Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975

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Eurovision Song Contest 1975
Participating broadcasterMaltese Broadcasting Authority (MBA)
CountryFlag of Malta.svg  Malta
National selection
Selection processSong For Europe 1975
Selection date(s)5 February 1975
Selected artist(s)Renato
Selected song"Singing This Song"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Sammy Galea
  • M. Iris Misfud
Finals performance
Final result12th, 32 points
Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄197319751991►

Malta was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1975 with the song "Singing This Song", composed by Sammy Galea, with lyrics by M. Iris Misfud, and performed by Renato. The Maltese participating broadcaster, the Maltese Broadcasting Authority (MBA), selected its entry for the contest through a national final.

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Before Eurovision

National selection

Song For Europe 1975 was the national final format developed by the Maltese Broadcasting Authority (MBA) which determined the song that would represent Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest 1975. The competition consisted of two parts. The first part was the Malta Song Festival 1975, where the top 5 songs would then go on to the Song For Europe contest. The two contests were organised by two separate organisations; the Malta Song Festival was organised by the Malta Song Festival Board, while Song For Europe was organised by MBA. The use of Malta Song Festival as part of the Maltese national final was a cooperation between the two organisations, this led to the broadcaster not actually being in control of the songs in its own national final. [1] It was decided to send a song in English for the Eurovision Song Contest 1975 as the MBA believed that the Maltese language was one of the reasons for their last places in 1971 and 1972 [2]

Competing Entries

The Malta Song Festival Board opened submissions in late November 1974 and planned to close them on 20 December 1974, although this got pushed back to 28 December. [3] [2] The Malta Song Festival Board shortlisted 12 artists which composers could pick from to perform their songs: Edwin Galea, Mary Rose Mallia, Mary Spiteri, Renato, The Greenfields, Victoria Briffa, John Lucas, Enzo Guzman, Joe Cutajar, Joe Agius, Joe Bugeja, and Bayzo. [2]

SongSong (Maltese Title)Song (English Title)Songwriter(s)
Bayzo"Bejn lejl u nhar""Adorable You"Edmond Barbara, Clemente Zammit
Edwin Galea"Kantaw ilkoll flimkien""Try and Try Again"Edward Briffa
Mary Spiteri"Id fid""Try a Little Love Today"Victor Fenech, Mary Morey Micallef
"Rokna minn qalbi""Live for Tomorrow"Paul Abela, Mary Sant
Mary Rose Mallia"Il-loghba tal-imħabba""Love Is a Gamble"Carmen Zammit
"Min jaf""Fly Away Little Bird"Messina Galea, Marie Therese Stevens
Renato"Dinja gdida""A New World"Joe Ellul
"Idhaq u iccajta""Singing This Song"Sammy Galea, M. Iris Misfud
The Greenfields"Imħabba għal xulxin""Love for You and Me"Charles Bajada
"L-ghanja tal-imħabba""Sing a Song of Love"Charles Mifsud, Charles Bajada

Malta Song Festival 1975

Malta Song Festival 1975 was held on 1 February 1975 at the Alhambra Theatre. All songs were sung twice, once in Maltese and then again in English, and the top five qualified to Song For Europe 1975. [4]

DrawArtistSong (Maltese Title)Song (English Title)Result
1The Greenfields"Imħabba għal xulxin""Love for You and Me"Eliminated
2Bayzo"Bejn lejl u nhar""Adorable You"Eliminated
3Mary Spiteri"Rokna minn qalbi""Live for Tomorrow"Advanced
4Renato"Dinja gdida""A New World"Advanced
5Mary Spiteri"Id fid""Try a Little Love Today"Advanced
6Mary Rose Mallia"Min jaf""Fly Away Little Bird"Eliminated
7Renato"Idhaq u iccajta""Singing This Song"Advanced
8Mary Rose Mallia"Il-loghba tal-imħabba""Love Is a Gamble"Eliminated
9The Greenfields"L-ghanja tal-imħabba""Sing a Song of Love"Advanced
10Edwin Galea"Kantaw ilkoll flimkien""Try and Try Again"Eliminated

Song For Europe 1975

Song For Europe 1975 was held on 5 February 1975 at the MBA studios. The voting was done by 2 separate juries; a 20-member jury consisting of 20 members of the public, 2 from each of Malta's electoral districts, who each gave 1 point to a song of their choice; and an 8-member jury consisting of 7 international juries and a Maltese jury, who each gave 6 points to their favourite song, 3 points to their second favourite, and 1 point to their third favourite. [5]

DrawArtistSongPointsPlace
1Mary Spiteri"Live for Tomorrow"352
2Renato"A New World"35
3The Greenfields"Sing a Song of Love"84
4Mary Spiteri"Try a Little Love Today"123
5Renato"Singing This Song"421

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Renato performed tenth in the running order, following United Kingdom and preceding Belgium. At the close of voting "Singing This Song" had received 32 points, getting 12th place. [6]

The Maltese conductor at the contest was Vince Tempera.

Voting

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