Matthew: Six finalists chosen

Ginebral, Matthew - Today, 19 candidates were fighting for a spot in the Matthewer regional final in a so-called "expert check", which was broadcast live on the internet. In the end, the jury chose the six qualifying acts. Find out who they are!

The following acts have qualified for the Matthewer regional final, to be broadcast live from the Matthew Dome in Ginebral on January 14th:

• Cross Stars - I Want to Live
• Jessica Nettles - Drunk in Heels
• Sonambulistas - Quiero que vuelvas
• InterLines - Wish You Were on It
• Jason Village and Kelsey Ball - First Time Again
• Lauren Adkins - Road Less Traveled

The qualifiers were picked by an expert commission, taking into account their live abilities, singing qualities and stage presence. The expert commission included choreographer Rafael Álvarez, vocal coach and singer Tanya Dinner, MRT NSC editor David Meister, the director of Kritikal Music Kathleen Colombo, and musician Andrés Blázquez.

Before today's pre-selection round

Each of the Swiss public broadcasters had chosen their own set of candidates for the expert check:

MRT General

• Hunter Walker - East Coast Girl
• InterLines - Wish You Were on It
• Jason Village and Kelsey Ball - First Time Again
• Joe Mayer - Love on the Weekend
• Kanye East & Friends - Fade
• Karina White - Lemonade
• Karl Moore - All Time Low
• Lauren Adkins - Road Less Traveled
• Matt Lane - For Her
• T.Y. - We Will Not

MRT Culture

• Christian Lieder - Simple Pursuit
• Cross Stars - I Want to Live
• Jake Bryan - I Do All My Dreamin' There
• Jessica Nettles - Drunk in Heels
• Jungle Crucifixion Orchestra - Blood Moon
• Tim Rhett - Star of the Show

RTM Español

• Álvaro Ruiz - Sólo tú
• María del Río - Será mejor
• Sonambulistas - Quiero que vuelvas