and 12 October 2018 , where 24 acts advanced to the Judges ' Houses , broadcast on 23 and 30 December 2018 . During the Judges ' Houses round , the four judges eliminated 3 acts from each category , meaning that a total of 12 acts advanced to the live shows
Eurovision Song Contest 2019
Eurovision Song Contest 2019
Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019