Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000

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Eurovision Song Contest 2000
CountryFlag of Malta.svg  Malta
National selection
Selection processMalta Song for Europe 2000
Selection date(s)14–15 January 2000
Selected entrant Claudette Pace
Selected song"Desire"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result8th, 73 points
Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄199920002001►

Malta participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 with the song "Desire" written by Philip Vella and Gerard James Borg. The song was performed by Claudette Pace. The Maltese entry for the 2002 contest in Stockholm, Sweden was selected through the national final Malta Song for Europe 2002, organised by the Maltese broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services (PBS). The competition consisted of a final, held on 14 and 15 February 2000, where "Desire" performed by Ira Losco eventually emerged as the winning entry after scoring the most points from a seven-member jury.

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Malta competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 13 May 2000. Performing during the show in position 7, Malta placed seventh out of the 24 participating countries, scoring 48 points.

Background

Prior to the 2000 contest, Malta had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 12 times since its first entry in 1971. After competing in the 1972 and 1975 contests, the nation was absent from the contest beginning in 1976. [1] After returning for the 1991 contest, Malta had competed annually. By 2001, its best placing was third and this was achieved on two occasions: in 1992 with the song "Little Child" performed by Mary Spiteri and in 1998 with the song "The One That I Love" performed by Chiara. [2]

For the 2000 contest, the Maltese national broadcaster, Public Broadcasting Services (PBS), broadcast the event within Malta and organised the selection process for the nation's entry. Malta had selected their entry consistently through a national final procedure, a method that was continued for their 2000 participation. [3]

Before Eurovision

Malta Song for Europe 2000

Malta Song for Europe 2000 was the national final format developed by PBS to select the Maltese entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2000. 224 entries were received by the broadcaster for the competition after artists and composers were able to submit their entries, and sixteen songs were selected to compete and announced on 11 December 1999 at a press conference held at the Corinthia St. George's Hotel in St. Julian's. One of the selected songs, "(You Will Always Be) Deep Inside My Heart" written by Paul Zammit Cutajar, was withdrawn and replaced with "The Only One" performed by former Maltese Eurovision entrant Paul Giordimaina who represented Malta in the 1991 contest. [4]

The final took place on 14 and 15 January 2000 at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in the nation's capital city of Valletta, hosted by Stephanie Farrugia, Miriam Dalli and Charles Saliba and broadcast on Television Malta (TVM) as well as on Super One Radio and its website super1.com. [5] Sixteen entries competed and the votes from a seven-member jury panel determined the winner. The interval act of the show on 14 January, alternatively entitled Marru L-Ewropa, featured guest performances by former Maltese Eurovision entrants, while the interval act of the show on 2 February featured performances by Ireland's Eurovision Song Contest 1980 and 1987 winner Johnny Logan. [6] After the votes from the jury panel were combined, "Desire" performed by Claudette Pace was the winner. [7] [8]

Final – 14–15 January 2000
DrawArtistSongSongwriter(s)PointsPlace
1Konrad Pule'"Going Strong"J.P. Cassaletto, Konrad Pule'5111
2Alwyn Borg Myatt"Let's Try Love Once More" Philip Vella 677
3 Olivia Lewis "I Wanna Love You"Doris Chetcuti, Eugenio Schembri599
4Paula"One Day"Paul Zammit Cutajar, Ronnie Busuttil3914
5Marvic Lewis"I Have Given All To You"Doris Chetcuti, Eugenio Schembri5710
6Gianni"My Friends"Paul Zammit Cutajar, Gianni Zammit4013
7Tarcisio Barbara"Home-Grown Tenderness"Alfred C. Sant, Philip Vella4512
8 Claudette Pace "Desire"Philip Vella, Gerard James Borg 1221
9Rita Pace"Come Into My Life"Rita Pace1616
10 Ira Losco "Shine"Philip Vella, Gerard James Borg706
11Rita Pace"We Can Touch the Wind"Rita Pace3315
12Olivia Lewis"Only for You"Doris Chetcuti, Eugenio Schembri745
13Priscilla"Our Love"Cynthia Sammut, Alfred Zammit933
14 Fabrizio Faniello "Change of Heart" Georgina Abela, Paul Abela1042
15Ira Losco"Falling in Love"Ray Agius677
16Paul Giordimaina"The Only One"Paul Giordimaina, Fleur Balzan824
Detailed Jury Votes
DrawSongJury 1Jury 2Jury 3Jury 4Jury 5Jury 6Jury 7Total
1"Going Strong"1244996751
2"Let's Try Love Once More"189831051467
3"I Wanna Love You"781214114359
4"One Day"672882639
5"I Have Given All to You"146116731057
6"My Friends"4357314440
7"Home-Grown Tenderness"8295112845
8"Desire"2020204202018122
9"Come Into My Life"211151516
10"Shine"11161012218170
11"We Can Touch the Wind"1531048233
12"Only for You"1611611147974
13"Our Love"510141816102093
14"Change of Heart"9181820121611104
15"Falling in Love"3127166111267
16"The Only One"10141621891682

At Eurovision

The Eurovision Song Contest 2000 took place at the Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, on 13 May 2000. Globen 30 ar, febr 2019a.jpg
The Eurovision Song Contest 2000 took place at the Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, on 13 May 2000.

The Eurovision Song Contest 2000 took place at Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, on 13 May 2000. According to Eurovision rules, the participants list included the previous year's winning country, the "Big Four" countries (France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom), the countries with the highest average scores between the 1995 and 1999 contests, and any countries which had not competed in the 1999 contest. [9] On 21 November 1999, an allocation draw was held which determined the running order and Malta was set to perform in position 7, following the entry from Romania and before the entry from Norway. [10] [11] Malta finished in eighth place with 73 points. [12]

The show was broadcast in Malta on TVM. [13] The Maltese spokesperson, who announced the results of the Maltese televote during the final, was Valerie Vella. [14]

Voting

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Malta and awarded by Malta in the contest. The nation awarded its 12 points to Russia in the contest.

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