Eurovision Song Contest 2015 | ||||
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Country | Malta | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2015 | |||
Selection date(s) | Semi-final: 21 November 2014 Final: 22 November 2014 | |||
Selected entrant | Amber | |||
Selected song | "Warrior" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Finals performance | ||||
Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (11th) | |||
Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Malta participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Warrior" written by Elton Zarb and Matt Muxu Mercieca. The song was performed by Amber. The Maltese entry for the 2015 contest in Vienna, Austria was selected through the national final Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2015, organised by the Maltese broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services (PBS). The competition consisted of a semi-final round and a final, held on 21 and 22 November 2014, respectively, where "Warrior" performed by Amber eventually emerged as the winning entry after scoring the most points from a five-member jury and a public televote.
Malta was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 21 May 2015. Performing during the show in position 5, "Warrior" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final on 23 May. It was later revealed that Malta placed eleventh out of the 17 participating countries in the semi-final with 43 points.
Prior to the 2015 contest, Malta had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest twenty-seven times since its first entry in 1971. Malta briefly competed in the Eurovision Song Contest in the 1970s before withdrawing for sixteen 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 second, which it achieved on two occasions: in 2002 with the song "7th Wonder" performed by Ira Losco and in the 2005 contest with the song "Angel" performed by Chiara. [1] In the 2014 edition, Malta qualified to the final and placed 23rd with the song "Coming Home" performed by Firelight.
For the 2015 contest, the Maltese national broadcaster, Public Broadcasting Services (PBS), broadcast the event within Malta and organised the selection process for the nation's entry. PBS confirmed their intentions to participate at it on 11 July 2014. [2] Malta selected their entry consistently through a national final procedure, a method that was continued for their 2015 participation. On 14 July 2014, PBS announced that the national final would take place one week after their hosting of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014 on 15 November 2014, making use of the same venue and stage utilised for the junior contest. [3]
Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2015 was the national final format developed by PBS to select the Maltese entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. The competition consisted of a semi-final and final held on 21 and 22 November 2014, respectively, at the Malta Shipbuilding in Marsa. [3] Both shows were hosted by Daniel Chircop and Lyona Xuereb Gatt and broadcast on Television Malta (TVM) as well on the broadcaster's website tvm.com.mt, while the final was also broadcast on the official Eurovision Song Contest website eurovision.tv. [4] [5]
The competition consisted of twenty songs competing in the semi-final on 21 November 2014 where the top fourteen entries qualified to compete in the final on 22 November 2014. Five judges evaluated the songs during the shows and each judge had an equal stake in the final result. The sixth set of votes were the results of the public televote, which had a weighting equal to the votes of a single judge. Ties in the final results were broken based on the entry which received the higher score from the judges. [5] The five members of the jury that evaluated the entries during both the semi-final and final consisted of: [6]
New rules and regulations for the competition allowed for the artist, author and composer of the winning entry to change parts of the winning song or the entire song for the Eurovision Song Contest. [3]
Artists and composers were able to submit their entries between 28 and 29 August 2014 to the PBS Creativity Hub in Gwardamanġa. Artists were also required to submit a cover version of another song along with their entry application. Songwriters from any nationality were able to submit songs as long as the artist were Maltese or possessed Maltese citizenship. Artists were able to submit as many songs as they wished, however, they could only compete with a maximum of two in the semi-final and one in the final. 2014 national final winner Firelight were unable to compete due to a rule that prevented the previous winner from competing in the following competition. [3] 134 entries were received by the broadcaster. [7] On 26 September 2014, PBS announced a shortlist of 48 entries that had progressed through the selection process. [8] The twenty songs selected to compete in the semi-final were announced on the TVM programme Xarabank on 3 October 2014. [9] In order to present the competing songs to the public, the semi-finalists filmed promotional videos for their entries which were released on 20 October 2014. Among the selected competing artists were former Maltese Eurovision entrants Ludwig Galea (performing as part of the group Trilogy) who represented Malta in the 2004 contest, Glen Vella who represented Malta in the 2011 contest, and Gianluca Bezzina (performing as part of the group L-Aħwa) who represented Malta in the 2013 contest. Daniel Testa represented Malta in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008. [10]
The semi-final took place on 21 November 2014. Twenty songs competed for fourteen qualifying spots in the final. The running order for the semi-final was announced on 28 October 2014. [11] The show was opened with a guest performance by the 2014 Maltese Junior Eurovision entrant Federica Falzon performing "Diamonds". [12]
Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Result |
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1 | Lyndsay Pace | "Home" | Boris Cezek | Eliminated |
2 | Iona Dalli | "Could Have Been Me" | Philip Vella | Eliminated |
3 | Franklin | "Still Here" | Alexander Rybak | Advanced |
4 | Christabelle | "Rush" | Elton Zarb, Muxu | Advanced |
5 | Jessika | "Fandango" | Philip Vella, Gerard James Borg | Advanced |
6 | Chris Grech | "Closed Doors" | Chris Grech, Edward Mifsud, Peter Borg, David Cassar Torreggiani | Advanced |
7 | Karen DeBattista | "12, Baker Street" | Jan van Dijck, Emil Calleja Bayliss | Advanced |
8 | Daniel Testa | "Something in the Way" | Måns Ek, Charlie Mason | Advanced |
9 | Glen Vella | "Breakaway" | Kevin Borg, Simon Gribbe | Advanced |
10 | Raquel | "Stop Haunting Me" | Elton Zarb, Muxu | Eliminated |
11 | Domenique | "Take Me As I Am" | Aidan O'Connor, Sara Biglert, Christian Schneider, Madeleine Jangklev | Eliminated |
12 | Lawrence Gray | "The One That You Love" | Elton Zarb, Lawrence Gray | Advanced |
13 | Deborah C | "It's OK" | Elton Zarb, Muxu | Advanced |
14 | Danica Muscat | "Close Your Eyes" | Elton Zarb, Emil Calleja Bayliss | Eliminated |
15 | Corazon | "Secretly" | Corazon Mizzi | Eliminated |
16 | L-Aħwa | "Beautiful to Me" | Erik Anjou | Advanced |
17 | Amber | "Warrior" | Elton Zarb, Muxu | Advanced |
18 | Trilogy | "Chasing a Dream" | Joe Julian Farrugia, Paul Abela | Advanced |
19 | Dominic | "Once in a While" | Elton Zarb, Rita Pace | Advanced |
20 | Ekklesia Sisters | "Love and Let Go" | Philip Vella | Advanced |
The final took place on 22 November 2014. The fourteen entries that qualified from the semi-final were performed again and the votes of a five-member jury panel (5/6) and the results of public televoting (1/6) determined the winner. [13] [14] The show was opened with a guest performance of "Rise Like a Phoenix" performed by Austria's Eurovision Song Contest 2014 winner Conchita Wurst, while the interval act featured further performances by Wurst performing "Heroes" as well as performances by local singer George Curmi and 2014 Maltese Eurovision entrants Firelight performing "Backdrop of Life", "Coming Home" and "Talk Dirty". [15] [12] After the votes from the jury panel and televote were combined, "Warrior" performed by Amber was the winner. [16]
Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place |
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1 | Glen Vella | "Breakaway" | 35 | 4 | 39 | 3 |
2 | Karen DeBattista | "12, Baker Street" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
3 | Dominic | "Once in a While" | 11 | 0 | 11 | 12 |
4 | Trilogy | "Chasing a Dream" | 9 | 3 | 12 | 10 |
5 | Chris Grech | "Closed Doors" | 33 | 2 | 35 | 4 |
6 | Ekklesia Sisters | "Love and Let Go" | 13 | 10 | 23 | 7 |
7 | Jessika | "Fandango" | 12 | 6 | 18 | 9 |
8 | Deborah C | "It's OK" | 12 | 0 | 12 | 11 |
9 | Amber | "Warrior" | 60 | 12 | 72 | 1 |
10 | L-Aħwa | "Beautiful to Me" | 10 | 1 | 11 | 13 |
11 | Franklin | "Still Here" | 18 | 8 | 26 | 5 |
12 | Christabelle | "Rush" | 40 | 7 | 47 | 2 |
13 | Lawrence Gray | "The One That You Love" | 13 | 5 | 18 | 8 |
14 | Daniel Testa | "Something in the Way" | 24 | 0 | 24 | 6 |
Draw | Song | O. Melzig | F. Biasia | G. Gasparyan | O. Galea | A. Zarb Adami | Total |
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1 | "Breakaway" | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 35 |
2 | "12, Baker Street" | 0 | |||||
3 | "Once in a While" | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | |
4 | "Chasing a Dream" | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | ||
5 | "Closed Doors" | 7 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 33 |
6 | "Love and Let Go" | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | |
7 | "Fandango" | 4 | 8 | 12 | |||
8 | "It's OK" | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | ||
9 | "Warrior" | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 60 |
10 | "Beautiful to Me" | 7 | 3 | 10 | |||
11 | "Still Here" | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 18 | |
12 | "Rush" | 10 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 40 |
13 | "The One That You Love" | 1 | 10 | 2 | 13 | ||
14 | "Something in the Way" | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 24 |
Following Amber's win at the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2015, PBS announced that "Warrior" would undergo remastering for the Eurovision Song Contest. The composers of the song Elton Zarb and Matt Muxu Mercieca worked with Gordon Bonello and Kevin Abela to produce the revamped version. A 57-piece orchestra was also used for the recording. [17] The release of the song's new version and official music video was announced on 9 March 2015 at the PBS Creativity Hub in Gwardamanġa and made available online on the broadcaster's website tvm.com.mt and the official Eurovision Song Contest website eurovision.tv. [18] The music video for the song was filmed earlier at a 400 year old abandoned house in Rabat, Malta.
The Eurovision Song Contest 2015 took place at the Hall D of the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria and consisted of two semi-finals on 19 and 21 May, and the final of 23 May 2015. According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. In the 2015 contest, Australia also competed directly in the final as an invited guest nation. [19] The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into five different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. [20] On 26 January 2015, an allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show they would perform in. Malta was placed into the second semi-final, to be held on 21 May 2015, and was scheduled to perform in the first half of the show. [21]
Once all the competing songs for the 2015 contest had been released, the running order for the semi-finals was decided by the shows' producers rather than through another draw, so that similar songs were not placed next to each other. Malta was set to perform in position 5, following the entry from Montenegro and before the entry from Norway. [22]
The two semi-finals and the final were broadcast in Malta on TVM with commentary by Corazon Mizzi. [23] The Maltese spokesperson, who announced the Maltese votes during the final, was previous 2004 contest entrant Julie Zahra. [24]
Amber took part in technical rehearsals on 13 and 16 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 20 and 21 May. This included the jury show on 20 May where the professional juries of each country watched and voted on the competing entries. [25]
The Maltese performance featured Amber on stage alone in a long black dress with lace sleeves and a black ribbon around her waist. As the song progressed, the LED screens transitioned between blue flame-like effects exploding outwards from a sphere and orange and red flames. The performance also utilised pyrotechnics in the form of shooting flames. [26] [27]
At the end of the show, Malta was not announced among the top 10 entries in the first semi-final and therefore failed to qualify to compete in the final. [28] It was later revealed that Malta placed eleventh in the semi-final, receiving a total of 43 points. [29]
Voting during the three shows consisted of 50 percent public televoting and 50 percent from a jury deliberation. The jury consisted of five music industry professionals who were citizens of the country they represent, with their names published before the contest to ensure transparency. This jury was asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. The individual rankings of each jury member were released shortly after the grand final. [30]
Following the release of the full split voting by the EBU after the conclusion of the competition, it was revealed that Malta had placed twelfth with the public televote and fifth with the jury vote in the second semi-final. In the public vote, Malta scored 32 points, while with the jury vote, Malta scored 84 points. [31]
Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Malta and awarded by Malta in the second semi-final and grand final of the contest, and the breakdown of the jury voting and televoting conducted during the two shows:
Score | Country |
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12 points | |
10 points | |
8 points | |
7 points | San Marino |
6 points | |
5 points | United Kingdom |
4 points | Czech Republic |
3 points | |
2 points | |
1 point | Italy |
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The following members comprised the Maltese jury: [30]
Draw | Country | H.K. Debono | D. Bezzina | D. Cini | J. Chetcuti | P. Cordina | Jury Rank | Televote Rank | Combined Rank | Points |
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01 | Lithuania | 6 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 4 |
02 | Ireland | 9 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 13 | |
03 | San Marino | 16 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 11 | |
04 | Montenegro | 12 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | |
05 | Malta | |||||||||
06 | Norway | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
07 | Portugal | 13 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 14 | |
08 | Czech Republic | 11 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 1 |
09 | Israel | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
10 | Latvia | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 |
11 | Azerbaijan | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
12 | Iceland | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 12 | |
13 | Sweden | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
14 | Switzerland | 10 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | |
15 | Cyprus | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
16 | Slovenia | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 3 |
17 | Poland | 8 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
Draw | Country | H.K. Debono | D. Bezzina | D. Cini | J. Chetcuti | P. Cordina | Jury Rank | Televote Rank | Combined Rank | Points |
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01 | Slovenia | 20 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 15 | |
02 | France | 13 | 8 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 26 | 21 | |
03 | Israel | 9 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
04 | Estonia | 7 | 7 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
05 | United Kingdom | 11 | 14 | 27 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 1 |
06 | Armenia | 23 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 27 | 23 | |
07 | Lithuania | 19 | 20 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 16 | |
08 | Serbia | 17 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 12 | |
09 | Norway | 10 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 2 |
10 | Sweden | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
11 | Cyprus | 12 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 14 | |
12 | Australia | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
13 | Belgium | 15 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 13 | |
14 | Austria | 22 | 22 | 14 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 26 | |
15 | Greece | 27 | 25 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 22 | |
16 | Montenegro | 14 | 12 | 8 | 27 | 19 | 17 | 24 | 20 | |
17 | Germany | 21 | 18 | 17 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 25 | |
18 | Poland | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 24 | 15 | 19 | |
19 | Latvia | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 4 |
20 | Romania | 24 | 21 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 12 | 17 | |
21 | Spain | 5 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 11 | |
22 | Hungary | 25 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 27 | |
23 | Georgia | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 18 | |
24 | Azerbaijan | 8 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
25 | Russia | 3 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
26 | Albania | 16 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 26 | 18 | 24 | |
27 | Italy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
Malta participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "Vodka" written by Philip Vella and Gerard James Borg. The song was performed by Morena. The Maltese entry for the 2008 contest in Belgrade, Serbia was selected through the national final The GO Malta Song for Europe 2008, organised by the Maltese broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services (PBS). The competition consisted of a semi-final round and a final, held on 24 and 26 January 2008, respectively, where "Vodka" performed by Morena eventually emerged as the winning entry after scoring the most points from a seven-member jury and a public televote.
Malta participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "What If We" written by Marc Paelinck and Gregory Bilsen. The song was performed by Chiara, who had previously represented Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest in the 1998 and 2005 edition where she achieved third and second place with the songs "The One That I Love" and "Angel", respectively. The Maltese entry for the 2009 contest in Moscow, Russia was selected through the national final GO Malta EuroSong 2009, organised by the Maltese broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services (PBS). The competition consisted of a semi-final round and a final, held between 8 November 2008 and 7 February 2009, where "What If We" performed by Chiara eventually emerged as the winning entry after scoring the most points from a jury in the first round and gaining the most votes from a public televote in the second round with 12,249 votes.
Malta participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "My Dream" written by Jason Cassar and Sunny Aquilina. The song was performed by Thea Garrett. The Maltese entry for the 2010 contest in Oslo, Norway was selected through the national final The GO Malta Eurosong 2010, organised by the Maltese broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services (PBS). The competition consisted of a semi-final round and a final, held between 9 December 2009 and 20 February 2010, where "My Dream" performed by Thea Garrett eventually emerged as the winning entry after scoring the most points from a five-member jury and a public televote.
Malta participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "One Life" written by Paul Giordimaina and Fleur Balzan. The song was performed by Glen Vella. The Maltese entry for the 2011 contest in Düsseldorf, Germany was selected through the national final Malta Eurosong 2011, organised by the Maltese broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services (PBS). The competition consisted of a semi-final round and a final, held on 11 and 12 February 2011, respectively, where "One Life" performed by Glen Vella eventually emerged as the winning entry after scoring the most points from a six-member jury and a public televote.
Malta participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "This Is the Night" written by Johan Jämtberg, Kurt Calleja and Mikael Gunnerås. The song was performed by Kurt Calleja. The Maltese entry for the 2012 contest in Baku, Azerbaijan was selected through the national final Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2012, organised by the Maltese broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services (PBS). The competition consisted of a semi-final round and a final, held on 3 and 4 February 2013, respectively, where "This Is the Night" performed by Kurt Calleja eventually emerged as the winning entry after scoring the most points from a six-member jury and a public televote.
Malta participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song "Tomorrow" written by Boris Cezek and Dean Muscat. The song was performed by Gianluca. The Maltese entry for the 2013 contest in Malmö, Sweden was selected through the national final Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2013, organised by the Maltese broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services (PBS). The competition consisted of a semi-final round and a final, held on 1 and 2 February 2013, respectively, where "Tomorrow" performed by Gianluca eventually emerged as the winning entry after scoring the most points from a seven-member jury and a public televote.
Malta participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the song "Coming Home" written by Richard Micallef. The song was performed by Firelight. The Maltese entry for the 2014 contest in Copenhagen, Denmark was selected through the national final Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2014, organised by the Maltese broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services (PBS). The competition consisted of a semi-final round and a final, held on 7 and 8 February 2014, respectively, where "Coming Home" performed by Firelight eventually emerged as the winning entry after scoring the most points from a five-member jury and a public televote.
Norway participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "A Monster Like Me" written by Kjetil Mørland. The song was performed by Mørland and Debrah Scarlett. The Norwegian broadcaster Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK) organised the national final Melodi Grand Prix 2015 in order to select the Norwegian entry for the 2015 contest in Vienna, Austria. Eleven entries competed in a show that took place on 14 March 2015 and the winner was determined over two rounds of public televoting. The top four entries in the first round of voting advanced to the competition's second round—the Gold Final. In the second round of public televoting, "A Monster Like Me" performed by Mørland and Debrah Scarlett was selected as the winner with 88,869 votes.
Ireland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Playing with Numbers" written by Greg French and Molly Sterling. The song was performed by Molly Sterling. The Irish broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) organised the national final Eurosong 2015 in order to select the Irish entry for the 2015 contest in Vienna, Austria. Five songs faced the votes of five regional juries and a public televote, ultimately resulting in the selection of "Playing with Numbers" performed by Molly Sterling as the Irish Eurovision entry.
Israel participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "Made of Stars" written by Doron Medalie. The song was performed by Hovi Star. Israeli broadcaster Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) collaborated with the commercial broadcaster Keshet in order to select the Israeli entry for the 2016 contest in Stockholm, Sweden. The reality singing competition HaKokhav HaBa L'Eirovizion, which was organised by Keshet and Tedy Productions, was used to select the Israeli entry. The fifteen show competition concluded with a final on 3 March 2016 that featured four performers who were matched with potential Eurovision songs. "Made of Stars" performed by Hovi Star emerged as the winner following a public vote.
Azerbaijan participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "Miracle" written by Amir Aly, Jakke "T.I Jakke" Erixson and Henrik Wikström. The song was performed by Samra, who was internally selected by the Azerbaijani broadcaster İctimai Television (İTV) to represent the nation at the 2016 contest in Stockholm, Sweden. Samra's selection as the Azerbaijani Eurovision entrant was announced on 10 March 2016, while the song "Miracle" was presented to the public on 13 March.
The Czech Republic participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "I Stand" written by Christian Schneider, Sara Biglert and Aidan O'Connor. The song was performed by Gabriela Gunčíková, who was internally selected by the Czech broadcaster Česká televize (ČT) to represent the nation at the 2016 contest in Stockholm, Sweden. Gunčíková and the song "I Stand" were announced as the Czech entry on 10 March 2016. The song was presented to the public on 11 March 2016.
Malta participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "Walk on Water" written by Lisa Desmond, Tim Larsson, Tobias Lundgren, Molly Pettersson Hammar and Ira Losco. The song was performed by Losco, who had previously represented Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest in the 2002 edition where she achieved second place with the song "7th Wonder".
Serbia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "Goodbye (Shelter)" written by Ivana Peters. The song was performed by Sanja Vučić Zaa, who was internally selected by the Serbian national broadcaster, Radio Television of Serbia (RTS) to represent Serbia in the 2016 contest in Stockholm, Sweden. Vučić was announced as the Serbian representative on 5 March 2016, while the song, "Goodbye (Shelter)", was presented on 12 March 2016 during a show titled Pesma Srbije za Evropu.
Malta participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Breathlessly" written by Philip Vella, Sean Vella and Gerard James Borg. The song was performed by Claudia Faniello. The Maltese entry for the 2017 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine was selected through the national final Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2017, organised by the Maltese broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services (PBS). The competition consisted of a final, held on 18 February 2017, where "Breathlessly" performed by Claudia Faniello eventually emerged as the winning entry after gaining 26% of the public televote.
Malta participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the song "To Dream Again" written by Alfred Zammit and Cynthia Sammut. The song was performed by Lynn Chircop. The Maltese entry for the 2003 contest in Riga, Latvia was selected through the national final Malta Song for Europe 2003, organised by the Maltese broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services (PBS). The competition consisted of a semi-final round and a final, held on 7 and 8 February 2003, respectively, where "To Dream Again" performed by Lynn Chircop eventually emerged as the winning entry after scoring the most points from a five-member jury and a public televote.
Malta participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "Taboo" written by Johnny Sanchez, Thomas G:son, Christabelle Borg and Muxu. The song was performed by Christabelle. The Maltese entry for the 2018 contest in Lisbon, Portugal was selected through the national final Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2018, organised by the Maltese broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services (PBS). The competition consisted of a final held on 3 February 2018, where "Taboo" performed by Christabelle eventually emerged as the winning entry after scoring the most points from a five-member jury and a public televote.
Malta participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "Chameleon" written by Joacim Persson, Paula Winger, Borislav Milanov and Johan Alkenäs. The song was performed by Michela. The Maltese entry for the 2019 contest in Tel Aviv, Israel, was selected through the first season of the music competition X Factor Malta, organised by the Maltese broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services (PBS). The competition concluded with a final on 26 January 2019 where Michela eventually emerged as the winner. The song Michela would perform at the Eurovision Song Contest, "Chameleon", was internally selected and released to the public on 10 March.
Malta participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song "Je me casse" written by Malin Christin, Amanuel Dermont, Nicklas Eklund and Pete Barringer. The song was performed by Destiny Chukunyere, who was due to compete in the 2020 contest with "All of My Love" before the 2020 event's cancellation. The song Destiny would perform at the Eurovision Song Contest, "Je me casse", was also internally selected and was released to the public on 15 March.
Malta participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy, with the song "I Am What I Am" performed by Emma Muscat. The Maltese entry for the 2022 contest was initially selected through the national final Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2022, organised by the Maltese broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services (PBS). The competition consisted of a semi-final round, a special show and a final, held on 17, 18 and 19 February 2022, respectively, where "Out of Sight" performed by Muscat eventually emerged as the winning entry after scoring the most points from a six-member jury and a public televote. On 14 March 2022, PBS announced that Muscat would ultimately perform "I Am What I Am" in Turin; the song was released to the public on the same day.