Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023

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Eurovision Song Contest 2023
CountryFlag of Malta.svg  Malta
National selection
Selection processMalta Eurovision Song Contest 2023
Selection date(s)Quarter-finals:
13 January 2023
20 January 2023
27 January 2023
Semi-final:
9 February 2023
Final:
11 February 2023
Selected artist(s) The Busker
Selected song"Dance (Our Own Party)"
Selected songwriter(s)David Meilak
Jean Paul Borg
Sean Meachen
Matthew James Borg
Michael Joe Cini
Finals performance
Semi-final resultFailed to qualify (15th)
Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Malta participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool, United Kingdom, with the song "Dance (Our Own Party)" performed by the band The Busker. The Maltese entry for the 2023 contest was selected through the national final Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2023, organised by the Maltese broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services (PBS). The competition consisted of three quarter-final rounds, a semi-final round and a final, held between 13 January and 11 February 2023, where "Dance (Our Own Party)" performed by the Busker eventually emerged as the winning entry after scoring the most points from a five-member jury and a public televote.

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Malta was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 9 May 2023. Performing during the show in position 2, "Dance (Our Own Party)" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Malta placed last out of the 15 participating countries in the semi-final with 3 points.

Background

Prior to the 2023 contest, Malta had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest thirty-four 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 competed in every contest between their return in 1991, and 2022. 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 2022, Malta failed to qualify for the final with the song "I Am What I Am" performed by Emma Muscat.

The Maltese national broadcaster, Public Broadcasting Services (PBS), broadcast the event within Malta and organised the selection process for the nation's entry. In 2022, Malta selected their entry through a national final procedure, a method that was continued for their 2023 participation. [2] [3]

Before Eurovision

Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2023

Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2023 was the national final format developed by PBS to select the Maltese entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. The competition consisted of five shows which commenced on 13 January 2023 and concluded with a final held on 11 February 2023. All shows were broadcast on Television Malta (TVM) as well as on the broadcaster's website tvmnews.mt. [4]

Format

The competition consisted of three phases. The first phase was the three quarter-finals on 13, 20 and 27 January 2023 where 40 songs competed and the top twenty-four entries qualified. The second phase was the semi-final on 9 February 2023 where the top sixteen entries qualified to compete in the third phase, the final on 11 February 2023. Five judges evaluated the songs during the three phases and the results of the public televote had a weighting equal to the total votes of the judges in the final result. Ties in the final results were broken based on the entry which received the higher score from the judges. [5] [6] Monetary prizes were also given to the competing artists: the winner received €10,000, the runner-up received €4,000, the second runner-up received €2,000 and the remaining artists received €300 each. [3] Former Maltese Eurovision entrants Paul Giordimaina (1991), Moira Stafrace (1994), Mike Spiteri (1995) and Ludwig Galea (2004) were appointed as consultants of the competition in order to offer support to the artists. [7] The five members of the jury that evaluated the entries during all phases consisted of: [8]

  • Sergio Gor – Publisher
  • Corazon Mizzi – Singer-songwriter
  • Matthew Bugeja – Conductor
  • Antoine Farrugia – Artistic director of Notte Bianca
  • Dorothy Bezzina – Singer

Competing entries

Artists and composers were able to submit their entries between 17 October 2022 and 31 October 2022. [9] 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 one in the quarter-finals. 2022 Maltese Eurovision entrant Emma Muscat was unable to compete due to a rule that prevented the previous winner from competing in the following competition. [3] The 40 songs selected to compete in the quarter-finals were announced on 21 November 2022. Among the selected competing artists are former Eurovision entrants Fabrizio Faniello who represented Malta in the 2001 and 2006 contests, Jessika who represented San Marino in the 2018 contest, Francesca Sciberras who represented Malta in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009, and Eliana Gomez Blanco who represented Malta in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019. [10]

ArtistSongSongwriter(s)
Aidan " Reġina "Aidan Cassar, Boban Apostolov
Andre'"Broken Hill"Toby Farrugia, David Cassar Torreggiani, Andre' Portelli
Bradley Debono"Blackout" Christina Magrin
Brooke"Checkmate"Brooke Borg, Gerard James Borg, Christian Rabb, Dino Medanhodzic, Lukas Meijer
Cheryl Balzan"La La Land"David Cassar Torreggiani, Cheryl Balzan, Toby Farrugia
Chris Grech"Indescribable"Joakim Dubbelman, Gerard James Borg, Jesper Rune, Arve Furset
Christian Arding"Eku ċar"Jan van Dijck, Emil Calleja Bayliss
Clintess"Lura qatt"Dominic Cini, Etienne Micallef
Dan"It'll Be OK"Daniel Muscat Caruana
Dario"Pawn in a Game"Henric Pierroff, Emil Vaker, Karin Pierroff
Dario Bezzina"Bridle Road"Martin Älenmark, Darren Michaels, Charlie Mason
Dominic and Anna"Whatever Wind May Blow"Alexander Berger, Michael Tauben, Will Taylor, Jonas Gladnikoff
Eliana Gomez Blanco "Guess What"Ray Agius, Alfred C. Sant
Fabrizio Faniello "Try to Be Better"Johan Bejerholm
Francesca Sciberras"Masquerade"Marco Debono, Rita Pace
Geo Debono"The Mirror"Daniele Moretti, Natasha Turner, Niall Mooney
Giada"I Depend on You"Melanie Georgiou
Greta Tude"Sound of My Stilettos"Cyprian Cassar, Muxu, Antoine Farrugia
Haley"Tik Tok" Philip Vella, Gerard James Borg
Ian"On My Own"Melanie Georgiou
Jake"Love You Like That"Primož Poglajen, Jonas Gladnikoff, Michael James Down
James Louis"Dream"James Mifsud
Jason Scerri"Anything Can Happen"Jason Scerri
Jessika "Unapologetic"Jessica Muscat, Stefan Moessle
John Galea"Trailblazer"John Galea
Kirstie"Girls Get Down"Cyprian Cassar, Muxu
Klinsmann"Piranha"Mats Ygfors, Robin Svensson, Magdalena Ohlin, Gerard James Borg
Lyndsay"Haunted"Michael James Down, Will Taylor, Primož Poglajen, Jonas Gladnikoff, Johnny Sanchez, Sara Ljunggren
Maria Christina"Our Flame"Erik Horvath, Rickard Bonde Truumeel, Ylva Persson, Linda Persson, Emil Calleja Bayliss
Maria Debono"X'allegrija"Cyprian Cassar, Muxu, Maria Debono
Marie Claire"Thankful"Thorghy Landgren, Thomas Rodin, Rickard Bonde Truumeel, Ylva Persson, Linda Persson, Emil Calleja Bayliss
Mark Anthony Bartolo"Tears"Mark Anthony Bartolo
Matt Blxck"Up"Matthew Caruana, Cyprian Cassar
Maxine Pace"Alone"Steve Manovski, Shaun Farrugia
Mikhail"Leħen fiċ-ċpar"Cyprian Cassar, Cliff Casha
Nathan"Creeping Walls"Dominic Cini, Jonas Gladnikoff, Emil Calleja Bayliss
Ryan Hili"In the Silence"Aaron Sibley, Natan Dagur, Cyprian Cassar
Stefan Galea "Heartbreaker"Stefan Galea, Rikki Lee Scicluna, Muxu
Stefan Xuereb"What Do You Want?" Richard Micallef, Aidan O'Connor
The Busker "Dance (Our Own Party)"David Meilak, Jean Paul Borg, Sean Meachen, Matthew James Borg, Michael Joe Cini

Shows

Quarter-finals

The three quarter-finals took place at the TVM studios in Pietà on 13, 20 and 27 January 2023 and were hosted by Ryan Borg and Josmar Gatt. [11] [12] On 23 January 2023, Aidan was disqualified from the quarter-finals for violating the competition's social media promotion policy. [13] The remaining thirty-nine songs competed for twenty-four qualifying spots in the semi-final which were announced during a special programme on 3 February 2023. [14] The allocation for the quarter-finals was announced on 6 January 2023. [15]

Quarter-final 1 – 13 January 2023
DrawArtistSongResult
1Haley"Tik Tok"Eliminated
2Stefan Xuereb"What Do You Want?"Eliminated
3Clintess"Lura qatt"Eliminated
4 Fabrizio Faniello "Try to Be Better"Advanced
5 Eliana Gomez Blanco "Guess What"Advanced
6Christian Arding"Eku ċar"Advanced
7Jason Scerri"Anything Can Happen"Eliminated
8Maria Debono"X'allegrija"Eliminated
9Geo Debono"The Mirror"Advanced
10Mikhail"Leħen fiċ-ċpar"Advanced
11 Aidan " Reġina "Disqualified
12Nathan"Creeping Walls"Advanced
13Klinsmann"Piranha"Advanced
Quarter-final 2 – 20 January 2023
DrawArtistSongResult
1Francesca Sciberras"Masquerade"Eliminated
2 The Busker "Dance (Our Own Party)"Advanced
3Lyndsay"Haunted"Eliminated
4Maxine Pace"Alone"Advanced
5Marie Claire"Thankful"Eliminated
6Ian"On My Own"Advanced
7Kirstie"Girls Get Down"Eliminated
8Dario Bezzina"Bridle Road"Advanced
9Brooke"Checkmate"Advanced
10Mark Anthony Bartolo"Tears"Advanced
11Dan"It'll Be OK"Advanced
12Dario"Pawn in a Game"Eliminated
13Matt Blxck"Up."Advanced
Quarter-final 3 – 27 January 2023
DrawArtistSongResult
1Andre'"Broken Hill"Advanced
2Bradley Debono"Blackout"Advanced
3Cheryl Balzan"La La Land"Advanced
4James Louis"Dream"Eliminated
5Dominic and Anna"Whatever Wind May Blow"Advanced
6Greta Tude"Sound of My Stilettos"Advanced
7Ryan Hili"In the Silence"Advanced
8 Jessika "Unapologetic"Eliminated
9 Stefan Galea "Heartbreaker"Advanced
10Giada"I Depend on You"Advanced
11John Galea"Trailblazer"Eliminated
12Jake"Love You Like That"Eliminated
13Chris Grech"Indescribable"Advanced
14Maria Christina"Our Flame"Eliminated

Semi-final

The semi-final took place on 9 February 2023 at the Malta Fairs and Conventions Centre in Ta' Qali and was hosted by former Maltese Eurovision entrants Glen Vella, who represented Malta in 2011, and Amber, who represented Malta in 2015. The twenty-four entries that qualified from the quarter-finals competed for sixteen qualifying spots in the final. [16] The show was opened with a guest performance by competition consultants Paul Giordimaina, Moira Stafrace, Mike Spiteri and Ludwig Galea, while the interval act featured a guest performance by the 2022 Maltese Junior Eurovision entrant Gaia Gambuzza performing "Diamonds in the Skies", and a medley of past non-winning songs in the Malta Eurovision Song Contest performed by Catherine Vigar, Claudia Faniello, Eleanor Cassar, Janice Mangion, Lawrence Gray, Olivia Lewis, Pamela Bezzina, Richard Micallef and Pamela Bezzina. [17] [18]

Semi-final – 9 February 2023
DrawArtistSongResult
1Greta Tude"Sound of My Stilettos"Eliminated
2 Fabrizio Faniello "Try to Be Better"Advanced
3 Eliana Gomez Blanco "Guess What"Advanced
4Andre'"Broken Hill"Eliminated
5Dan"It'll Be OK"Advanced
6Ian"On My Own"Advanced
7Ryan Hili"In the Silence"Advanced
8Mark Anthony Bartolo"Tears"Eliminated
9Cheryl Balzan"La La Land"Advanced
10Dario Bezzina"Bridle Road"Eliminated
11Nathan"Creeping Walls"Advanced
12Chris Grech"Indescribable"Advanced
13Brooke"Checkmate"Advanced
14Christian Arding"Eku ċar"Advanced
15Klinsmann"Piranha"Eliminated
16Bradley Debono"Blackout"Eliminated
17Geo Debono"The Mirror"Advanced
18 The Busker "Dance (Our Own Party)"Advanced
19Maxine Pace"Alone"Advanced
20Dominic and Anna"Whatever Wind May Blow"Eliminated
21Giada"I Depend on You"Advanced
22 Stefan Galea "Heartbreaker"Advanced
23Mikhail"Leħen fiċ-ċpar"Eliminated
24Matt Blxck"Up."Advanced

Final

The final took place on 11 February 2023 at the Malta Fairs and Conventions Centre in Ta' Qali and was hosted by former Maltese Eurovision entrants Glen Vella, who represented Malta in 2011, and Amber, who represented Malta in 2015. [16] The sixteen entries that qualified from the semi-final were performed again and the 50/50 combination of votes of a five-member jury panel and the results of public televoting determined the winner. [19] The show was opened with a guest performance by the Annalise Dance Studio, while the interval act featured the show hosts Glen Vella and Amber, and performances by Aidan and the 2022 Maltese Eurovision entrant Emma Muscat performing "I Am What I Am". After the votes from the jury panel and televote were combined, "Dance (Our Own Party)" performed by the Busker was the winner. [20]

Final – 11 February 2023
DrawArtistSongJuryTelevoteTotalPlace
1Nathan"Creeping Walls"391211
2Chris Grech"Indescribable"277346
3Maxine Pace"Alone"2845734
4 Fabrizio Faniello "Try to Be Better"129218
5Geo Debono"The Mirror"03315
6Brooke"Checkmate"3931705
7Ian"On My Own"193227
8 Eliana Gomez Blanco "Guess What"1010209
9 The Busker "Dance (Our Own Party)"41801211
10Giada"I Depend on You"12314
11Matt Blxck"Up."4531763
12Cheryl Balzan"La La Land"54913
13Christian Arding"Eku ċar"1161710
14Ryan Hili"In the Silence"4144852
15Dan"It'll Be OK"821012
16 Stefan "Heartbreaker"03316
Detailed Jury Votes
DrawSongS. GorC. MizziM. BugejaA. FarrugiaD. BezzinaTotal
1"Creeping Walls"213
2"Indescribable"6844527
3"Alone"26610428
4"Try to Be Better"412512
5"The Mirror"0
6"Checkmate"125106639
7"On My Own"83819
8"Guess What"7310
9"Dance (Our Own Party)"575121241
10"I Depend on You"11
11"Up."1010781045
12"La La Land"325
13"Eku ċar"81211
14"In the Silence"312127741
15"It'll Be OK"4318
16"Heartbreaker"0

Ratings

Viewing figures by show
ShowDateViewersRef.
Final11 February 2023265,000 [21]

Controversy

Disqualification of Aidan

On 23 January 2023, Aidan was disqualified from the competition due to "the engagement of marketing personnel, marketing officials, marketing companies or the engagement into some sort of marketing or promotional campaign or activity by the artists to promote themselves, the song, their participation, or in some way to influence the public vote" and "the publication of any social media posts, promotion material, interviews or any media presence from the announcement of the quarter-finalists onwards", which is in breach of the rules. [22] Aidan had posted multiple unauthorised social media posts, despite having been warned repeatedly by PBS of potential disqualificaiton. [23] [24] An online petition was launched to bring the singer back into the competition, gaining over one thousand signatures. [25] In response, Aidan's team threatened to take legal steps, unless he was allowed to participate in the contest, arguing that he had been singled out for punishment by the broadcaster, and claiming other contestants had also published a number of unauthorised social media posts. [13] Aiden dropped his threat of a lawsuit on 31 January, citing the possibility that such an action could cause the cancelation of the entire selection event. [26] The singer was instead invited to perform as an interval act during the final of Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2023, with the stipulation that he not sing his disqualified entry "Reġina". [27]

Promotion

The Busker made several appearances across Europe to specifically promote "Dance (Our Own Party)" as the Maltese Eurovision entry. On 1 April, the Busker performed during the Polish Eurovision Party, which was held at the Praga Centrum in Warsaw, Poland and hosted by Poli Genova and Konrad Zemlik. [28] [29] Between 2 and 4 April, the band took part in promotional activities in Tel Aviv, Israel and performed during the Israel Calling event held at Hangar 11 of the Tel Aviv Port. [30] On 8 April, the band performed during the PrePartyES event, which was held at the Sala La Riviera venue in Madrid, Spain and hosted by Victor Escudero, SuRie and Ruslana. [31] The Busker also performed during the Eurovision in Concert event which was held on 15 April at the AFAS Live venue in Amsterdam, Netherlands and hosted by Cornald Maas and Hila Noorzai, and at the London Eurovision Party, which was held on 16 April at the Here at Outernet venue in London, United Kingdom and hosted by Nicki French and Paddy O'Connell. [32] [33]

At Eurovision

A video postcard introduced the Busker's performance in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. The postcard was filmed in Mellieha in March 2023 in collaboration with the host broadcaster BBC. The London red double-decker bus and the Lviv autobus were also featured in the Maltese postcard. Mellieha, Malta - panoramio (1037).jpg
A video postcard introduced the Busker's performance in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. The postcard was filmed in Mellieħa in March 2023 in collaboration with the host broadcaster BBC. The London red double-decker bus and the Lviv autobus were also featured in the Maltese postcard.

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. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. On 31 January 2023, an allocation draw was held, which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, and determined which half of the show they would perform in. Malta has been placed into the first semi-final, to be held on 9 May 2023, and has been scheduled to perform in the first half of the show. [34]

Once all the competing songs for the 2023 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 2, following the entry from Norway and before the entry from Serbia. [35]

The two semi-finals and the final were broadcast in Malta on TVM. [36] [37] The Maltese spokesperson, who announced the top 12 points awarded by the Maltese jury during the final, was Ryan Hili.

Semi-final

The Busker during a rehearsal before the first semi-final Eurovision 2023 - Jury Semi-final 1 - Malta - The Busker (02).jpg
The Busker during a rehearsal before the first semi-final

The Busker took part in technical rehearsals on 30 April and 3 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 8 and 9 May. This included the jury show on 8 May where the professional back-up juries of each country watched and voted in a result used if any issues with public televoting occurred. [38]

The Maltese performance featured the members of the Busker wearing sweaters and interacting with several props, including a park bench, a lamp post, a tiny house, a car and cardboard cut-outs of former Maltese Eurovision acts, in three parts with the background LED screens projecting colorful graphics. Towards the end of the performance, the band faced away from the audience with their sweaters being replaced by silver sequins. [39] [40]

At the end of the show, Malta was not announced as having finished in the top 10 and did not qualify for the grand final. It was later revealed that Malta placed fifteenth (last) in the semi-final, receiving a total of 3 points.

Voting

Voting during the three shows involved each country awarding sets of points from 1-8, 10 and 12: one from their professional jury and the other from televoting in the final vote, while the semi-final vote was based entirely on the vote of the public. [41] Each nation's jury consisted of five music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent. This jury judged each entry based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, each member of a national jury may only take part in the panel once every three years, and no jury was permitted to discuss of their vote with other members or 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 in an anonymised form as well as the nation's televoting results were released shortly after the grand final. [42]

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Malta and awarded by Malta in the first semi-final and grand final of the contest, and the breakdown of the jury voting and televoting conducted during the two shows:

Points awarded to Malta

Points awarded to Malta (Semi-final 1) [43]
ScoreTelevote
12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points
4 points
3 points
2 pointsFlag of Israel.svg  Israel
1 pointFlag of the Rest of the World (Eurovision).svg Rest of the World

Points awarded by Malta

Detailed voting results

The following members comprised the Maltese jury:

Detailed voting results from Malta (Semi-final 1) [43]
DrawCountryTelevote
RankPoints
01Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 210
02Flag of Malta.svg  Malta
03Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 65
04Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 14
05Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 74
06Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 83
07Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 12
08Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 56
09Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 38
10Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 101
11Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 112
12Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 13
13Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 92
14Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 11
15Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 47
Detailed voting results from Malta (Final) [44]
DrawCountryJuryTelevote
Juror 1Juror 2Juror 3Juror 4Juror 5RankPointsRankPoints
01Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 17413121110113
02Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 62218578325
03Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 458745611
04Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 20251723142212
05Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 19262426122192
06Flag of France.svg  France 15177151815101
07Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 9612666514
08Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 16241914252026
09Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 31191112210
10Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 22152011191783
11Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 17412210112
12Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 21232317242524
13Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 222453838
14Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 24112125261922
15Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1291416101323
16Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 7161520131420
17Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 131098151115
18Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 14212218232318
19Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1112101381265
20Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 88510179247
21Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 25202624222616
22Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 101811297419
23Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 533334756
24Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 23132521212421
25Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 2619622201617
26Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 18141619161874

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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 2012, 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.

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 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".

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 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.

Montenegro was represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy with the song "Breathe", written by Vladana Vučinić and Darko Dimitrov, and performed by Vučinić herself. The Montenegrin participating broadcaster Radio i televizija Crne Gore (RTCG) internally selected its entry. Vučinić was announced as the Montenegrin representative on 4 January 2022, while her song was presented to the public on 4 March 2022.

Moldova participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy, with the song "Trenulețul" performed by the band Zdob și Zdub and the Advahov Brothers. The Moldovan broadcaster TeleRadio-Moldova (TRM) selected the Moldovan entry for the 2022 contest by organising a live audition on 29 January 2022, where "Trenulețul" was selected by an expert jury.

Malta competed in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022, which was held on 11 December 2022 in Yerevan, Armenia. Maltese broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services (PBS) was responsible for the country's participation in the contest, and organised a national final to select the Maltese entry.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dance (Our Own Party)</span> 2023 song by The Busker

"Dance (Our Own Party)" is a song by Maltese indie pop band the Busker. The song represented Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 after winning Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2023, the Maltese national selection for that year's Eurovision Song Contest. The song peaked at number one in Malta.

Malta was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with the song "Loop" performed by Sarah Bonnici. The Maltese participating broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services (PBS) selected its entry for the contest through the national final Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2024.

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