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Eurovision Song Contest 2001 | ||||
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Country | Malta | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Malta Song for Europe 2001 | |||
Selection date(s) | 2/3 February 2001 | |||
Selected entrant | Fabrizio Faniello | |||
Selected song | "Another Summer Night" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 9th, 48 points | |||
Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Malta competed in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001, held on 12 May 2001 at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Maltese entry was selected through the Malta Song for Europe contest, where the winner was Fabrizio Faniello with the song "Another Summer Night". Malta performed 21st out of the 23 countries competing in the contest and placed ninth with 48 points.
Prior to the 2001 contest, Malta had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 13 times since its first entry in 1971. Malta briefly competed in the Eurovision Song Contest in the 1970s before withdrawing for 16 years. The country had, to this point, competed in every contest since returning in 1991. Malta's best placing in the contest thus far was third, which it achieved in both 1992 with the song "Little Child" performed by Mary Spiteri and in 1998 with the song "The One that I Love" by Chiara. [1]
The final was held on 2 and 3 February 2001 at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta, hosted by Louise Tedesco, Claire Fabri and Antonella Vassallo. The winner was chosen by an "expert" jury (7/8) & televoting (1/8).
Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Jury | Televote | Total | Place |
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1 | Ira Losco | "We'll Ride the Wind" | Doris Chetcuti, Dominic Galea | 41 | 9 | 50 | 11 |
2 | Fiona Cauchi | "All I Need" | Fiona Cauchi, Rene Mamo | 54 | 11 | 65 | 8 |
3 | Ira Losco | "Spellbound" | Gerard James Borg, Philip Vella | 104 | 18 | 122 | 2 |
4 | Olivia Lewis | "Love Will See Me Through" | Doris Chetcuti, Eugenio Schembri | 66 | 5 | 71 | 7 |
5 | Nadine Axisa | "He's My Romeo" | Philip Vella | 34 | 3 | 37 | 16 |
6 | Marvic Lewis | "I Wanna Be The One" | Doris Chetcuti, Eugenio Schembri | 86 | 6 | 92 | 5 |
7 | Lawrence Gray | "Count On Me" | Philip Vella, Paul Abela | 104 | 12 | 116 | 3 |
8 | Karen Polidano | "Nothing I Can Do" | Joe Julian Farrugia, Rene Mamo | 45 | 1 | 46 | 13 |
9 | Ira Losco | "Deep Inside My Heart" | Paul Zammit Cutajar, Ira Losco | 55 | 4 | 59 | 9 |
10 | Lawrence Gray | "A Song in My Life" | Ray Agius | 64 | 14 | 78 | 6 |
11 | Olivia Lewis | "Hold Me Now" | Doris Chetcuti, Eugenio Schembri | 50 | 2 | 52 | 10 |
12 | Julie Zahra | "Eternity" | Joe Julian Farrugia, Rene Mamo | 39 | 10 | 49 | 12 |
13 | Michelle Farrugia | "Why Now" | Vine Pulo | 32 | 7 | 39 | 15 |
14 | Ira Losco | "Don't Give Up" | Ray Agius | 77 | 16 | 93 | 4 |
15 | Tarcisio Barbara | "My Three Minute Song" | Alfred C. Sant, Tarcisio Barbara | 37 | 8 | 45 | 14 |
16 | Fabrizio Faniello | "Another Summer Night" | Georgina Abela, Paul Abela | 134 | 20 | 154 | 1 |
Draw | Song | Jury 1 | Jury 2 | Jury 3 | Jury 4 | Jury 5 | Jury 6 | Jury 7 | Total |
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1 | "We'll Ride the Wind" | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 41 |
2 | "All I Need" | 9 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 54 |
3 | "Spellbound" | 10 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 104 |
4 | "Love Will See Me Through" | 5 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 66 |
5 | "He's My Romeo" | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 34 |
6 | "I Wanna Be the One" | 18 | 8 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 86 |
7 | "Count On Me" | 11 | 16 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 104 |
8 | "Nothing I Can Do" | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 45 |
9 | "Deep Inside My Heart" | 16 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 55 |
10 | "A Song in My Life" | 12 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 64 |
11 | "Hold Me Now" | 2 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 50 |
12 | "Eternity" | 8 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 39 |
13 | "Why Now" | 7 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 32 |
14 | "Don't Give Up" | 14 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 77 |
15 | "My Three Minute Song" | 6 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 37 |
16 | "Another Summer Night" | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 134 |
To promote the entry, a music video of "Another Summer Night" was released and Faniello toured Europe, making appearances on television and speaking to the press in Denmark, Germany, Greece, Spain, Sweden, Turkey and the UK. [2]
The Eurovision Song Contest 2001 took place at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 12 May 2001. [3] The relegation rules introduced for the 1997 contest were again utilised ahead of the 2001 contest, based on each country's average points total in previous contests. The 23 participants were made up of the previous year's winning country, the "Big Four" countries, consisting of France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom, the twelve countries which had obtained the highest average points total over the preceding five contests, and any eligible countries which did not compete in the 2000 contest. Malta's five year contest average allowed the nation to continue to participate this year. [4]
In the lead up to the event, BBC News noted that the entry was a favourite to win based on an online poll of fans, [2] while bookmakers had the entry placing in the top five. [5] On the night of the event, Faniello performed for Malta in position 21, and at the close of the voting, the entry placed ninth, having received 48 points. [6]
Voting during the show involved each country awarding points from 1-8, 10 and 12 as determined by either 100% televoting or a combination of 50% televoting and 50% national jury. In cases where televoting was not possible, only the votes of the eight-member national juries were tabulated. [4] Malta received 48 points, which included the top 12 points from Denmark. [7] The nation awarded its 12 points to contest winners Estonia. [7]
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