Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest

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Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Participating broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services (PBS; 1991–present)
Formerly
  • Maltese Broadcasting Authority (MBA; 1971–1975)
Participation summary
Appearances36 (26 finals)
First appearance 1971
Highest placement2nd: 2002, 2005
Participation history
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Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024

Malta has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 36 times since its debut in 1971. The current Maltese participant broadcaster in the contest is the Public Broadcasting Services (PBS). Malta has yet to win the contest, but is the only non-winning country to have achieved four top three results.

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Malta finished last on its first two attempts in 1971 and 1972, and had a 16-year absence from the contest between 1975 and 1991, when it returned. Malta has participated every year since. Malta's return proved more successful, reaching the top 10 in 12 out of 15 contests from 1991 to 2005, including third-place results with "Little Child" performed by Mary Spiteri (1992) and "The One That I Love" by Chiara (1998) and second-place results with "7th Wonder" by Ira Losco (2002) and "Angel" by Chiara (2005). Since finishing last for the third time in 2006, Malta has struggled to make an impact, having achieved only two top 10 results in recent years: first being an eighth-place with "Tomorrow" by Gianluca Bezzina in 2013, and a seventh-place with " Je me casse " by Destiny Chukunyere in 2021.

History

Malta first participated at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1971, although its history with the contest dates farther back. The Maltese Broadcasting Authority (MBA) gained associate European Broadcasting Union (EBU) membership on 1 January 1964 and it wrote a letter to the EBU enquiring about if it could participate as an associate member, but received no response. [1] However, MBA still broadcast the 1964 contest. [2] The MBA once again wrote to the EBU in 1965 asking if it could participate. This time the EBU responded but did not allow the MBA to participate in the contest as an associate member. [3] On 1 January 1970, the MBA became an active member of the EBU and participation in the Eurovision Song Contest was possible for the first time. [4] The MBA once again wrote to the EBU enquiring about its participation, but were informed that "Since arrangements for the contest were already in an advanced stage" they could not participate. [5]

The MBA successfully participated at the contest for the first time in 1971. The format for Malta's national finals in the 70s consisted of the Malta Song Festival, which had been held annually in the country since 1960, acting as a semi-final with the highest placing songs going to the Song For Europe contest, where the winner would be chosen by a combination of jury and public votes. Malta's first entry to Eurovision was "Marija l-Maltija" performed by Joe Grech. It scored 52 points and finished last out of 18 countries. Malta participated again in 1972 with "L-imħabba" by Helen & Joseph. It scored 48 points and Malta came last for the second year in a row. The MBA had originally planned to participate in 1973 but due to complications behind their national final where the MBA deemed the participating songs to be "below the European standard", it withdrew as they feared getting last for a third year in a row. Malta never applied for the 1974 contest as they feared getting another low result. [6] Malta returned in 1975 and participated with the song "Singing This Song" by Renato. They scored 32 points and came 12th out of 19 countries. This was considered a success for Malta and enthusiasm for the contest in the Maltese music industry increased drastically. [7] On 11 September 1975, the MBA announced their intention to participate in the 1976 contest and opened song submissions for their national final which closed on 15 October. [8] However on 4 November, the MBA announced their withdrawal from the contest, citing that the participation fee had been drastically increased and Malta could not afford to participate. [9] In a statement released on 20 November, the MBA said that it felt it was "Under no obligation to take part in the Eurovision Song Contest year after year" and Malta did not participate in the contest again until 1991. [10]

Malta's return to the contest by the Public Broadcasting Services (PBS) in 1991, after a 16-year absence, proved to be more successful, with eight consecutive top 10 placings (1991–1998) and finishing in the top 10 in 12 out of 15 contests from 1991 to 2005. These results included third-place finishes in 1992 for Mary Spiteri and in 1998 for Chiara and second-place finishes in 2002 for Ira Losco and in 2005 for Chiara, who in 2009 became the first performer to represent Malta at three contests, finishing 22nd. [11] [12] Malta's two second-places and two third-places make it the most successful country not to win the contest.

In the last 15 contests, Malta has only reached the top 10 twice, with Gianluca Bezzina finishing eighth in 2013, and Destiny Chukunyere finishing seventh in 2021. Fabrizio Faniello, who had previously finished ninth in 2001, finished last in the 2006 final, and since then the country has failed to qualify from the semi-final round ten times, in 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023, and 2024. [13] of which they finished bottom 3 in the semi in 2022 and last place in 2023 and 2024.

Together with France, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, Malta is one of the few countries that has not missed a contest since 1991. All of Malta's entries since 1991 have been sung in its other official language, English, which it was one of the few countries allowed to use in the contest between 1977 and 1999, being a former British colony which (as seen below) has had a close relationship with the UK within the contest. The only use of the Maltese language was three lines in the 2000 entry "Desire" by Claudette Pace. Also, along with Croatia and Sweden it was the only country never to be relegated, under the previous rules of the contest, that was not a part of the "Big Four".

Selection process

Malta uses a televised national final to select its entry. From its debut in 1971 through 1976, Malta Song Festival, an existing song festival that had been created in 1960 was used to select the entrant, with the winner going to represent the country at the Eurovision Song Contest. Malta did not participate in the contest between 1977 and 1990. Since its return in 1991, national finals under various names were held to select the entry, including Malta Song for Europe (Maltese : il-Festival Kanzunetta għall-Ewropa), Malta Eurovision Song Contest, and Malta Eurosong. During this time period, the organization of the event was taken over by the PBS.

A typical Maltese national final would consist of: the rules for submissions by composers, authors, and singers being published in October, first elimination rounds in December, and semi-finalists announced in January. The semi-final would then be held in February, followed two days later by a final to choose Malta's representative at the contest. In 2009, a new format of the contest was introduced, the Malta Eurosong contest, with eight semi-finals held over November 2008 to January 2009, and a final of 20 songs competing in February. [14] [15] In 2010 six semi-finals were held over December 2009 and January 2010, and a final was once again held in February 2010. [16] This format was discontinued for the 2019 and 2020 contests, with PBS instead using X Factor Malta to select the artist. The national final format returned for the 2022 contest.

Participation overview

Table key
1First place
2Second place
3Third place
◁Last place
XEntry selected but did not compete
†Upcoming event
YearArtistSongLanguageFinalPointsSemiPoints
1971 Joe Grech " Marija l-Maltija " Maltese 18 ◁52No semi-finals
1972 Helen and Joseph " L-imħabba "Maltese18 ◁48
1975 Renato "Singing This Song"English1232
1991 Paul Giordimaina and Georgina "Could It Be"English6106
1992 Mary Spiteri "Little Child"English3123
1993 William Mangion "This Time"English869 Kvalifikacija za Millstreet
1994 Moira Stafrace and Christopher Scicluna "More than Love"English597No semi-finals
1995 Mike Spiteri"Keep Me in Mind"English1076
1996 Miriam Christine "In a Woman's Heart"English10684138
1997 Debbie Scerri "Let Me Fly"English966No semi-finals
1998 Chiara "The One That I Love"English3165
1999 Times Three"Believe 'n Peace"English1532
2000 Claudette Pace "Desire"English873
2001 Fabrizio Faniello "Another Summer Night"English948
2002 Ira Losco "7th Wonder"English2164
2003 Lynn Chircop "To Dream Again"English254
2004 Julie and Ludwig "On Again... Off Again"English1250874
2005 Chiara"Angel"English2192Top 12 in 2004 final [a]
2006 Fabrizio Faniello"I Do"English24 ◁1Top 11 in 2005 final [a]
2007 Olivia Lewis "Vertigo"EnglishFailed to qualify2515
2008 Morena "Vodka"English1438
2009 Chiara"What If We"English2231686
2010 Thea Garrett "My Dream"EnglishFailed to qualify1245
2011 Glen Vella "One Life"English1154
2012 Kurt Calleja "This Is the Night"English2141770
2013 Gianluca "Tomorrow"English81204118
2014 Firelight "Coming Home"English2332963
2015 Amber "Warrior"EnglishFailed to qualify1143
2016 Ira Losco"Walk on Water"English121533209
2017 Claudia Faniello "Breathlessly"EnglishFailed to qualify1655
2018 Christabelle "Taboo"English13101
2019 Michela "Chameleon"English141078157
2020 Destiny "All of My Love"EnglishContest cancelled [b] X
2021 Destiny" Je me casse "English72551325
2022 Emma Muscat "I Am What I Am"EnglishFailed to qualify1647
2023 The Busker "Dance (Our Own Party)"English15 ◁3
2024 Sarah Bonnici "Loop"English16 ◁13
2025 TBD 8 February 2025 † [17] Upcoming †

Awards

Marcel Bezençon Awards

YearCategorySongPerformerFinalPointsHost cityRef.
2005 Press Award"Angel" Chiara 2192 Flag of Ukraine.svg Kyiv

Winner by OGAE members

YearSongPerformerFinal resultPointsHost cityRef.
2021 "Je me casse" Destiny 7255 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rotterdam [19]

Barbara Dex Award

YearPerformerHost cityRef.
1997 Debbie Scerri Flag of Ireland.svg Dublin

Commentators and spokespersons

All shows are broadcast live on Television Malta (TVM) and Radio Malta.

YearTelevision channelRadio channelCommentatorSpokespersonRef.
1964 MTV No radio broadcastVictor AquilinaDid not participate [21]
1965 [22]
1968 MTS Unknown [23] [24]
1969 Victor Aquilina [25] [26]
1970 [27] [28]
1971 National Network No spokesperson [29] [30]
1972 Norman Hamilton [31] [32]
1973 Victor AquilinaDid not participate [33] [34]
1974 No broadcast [35]
1975 TVM Radio Malta Norman HamiltonUnknown [36] [37]
1976–1990 No broadcastDid not participate
1991 TVMNo radio broadcastUnknownDominic Micallef [38]
1992 Radio Malta 2 Anna BonannoAnna Bonanno [39] [40]
1993 No radio broadcastUnknownKevin Drake [41]
1994 John Demanuele [42]
1995 Stephanie Farrugia [43]
1996 Charles SalibaRuth Amaira [44]
1997 UnknownAnna Bonanno
1998 Stephanie Spiteri [45]
1999 Nirvana Azzopardi [46]
2000 Valerie Vella [47]
2001 TVM Radio Malta Marbeck Spiteri [48] [49]
2002 TVM No radio broadcastJohn BundyYvette Portelli [50] [51]
2003 Sharon Borg [52]
2004 Eileen Montesin Claire Agius [53] [54]
2005 Valerie Vella [55] [56]
2006 Moira Delia [57] [58] [59]
2007 Antonia MicallefMireille Bonello [60] [61]
2008 Eileen Montesin Moira Delia [62]
2009 Valerie VellaPauline Agius [63]
2010 Chiara Siracusa [64]
2011 Eileen Montesin Kelly Schembri [65]
2012 Elaine Saliba and Ronald BriffaKeith Demicoli
2013 Gordon Bonello and Rodney GauciEmma Hickey [66]
2014 Carlo Borg BonaciValentina Rossi [67]
2015 Corazon Mizzi Julie Zahra
2016 Arthur CaruanaBen Camille [68] [69]
2017 No commentaryMartha Fenech
2018 Lara Azzopardi [70] [71]
2019 Ben Camille [72] [73] [74]
2020 Not announced before cancellation
2021 TVMNo radio broadcastNo commentaryStephanie Spiteri [75]
2022 Aidan Cassar [76]
2023 Ryan Hili [77] [78]
2024 Matt Blxck [79] [80] [81] [82]

Notes

  1. 1 2 According to the then-Eurovision rules, the top ten non-Big Four countries from the previous year along with the Big Four automatically qualified for the Grand Final without having to compete in semi-finals. For example, if Germany and France placed inside the top ten, the 11th and 12th spots were advanced to next year's Grand Final along with all countries ranked in the top ten.
  2. ↑ The 2020 contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Further reading

Related Research Articles

Malta was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song "I Do", written by Aldo Spiteri and Fabrizio Faniello, and performed by Faniello himself. The Maltese participating broadcaster, Public Broadcasting Services (PBS), selected its entry for the contest through a national competition consisting of two phases: Opportunity 2 and Malta Song for Europe 2006. In the final, held on 4 February 2006, "I Do" performed by Fabrizio Faniello emerged as the winning entry after gaining the most votes from a public televote with 7,729 votes. Faniello had already represented Malta in 2001.

Malta was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Angel" written and performed by Chiara. The Maltese participating broadcaster, Public Broadcasting Services (PBS), selected its entry for the contest through the national final Malta Song for Europe 2005. The competition consisted of a final, held on 19 February 2005, where "Angel" performed by Chiara eventually emerged as the winning entry after gaining the most votes from a public televote with 11,935 votes. Chiara had already represented Malta in 1998.

Malta participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "Vertigo" written by Philip Vella and Gerard James Borg. The song was performed by Olivia Lewis. The Maltese entry for the 2007 contest in Helsinki, Finland was selected through the national final Malta Song for Europe 2007, organised by the Maltese broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services (PBS). The competition consisted of two phases: Opportunity 2 and Malta Song for Europe 2007. In the final of Malta Song for Europe 2007, held on 3 February 2007, "Vertigo" performed by Olivia Lewis eventually emerged as the winning entry after gaining the most votes from a public televote with 30,977 votes.

Malta participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "Vodka" written by Philip Vella and Gerard James Borg. The song was performed by Morena. The Maltese entry for the 2008 contest in Belgrade, Serbia was selected through the national final The GO Malta Song for Europe 2008, organised by the Maltese broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services (PBS). The competition consisted of a semi-final round and a final, held on 24 and 26 January 2008, respectively, where "Vodka" performed by Morena eventually emerged as the winning entry after scoring the most points from a seven-member jury and a public televote.

Malta participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "What If We" written by Marc Paelinck and Gregory Bilsen. The song was performed by Chiara, who had previously represented Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest in the 1998 and 2005 edition where she achieved third and second place with the songs "The One That I Love" and "Angel", respectively. The Maltese entry for the 2009 contest in Moscow, Russia was selected through the national final GO Malta EuroSong 2009, organised by the Maltese broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services (PBS). The competition consisted of a semi-final round and a final, held between 8 November 2008 and 7 February 2009, where "What If We" performed by Chiara eventually emerged as the winning entry after scoring the most points from a jury in the first round and gaining the most votes from a public televote in the second round with 12,249 votes.

Malta was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 with the song "7th Wonder", composed by Philip Vella, with lyrics by Gerard James Borg, and performed by Ira Losco. The Maltese participating broadcaster, Public Broadcasting Services (PBS), selected its entry for the contest through the national final Malta Song for Europe 2002. The competition consisted of a final, held on 15 and 16 February 2002, where "7th Wonder" performed by Ira Losco eventually emerged as the winning entry after scoring the most points from a five-member jury and a public televote.

Malta participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "My Dream" written by Jason Cassar and Sunny Aquilina. The song was performed by Thea Garrett. The Maltese entry for the 2010 contest in Oslo, Norway was selected through the national final The GO Malta Eurosong 2010, organised by the Maltese broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services (PBS). The competition consisted of a semi-final round and a final, held between 9 December 2009 and 20 February 2010, where "My Dream" performed by Thea Garrett eventually emerged as the winning entry after scoring the most points from a five-member jury and a public televote.

Malta participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "One Life" written by Paul Giordimaina and Fleur Balzan. The song was performed by Glen Vella. The Maltese entry for the 2011 contest in Düsseldorf, Germany was selected through the national final Malta Eurosong 2011, organised by the Maltese broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services (PBS). The competition consisted of a semi-final round and a final, held on 11 and 12 February 2011, respectively, where "One Life" performed by Glen Vella eventually emerged as the winning entry after scoring the most points from a six-member jury and a public televote.

Malta participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "This Is the Night" written by Johan Jämtberg, Kurt Calleja and Mikael Gunnerås. The song was performed by Kurt Calleja. The Maltese entry for the 2012 contest in Baku, Azerbaijan was selected through the national final Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2012, organised by the Maltese broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services (PBS). The competition consisted of a semi-final round and a final, held on 3 and 4 February 2012, respectively, where "This Is the Night" performed by Kurt Calleja eventually emerged as the winning entry after scoring the most points from a six-member jury and a public televote.

Malta participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song "Tomorrow" written by Boris Cezek and Dean Muscat. The song was performed by Gianluca. The Maltese entry for the 2013 contest in Malmö, Sweden was selected through the national final Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2013, organised by the Maltese broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services (PBS). The competition consisted of a semi-final round and a final, held on 1 and 2 February 2013, respectively, where "Tomorrow" performed by Gianluca eventually emerged as the winning entry after scoring the most points from a seven-member jury and a public televote.

Malta participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the song "Coming Home" written by Richard Micallef. The song was performed by Firelight. The Maltese entry for the 2014 contest in Copenhagen, Denmark was selected through the national final Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2014, organised by the Maltese broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services (PBS). The competition consisted of a semi-final round and a final, held on 7 and 8 February 2014, respectively, where "Coming Home" performed by Firelight eventually emerged as the winning entry after scoring the most points from a five-member jury and a public televote.

Malta was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song "On Again... Off Again", composed by Philip Vella, with lyrics by Gerard James Borg, and performed by the duo Julie and Ludwig. The Maltese participating broadcaster, Public Broadcasting Services (PBS), selected its entry for the contest through the national final Malta Song for Europe 2004. The competition consisted of a final, held on 13 and 14 February 2004, where "On Again... Off Again" performed by Julie and Ludwig eventually emerged as the winning entry after scoring the most points from a four-member jury and a public televote.

Malta participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "Walk on Water" written by Lisa Desmond, Tim Larsson, Tobias Lundgren, Molly Pettersson Hammar and Ira Losco. The song was performed by Losco, who had previously represented Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest in the 2002 edition where she achieved second place with the song "7th Wonder".

Malta participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Breathlessly" written by Philip Vella, Sean Vella and Gerard James Borg. The song was performed by Claudia Faniello. The Maltese entry for the 2017 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine was selected through the national final Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2017, organised by the Maltese broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services (PBS). The competition consisted of a final, held on 18 February 2017, where "Breathlessly" performed by Claudia Faniello eventually emerged as the winning entry after gaining 26% of the public televote.

Malta was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 with the song "Another Summer Night", composed by Paul Abela, with lyrics by Georgina Abela, and performed by Fabrizio Faniello. The Maltese participating broadcaster, Public Broadcasting Services (PBS), selected its entry for the contest through the national final Malta Song for Europe 2001. The competition consisted of a final, held on 2 and 3 February 2001, where "Another Summer Night" performed by Fabrizio Faniello eventually emerged as the winning entry after scoring the most points from a seven-member jury and a public televote.

Malta was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the song "To Dream Again", composed by Alfred Zammit, with lyrics by Cynthia Sammut, and performed by Lynn Chircop. The Maltese participating broadcaster, Public Broadcasting Services (PBS), selected its entry for the contest through the national final Malta Song for Europe 2003. The competition consisted of a semi-final round and a final, held on 7 and 8 February 2003, respectively, where "To Dream Again" performed by Lynn Chircop eventually emerged as the winning entry after scoring the most points from a five-member jury and a public televote.

Malta originally planned to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with the song "All of My Love" written by Bernarda Brunović, Borislav Milanov, Sebastian Arman, Dag Lundberg, Joacim Persson and Cesár Sampson. The song was performed by Destiny, who had previously represented Malta at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in the 2015 edition where she achieved first place with the song "Not My Soul". Songwriter Cesár Sampson previously represented Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest in the 2018 edition where he achieved third place with the song "Nobody but You". The Maltese entry for the 2020 contest in Rotterdam, Netherlands, was selected through the second season of the music competition X Factor Malta, organised by the Maltese broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services (PBS). The competition concluded with a final on 8 February 2020 where Destiny eventually emerged as the winner. The song Destiny would perform at the Eurovision Song Contest, "All of My Love", was internally selected and was released to the public on 9 March.

Malta participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song "Je me casse" written by Malin Christin, Amanuel Dermont, Nicklas Eklund and Pete Barringer. The song was performed by Destiny Chukunyere, who was due to compete in the 2020 contest with "All of My Love" before the 2020 event's cancellation. The song Destiny would perform at the Eurovision Song Contest, "Je me casse", was also internally selected and was released to the public on 15 March.

Malta was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with the song "Loop" performed by Sarah Bonnici. The Maltese participating broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services (PBS) selected its entry for the contest through the national final Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2024.

Malta will be represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, which will be held in Basel, Switzerland. The Maltese participating broadcaster, Public Broadcasting Services (PBS), will organise the national final Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in order to select its entry for the contest.

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