Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992

Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992
Eurovision Song Contest 1992
Participating broadcaster	Public Broadcasting Services (PBS)
Country	Malta
Selection process	Malta Song for Europe 1992
Selection date	14 March 1992
Competing entry
Song	"Little Child"
Artist	Mary Spiteri
Songwriters	Georgina Abela Raymond Mahoney
Placement
Final result	3rd, 123 points
Participation chronology
◄1991 • 1992 • 1993►

Malta was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 with the song "Little Child", composed by Georgina Abela, with lyrics by Raymond Mahoney, and performed by Mary Spiteri. The Maltese participating broadcaster, Public Broadcasting Services (PBS), selected its entry for the contest through a national final.

Before Eurovision

Malta Song for Europe 1992

The Maltese broadcaster, Public Broadcasting Services (PBS), held a national final, Malta Song for Europe 1992, to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1992. PBS held the national final on 14 March 1992 at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta, hosted by Charles Saliba and Anna Bonanno. Ten songs competed, sung in both Maltese and English. The winner was decided through an expert jury, with only the top three songs announced.

The winner was "Little Child" ("Tfajjel Ckejken"), sung by Mary Spiteri and composed by Georgina Abela and Raymond Mahoney.

Draw	Artist	Song		Place
		Maltese version	English version
1	Alex Schembri	"Int"	"Don't Leave Without Me"	5
2	Enzo Guzman	"Tkellem Bil-Fjuri"	"Sunshine and rainbows"	7
3	Godwin Lucas	"Imħabba Fil-Ħarifa"	"Autumn Love"	2
4	Moira Stafrace	"Tgħidlix"	"Don't Throw Our Love Away"	3
5	Mike Spiteri	"Paceville"	"Lonely People"	4
6	Phylisienne Brincat	"Flimkien"	"Together"	9
7	Renato	"Jekk L-Eku Ta' Dal-Kliem"	"Fading Love"	10
8	Marthese Tanti	"Ġardina Tal-Ħolm"	"Garden of Dreams"	6
9	Helen Micallef	"Mat-Tnehid Tal-Mewġ"	"Yearning"	8
10	Mary Spiteri	"Tfajjel Ċkejken"	"Little Child"	1

At Eurovision

"Little Child", this time solely in English, was performed 10th on the night of the contest, following Cyprus and preceding Iceland. Spiteri came 3rd in the contest with 123 points. ^[1] This was also Malta's best showing at the contest so far. ^{[ citation needed ]}

Voting

Points awarded to Malta [2] Score Country 12 points   Luxembourg   Portugal   Spain   Sweden 10 points   Belgium   Ireland Yugoslavia 8 points   Austria   Denmark   Iceland 7 points   Greece 6 points 5 points   Netherlands    Switzerland 4 points 3 points   Italy 2 points 1 point   Cyprus

Points awarded by Malta [2] Score Country 12 points   Ireland 10 points   Luxembourg 8 points   Turkey 7 points   Israel 6 points   United Kingdom 5 points   Italy 4 points   Austria 3 points Yugoslavia 2 points   Spain 1 point   Cyprus

References

1. "Final of Malmö 1992". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
2. "Results of the Final of Malmö 1992". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.