Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998

Malta in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1998
Malta in the; Eurovision Song Contest 1998
Eurovision Song Contest 1998
Participating broadcaster	Public Broadcasting Services (PBS)
Country	Malta
Selection process	National final
Selection date	7 February 1998
Competing entry
Song	"The One That I Love"
Artist	Chiara
Songwriters	Jason Cassar; Sunny Aquilina;
Placement
Final result	3rd, 165 points
Participation chronology

Last updated May 04, 2025

Malta was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 with the song "The One That I Love", composed by Jason Cassar, with lyrics by Sunny Aquilina, and performed by Chiara. The Maltese participating broadcaster, Public Broadcasting Services (PBS), selected its entry through a national final.

Before Eurovision

National final

Public Broadcasting Services (PBS) held the national final on 6 and 7 February 1998 at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta, hosted by Angela Agius, John Demanuele, Denise Mintoff, and Patrick Vella. On the first night, 22 songs were presented, 6 of which were in a special category for newcomers to the contest. Those 6 were reduced to 4 after the first night, so that on the second night there were 20 songs. The 2 songs that were eliminated after the first night were "Come Back Home" performed by Rita Pace and "That Magic In Your Eyes" performed by Tonio Cuschieri. On the second night, all 20 finalists performed, and the winner was chosen by an expert jury.

Draw	Artist	Song	Points	Place
1	Claudette Pace and 6th Above	"Listen to Our Voices"	137	3
2	Orion	"Longing Dawn"	91	7
3	Marvic Lewis	"Voice in the Night"	113	4
4	Tarcisio Barbara	"How Can I Get Over You"	82	8
5	Fiona	"Same Time Tomorrow"	76	9
6	Miriam Christine	"It's Up to You"	102	5
7	Leontine	"Children of Mother Earth"	65	13
8	Fate	"Listen"	41	19
9	Natasha Grima	"Nights Alone"	53	16
10	Marisa D'Amato	"Love Will Be Your Light"	97	6
11	Olivia Lewis	"You're the One"	59	15
12	Karen Polidano	"Searching the Seas"	63	14
13	Vince Bongailas	"Unexplained"	28	20
14	Ivan Spiteri Lucas	"Playing with My Heart"	44	18
15	Enzo Gusman	"As Far as I Can See"	47	17
16	Catherine Vigar	"Give Love More Space"	69	11
17	Fabrizio Faniello	"More Than Just a Game"	142	2
18	Chiara	"The One That I Love"	164	1
19	Lawrence Gray	"Newborn Heart"	76	9
20	Georgina	"The Morning Rain"	68	12

Detailed Jury Votes
Draw	Song	Juror							Total
Draw	Song	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Total
1	"Listen to Our Voices"	20	9	22	26	20	24	16	137
2	"Longing Dawn"	13	16	7	18	5	22	10	91
3	"Voice in the Night"	9	26	18	20	14	8	18	113
4	"How Can I Get Over You"	4	11	11	22	9	5	20	82
5	"Same Time Tomorrow"	18	20	8	3	10	13	4	76
6	"It's Up to You"	12	14	13	13	22	14	14	102
7	"Children of Mother Earth"	10	4	14	11	8	16	2	65
8	"Listen"	5	12	2	5	4	7	6	41
9	"Nights Alone"	14	5	4	9	12	1	8	53
10	"Love Will Be Your Light"	22	22	12	1	16	2	22	97
11	"You're the One"	8	6	5	14	6	9	11	59
12	"Searching the Seas"	7	7	6	12	2	20	9	63
13	"Unexplained"	1	18	1	2	1	4	1	28
14	"Playing with My Heart"	3	1	3	8	13	3	13	44
15	"As Far as I Can See"	2	2	9	16	3	12	3	47
16	"Give Love More Space"	11	13	20	7	7	6	5	69
17	"More Than Just a Game"	24	24	24	4	24	18	24	142
18	"The One That I Love"	26	10	26	24	26	26	26	164
19	"Newborn Heart"	16	3	16	6	18	10	7	76
20	"The Morning Rain"	6	8	10	10	11	11	12	68

At Eurovision

The song received 165 points, finishing 3rd.^[1] This was Malta's best result along with 1992 up to that point.^{[ citation needed ]}

Voting

Points awarded to Malta^[2]
Score	Country
12 points	Ireland Norway Slovakia United Kingdom
10 points	Turkey
8 points	Belgium Germany Netherlands Poland Switzerland
7 points	Croatia Hungary Israel
6 points	France Greece Sweden
5 points	Cyprus Estonia Finland Portugal Spain
4 points
3 points	Slovenia
2 points
1 point

Points awarded by Malta^[2]
Score	Country
12 points	Israel
10 points	Croatia
8 points	United Kingdom
7 points	Netherlands
6 points	Ireland
5 points	Norway
4 points	Sweden
3 points	Belgium
2 points	Portugal
1 point	Cyprus

References

↑ "Final of Birmingham 1998". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
1 2 "Results of the Final of Birmingham 1998". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.

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[1] "Final of Birmingham 1998". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.

[1998detailed-2] 1 2 "Results of the Final of Birmingham 1998". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.

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Artists	Amber Sarah Bonnici The Busker Kurt Calleja Chiara Lynn Chircop Christabelle Chris and Moira Miriana Conte Destiny Claudia Faniello Fabrizio Faniello Firelight Ludwig Galea Thea Garrett Georgina Gianluca Paul Giordimaina Joe Grech Helen and Joseph Olivia Lewis Ira Losco William Mangion Michela Miriam Christine Morena Emma Muscat Claudette Pace Renato Debbie Scerri Mary Spiteri Mike Spiteri Times Three Glen Vella Julie Zahra
Songs	"7th Wonder" ~~"All of My Love"~~ "Angel" "Another Summer Night" "Believe 'n Peace" "Breathlessly" "Chameleon" "Coming Home" "Could It Be" Dance (Our Own Party) "Desire" "I Am What I Am" "I Do" "L-imħabba" "In a Woman's Heart" " Je me casse " "Keep Me In Mind" "Let Me Fly" "Little Child" "Loop" "Marija l-Maltija" "More Than Love" "My Dream" "On Again... Off Again" "One Life" "The One That I Love" "Serving" "Singing This Song" "Taboo" "This Is the Night" "This Time" "To Dream Again" "Tomorrow" "Vertigo" "Vodka" "Walk on Water" "Warrior" "What If We"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Malta did not compete. Italics indicate an entry in a future contest.

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Countries	Belgium Croatia Cyprus Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Israel Macedonia Malta Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom
Artists	Alma Lusa Charlie Chiara Mélanie Cohl Dana International Danijela Edea Edsilia Lars A. Fredriksen Gunvor Michael Hajiyanni Katarína Hasprová Mikel Herzog Guildo Horn Imaani Vlado Janevski Jill Johnson Marie Line Dawn Martin Mălina Olinescu Vili Resnik Sixteen Thalassa Koit Toome Tüzmen
Songs	"A holnap már nem lesz szomorú" "Aava" "Alltid sommer" "Dis oui" "Diva" " Eu cred " "Genesis" " Guildo hat euch lieb! " "Hemel en aarde" "Is Always Over Now?" " Kärleken är " "Lass ihn" "Mere lapsed" "Mia krifi evaisthisia" "Modlitba" "Naj bogovi slišijo" "Ne zori, zoro" " Neka mi ne svane " "The One That I Love" "Où aller" "¿Qué voy a hacer sin ti?" "Se eu te pudesse abraçar" "To takie proste" "Unutamazsın" "Where Are You?"