Malta in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2010

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Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2010
CountryFlag of Malta.svg  Malta
National selection
Selection processJunior Eurosong 2010
Selection date(s)4 September 2010
Selected entrantNicole Azzopardi
Selected song"Knock Knock!...Boom! Boom!"
Finals performance
Final result13th, 35 points
Malta in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
◄200920102013►

Malta selected their Junior Eurovision entry for 2010 through Junior Eurosong, a national final consisting of 20 songs. [1] The winner was Nicole Azzopardi, with the song "Knock Knock!...Boom! Boom!" [2]

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Azzopardi competed for Malta at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2010, held on 20 November in Minsk, Belarus, finishing 13th out of 14 entries.

Before Junior Eurovision

Junior Eurosong 2010

The final took place on 4 September 2010. Twenty entries competed and the votes of a six-member jury panel (6/7) and the results of public televoting (1/7) determined the winner.

The six members of the jury that evaluated the entries during the final consisted of: [3]

DrawArtistSongPlace
1Melissa Fausel-Attard"Sailor Girl"13
2 Jasmar Cassar "My Star"9
3Althea Georgiovan Troisi De Menville"Crazy Seasons"16
4Michela Galea"Play For Me"17
5Elaine Haber"Maestro"6
6 Sarah Bonnici "Kitty Kitty Cat"7
7Ylenia Vella"Shout It Out"3
8Domenique Azzopardi"Jigsaw Puzzle"12
9Jade Marie Vella"Hooked On Samba"11
10Mikaela Agius"Wonderland of Dreams"15
11Antoine Farrugia & Kayleigh Cassar"It’s Time"5
12Maxine Pace"Lady Lady Ga Ga"8
13Maria Debono"One Flag"18
14 Nicole Azzopardi "Knock Knock!....Boom! Boom!"1
15Jodie Farrugia"Fantazija"4
16Maria Christina Desira & Justine Delmar"Love To Share"2
17Kimberly Micallef"Indian Girl"14
18Courtney Farrugia"So Sweet"20
19M Five"Happy Day"10
20Nicole Marie Vella"Let the Colours Shine"19

At Junior Eurovision

Voting

Notes

  1. All countries received one set of 12 points to ensure no country finished with nul points.

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