Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993

Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993
Eurovision Song Contest 1993
Participating broadcaster	Public Broadcasting Services (PBS)
Country	Malta
Selection process	National final
Selection date	13 March 1993
Competing entry
Song	"This Time"
Artist	William Mangion
Songwriter	William Mangion
Placement
Final result	8th, 69 points
Participation chronology
◄1992 • 1993 • 1994►

Malta was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 with the song "This Time", written and performed by William Mangion. The Maltese participating broadcaster, Public Broadcasting Services (PBS), selected its entry for the contest through a national final.

Before Eurovision

National final

Public Broadcasting Services (PBS) held the national final on 13 March 1993 at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta, hosted by John Demanuele and Marija Bugeja. The songs were firstly performed in Maltese, then in English. Only the top 3 were announced.

Draw	Artist	Song		Place
		Maltese version	English version
1	Paul Giordimaina	"B'vuċi waħda"	"One Voice One Heart"	-
2	Moira Stafrace	"In-nies li taf"	"Love Me Till The End"	-
3	William Mangion	"Issa"	"This Time"	1
4	Bayzo and Claudette Pace	"L-għanja ta' ħajti"	"You Are My Music"	-
5	Mike Spiteri	"Ġmiel il-ward u l-mużika"	"Roses, Stars and Love Songs"	-
6	Marita and Jon Lukas	"Żommni u għannaqni"	"Love We Share"	2
7	Renato	"Rajtek"	"Seems Like Yesterday"	-
8	Alex Schembri	"F'mument"	"Woman"	3

At Eurovision

William Mangion performed 8th on the night of the contest, following Belgium and preceding Iceland. At the close of the voting the song had received 66 points, placing 8th of 25. ^[1]

Voting

Points awarded to Malta [2] Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points   Italy    Switzerland 6 points   United Kingdom 5 points   Denmark   Greece   Turkey 4 points   Austria   Bosnia and Herzegovina   Croatia   Germany   Spain   Sweden 3 points   Israel 2 points   France   Ireland   Portugal 1 point   Cyprus

Points awarded by Malta [2] Score Country 12 points   Ireland 10 points   Luxembourg 8 points   Spain 7 points   Italy 6 points   Greece 5 points    Switzerland 4 points   Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 points   Netherlands 2 points   Finland 1 point   Slovenia

References

1. "Final of Millstreet 1993". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
2. "Results of the Final of Millstreet 1993". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.