Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998

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Eurovision Song Contest 1998
Participating broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services (PBS)
CountryFlag of Malta.svg  Malta
National selection
Selection processNational final
Selection date(s)6-7 February 1998
Selected artist(s) Chiara
Selected song"The One That I Love"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Jason Cassar
  • Sunny Aquilina
Finals performance
Final result3rd, 165 points
Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄199719981999►

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.

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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. [1]

DrawArtistSongPointsPlace
1 Claudette Pace and 6th Above"Listen to Our Voices"1373
2Orion"Longing Dawn"917
3Marvic Lewis"Voice in the Night"1134
4Tarcisio Barbara"How Can I Get Over You"828
5Fiona"Same Time Tomorrow"769
6 Miriam Christine "It's Up to You"1025
7Leontine"Children of Mother Earth"6513
8Fate"Listen"4119
9Natasha Grima"Nights Alone"5316
10Marisa D'Amato"Love Will Be Your Light"976
11 Olivia Lewis "You're the One"5915
12Karen Polidano"Searching the Seas"6314
13Vince Bongailas"Unexplained"2820
14Ivan Spiteri Lucas"Playing with My Heart"4418
15 Enzo Gusman "As Far as I Can See"4717
16Catherine Vigar"Give Love More Space"6911
17 Fabrizio Faniello "More Than Just a Game"1422
18 Chiara "The One That I Love"1641
19 Lawrence Gray "Newborn Heart"769
20 Georgina "The Morning Rain"6812
Detailed Jury Votes
DrawSongJury 1Jury 2Jury 3Jury 4Jury 5Jury 6Jury 7Total
1"Listen to Our Voices"2092226202416137
2"Longing Dawn"13167185221091
3"Voice in the Night"926182014818113
4"How Can I Get Over You"4111122952082
5"Same Time Tomorrow"1820831013476
6"It's Up to You"12141313221414102
7"Children of Mother Earth"1041411816265
8"Listen"5122547641
9"Nights Alone"14549121853
10"Love Will Be Your Light"22221211622297
11"You're the One"86514691159
12"Searching the Seas"77612220963
13"Unexplained"1181214128
14"Playing with My Heart"31381331344
15"As Far as I Can See"22916312347
16"Give Love More Space"111320776569
17"More Than Just a Game"2424244241824142
18"The One That I Love"26102624262626164
19"Newborn Heart"1631661810776
20"The Morning Rain"68101011111268

At Eurovision

Ahead of the contest, Malta were considered one of the favourites among bookmakers to win the contest, featuring alongside the entries from United Kingdom, Belgium, Sweden, and the Netherlands. [2] The song received 165 points, finishing 3rd. [3] This was Malta's best result along with 1992 up to that point before their second place in 2002 and 2005.

Voting

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