| "Bella" | |
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| Single by Aidan | |
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| Released | 2 January 2026 |
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| Length | 3:01 |
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2026 entry | |
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| Lyricist | Aidan Cassar |
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| ◄ "Serving" (2025) | |
"Bella" ("Beautiful") is a song by Maltese singer Aidan. It will represent Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 after winning the Maltese national final, Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2026 .
Aidan was announced as one of the participants for Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2026 on 1 December 2025 with his song "Bella". [1] The song was later released to the public on 2 January 2026. [2]
The semi-final for Malta Eurovision Song Contest took place on 16 January, where "Bella" was among the 12 qualifiers for the grand final. [3] The grand final took place on 17 January and after the voting segment, "Bella" received 113 points from the jury vote and 170 points from the televote. After the votes were combined "Bella" placed first, earning Aidan the right to represent Malta at the 2026 Contest. [4]
Aidan will perform "Bella" in the second half of the second semi-final on 14 May 2026. [5]
“Bella” marks the first Eurovision entry from Malta in 26 years to feature the Maltese language. The previous use of Maltese was three lines in the 2000 entry “Desire” by Claudette Pace.
| Chart (2026) | Peak position |
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| Malta Domestic Airplay (BMAT PRS) [6] | 1 |