Malta in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008

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Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008
CountryFlag of Malta.svg  Malta
National selection
Selection processJunior Eurosong 08
Selection date(s)Semi-finals:
9 September 2008
11 September 2008
Final:
13 September 2008
Selected entrantDaniel Testa
Selected song"Junior Swing"
Finals performance
Final result4th, 100 points
Malta in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
◄200720082009►

Malta selected their Junior Eurovision entry for 2008 through Junior Eurosong, a national final consisting of 16 songs. The winner was Daniel Testa, with the song "Junior Swing". [1]

Contents

Before Junior Eurovision

Junior Eurosong 08

Junior Eurosong 2008 was the national final format developed by PBS to select the Maltese entry for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008.

Competing entries

Artists and composers were able to submit their entries between 7 and 8 August 2008. Artists were able to submit up to two songs, however, they could only compete with one song in the national final. PBS received 74 entries, and 36 songs were selected to compete in the semi-finals. [2]

Semi-finals

Two semi-finals took place on 9 and 11 September 2008, each featuring eighteen entries. Sixteen entries qualified for the final on 13 September 2008. Six juries (consisting of four adults and two kids) evaluated the songs during the shows and each jury had an equal stake in the final result. A seventh set of votes were the results of the public televote, which had a weighing equal to the votes of a single jury. The six members of the jury that evaluated the entries during both the semi-finals consisted of: [2]

  • Jesmond Baldacchino
  • Simon Fenech
  • Mark Andrews
  • Annabelle Debono
  • Michaela Attard (Kids Jury)
  • Whitney Grech (Kids Jury)

Semi-final 1

The first semi-final took place on 9 September 2008 where eighteen songs competed for eight spots in the final. [2] [3]

DrawArtistSongResult
1Jade Cini"Do It for Me"Eliminated
2Antonella Rapa"Cinderella"Eliminated
3Francesca Zarb"Teenagers"Finalist [lower-alpha 1]
4Denise Spiteri"Eastern Breeze"Finalist
5Angelica Portelli"A Dream"Finalist
6Scarlet"Don't Hurt Us"Finalist
7Marisa Galea"Sing"Finalist
8Josmar Cassar"Id-dinja tiegħi"Eliminated
9Natalia Gili"Magical Shoes"Eliminated
10Claire Azzopardi"Rainbow Love"Eliminated
11Jade Cini"Endless Voices"Finalist
12Yazmin Helledie"Let's Have Some Fun"Eliminated
13Jodie"The Zoo"Finalist
14 Daniel Testa "Holiday Express"Eliminated
15Ana"Shout"Eliminated
16Marie-Claire"In My Heart"Finalist
17Ylenia Vella"I Can't Live Without You"Finalist
18Whitney & Jody"Believe In You"Eliminated

Semi-final 2

The second semi-final took place on 11 September 2008 where eighteen songs competed for eight spots in the final. [2] [4]

DrawArtistSongResult
1Danica Muscat"Touch of Joy"Eliminated
2Mariah Mifsud Bonnici"Music of Your Heart"Eliminated
3Norbert Bondin"Young and Free"Eliminated
4Naomi Marie Bugeja"Mr. DJ"Eliminated
5Francesca Sciberras"Fulfill My Dream"Finalist
6Shieradye Micallef"Singing in the Street"Finalist
7Daphne Xuereb"Summer Fun"Eliminated
8Francesca Zarb"I Dream Awake"Eliminated [lower-alpha 1]
9 Daniel Testa "Junior Swing"Finalist
10Danica Muscat"Trust and Believe"Finalist
11Nicole Azzopardi"Good Times"Finalist
12Bernice Ann Mercieca"Pray"Eliminated
13Denise Spiteri"City of Angels"Eliminated
14Joseph Refalo"Tonight"Eliminated
15Yazmin Helledie"Fly"Finalist
16Antonella Abela"The Land of Make Believe"Finalist
17Christian Muscat & Maria Cuschieri"Sing Your Life"Eliminated
18Nicole Azzopardi"Once Upon a Time"Eliminated

Final

The final took place on 13 September 2008. The votes of an eight-member jury panel (8/9) and the results of public televoting (1/9) determined the winner. Eight juries (consisting of four adults and four kids) evaluated the songs during the shows and each jury had an equal stake in the final result. A seventh set of votes were the results of the public televote, which had a weighing equal to the votes of a single jury. [5] The eight members of the jury that evaluated the entries during the final consisted of: [2]

  • Sigmund Mifsud
  • Moyra Felice
  • Debbie Scerri
  • J. Anvil
  • Yorika Attard (Kids Jury)
  • Jake Cortis (Kids Jury)
  • Deborah Faye Mercieca (Kids Jury)
  • Darren Deneo (Kids Jury)
DrawArtistSongPointsPlace
1Shieradye Micallef"Singing in the Street"737
2Francesca Zarb"Teenagers"6311
3Angelica Portelli"A Dream"3516
4Denise Spiteri"Eastern Breeze"737
5Francesca Sciberras"Fulfill My Dream"6410
6Ylenia Vella"I Can't Live Without You"1114
7Marisa Galea"Sing"1065
8Jodie"The Zoo"1192
9Yazmin Helledie"Fly"1183
10Jade Cini"Endless Voices"4214
11Antonella Abela"The Land of Make Believe"6112
12Danica Muscat"Trust and Believe"856
13 Daniel Testa "Junior Swing"1401
14Marie-Claire"In My Heart"3915
15Nicole Azzopardi"Good Times"689
16Scarlet"Don't Hurt Us"5413

At Eurovision

On 14 October 2008 the running order for Junior Eurovision took place, and the Maltese song was given the spot to perform in the tenth position; the same as in the 2007 contest. Daniel Testa reached to end up in the fourth place, the best position for Malta in this contest. This was also the best European result for Malta since Chiara's second position placing in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005. [6]

Voting

Notes

  1. 1 2 It is unclear why "Teenager" qualified instead of "I Dream Awake", meaning nine entries qualified from the first semi-final and seven qualified from the second semi-final, despite eight entries were supposed to qualify from each.
  2. All countries received one set of 12 points to ensure no country finished with nul points.

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