Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999

Malta in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1999
Malta in the; Eurovision Song Contest 1999
Eurovision Song Contest 1999
Participating broadcaster	Public Broadcasting Services (PBS)
Country	Malta
Selection process	Malta Song for Europe 1999
Selection date	20 February 1999
Competing entry
Song	"Believe 'n Peace"
Artist	Times Three
Songwriters	Christopher Scicluna ; Moira Stafrace ;
Placement
Final result	15th, 32 points
Participation chronology

Last updated May 05, 2025

Malta was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 with the song "Believe 'n Peace", composed by Christopher Scicluna, with lyrics by Moira Stafrace, and performed by Times Three. The Maltese participating broadcaster, Public Broadcasting Services (PBS), selected its entry through a national final.

Before Eurovision

Malta Song for Europe 1999

Public Broadcasting Services (PBS) held the national final on 19 and 20 February 1999 at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta, hosted by Mariella Scerri and Joseph Chetcuti. 16 songs competed, and the winner was decided by an expert jury.

Georgina and Paul Giordimaina represented Malta in 1991, and Georgina was also a backing singer in 1996. Claudette Pace would go on to represent the country in 2000. Fabrizio Faniello would follow suit in both in 2001 and in 2006, and Olivia Lewis would do the same in 2007.

Draw	Artist	Song	Songwriter(s)	Points	Place
1	Alexander Schembri	"Night Has Fallen"	Sunny Aquilina, Jason Paul Cassar	74	6
2	Lawrence Gray	"The Right Time"	Philip Vella, Paul Abela	114	2
3	Fabrizio Faniello	"Thankful for Your Love"	Alfred C. Sant, Ray Agius	71	8
4	Tarcisio Barbara	"Takes Me Higher"	Alfred C. Sant, Tarcisio Barbara	23	16
5	Claudette Pace	"Breathless"	Gerard James Borg, Philip Vella	75	5
6	Nadine Axisa and Rita Pace	"Hold My Hand"	Rita Pace, Marika Axisa	25	15
7	Alison Ellul	"Give Me Love"	Doris Chetcuti, Eugenio Schembri	33	14
8	Georgina	"Who Will Be There"	Georgina Abela, Paul Abela	79	3
9	Olivia Lewis	"Autumn of My Love"	Doris Chetcuti, Mark Debono	73	7
10	Charlene and Natasha Grima	"Look Into My Eyes"	Natasha Grima, Charlene Grima	68	9
11	Times Three	"Believe 'n Peace"	Moira Stafrace, Christopher Scicluna	119	1
12	Mark Tonna	"Heartbeat"	Doris Chetcuti, Mark Debono	52	11
13	Leontine	"You're the Reason"	Julian Farrugia, Renato Briffa	77	4
14	Marvic Lewis	"It Is You"	Doris Chetcuti, Eugenio Schembri	42	13
15	Paul Giordimaina	"I Believe Again"	Fleur Balzan, Paul Giordimaina	45	12
16	Joe Mizzi	"Love Will Find the Way"	Roberto Longo, Gino Micallef, Joe Mizzi, John Mizzie	54	10

Detailed Jury Votes
Song	Juror							Total
Song	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Total
"Night Has Fallen"	11	10	11	14	12	4	12	74
"The Right Time"	18	16	16	16	18	14	16	114
"Thankful for Your Love"	12	11	7	9	5	18	9	71
"Takes Me Higher"	1	1	2	10	6	1	2	23
"Breathless"	14	5	9	11	14	12	10	75
"Hold My Hand"	3	3	3	8	2	2	4	25
"Give Me Love"	4	4	1	12	3	3	6	33
"Who Will Be There"	20	6	4	20	20	8	1	79
"Autumn of My Love"	6	18	10	7	7	7	18	73
"Look Into My Eyes"	2	12	14	6	8	10	14	68
"Believe 'n Peace"	5	20	20	18	16	20	20	119
"Heartbeat"	10	8	8	1	11	9	5	52
"You're the Reason"	9	14	18	5	9	11	11	77
"It Is You"	7	9	6	2	4	6	8	42
"I Believe Again"	16	2	5	4	10	5	3	45
"Love Will Find the Way"	8	7	12	3	1	16	7	54

At Eurovision

The song received 32 points, finishing 15th.^[1]

Voting

Points awarded to Malta^[2]
Score	Country
12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points	Austria Bosnia and Herzegovina
6 points	Croatia United Kingdom
5 points
4 points
3 points	Cyprus
2 points
1 point	Estonia Germany Portugal

Points awarded by Malta^[2]
Score	Country
12 points	Sweden
10 points	Iceland
8 points	United Kingdom
7 points	Estonia
6 points	Israel
5 points	Croatia
4 points	Denmark
3 points	Germany
2 points	Netherlands
1 point	Lithuania

References

↑ "Final of Jerusalem 1999". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
1 2 "Results of the Final of Jerusalem 1999". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.

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[1] "Final of Jerusalem 1999". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.

[1999detailed-2] 1 2 "Results of the Final of Jerusalem 1999". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.

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National selection: X Factor Malta (former) Malta Song Festival (former)
Participation	1971 1972 ~~1973~~ 1975 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
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	Austria Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Cyprus Denmark Estonia France Germany Iceland Ireland Israel Lithuania Malta Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Slovenia Spain Sweden Turkey United Kingdom
Artists	Aistė Rui Bandeira Vanessa Chinitor Dino and Béatrice Doris Dragović Eden Trine Jepsen and Michael Teschl Lydia Marlain Marlayne The Mullans Nayah Charlotte Nilsson Tuba Önal and Grup Mistik Precious Evelin Samuel and Camille Selma Bobbie Singer Sürpriz Darja Švajger Mietek Szcześniak Times Three Van Eijk
Songs	"All Out of Luck" "Believe 'n Peace" "Como tudo começou" "Diamond of Night" "Dön Artık" "For a Thousand Years" "Happy Birthday" "Je veux donner ma voix" "Journey to Jerusalem – Kudüs'e Seyahat" "Like the Wind" "Living My Life Without You" " Marija Magdalena " "No quiero escuchar" "One Good Reason" "Przytul mnie mocno" "Putnici" "Reflection" "Say It Again" "Strazdas" "Take Me to Your Heaven" "Tha'nai erotas" "This Time I Mean It" "When You Need Me"