Malta in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023

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Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023
CountryFlag of Malta.svg  Malta
National selection
Selection processArtist:Malta Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023
Song: Internal selection
Selection date(s)Artist: 12 August 2023
Song: 16 October 2023
Selected entrantYulan
Selected song"Stronger"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Elise Hedengren
  • Isak Alvedahl
  • John-Emil Johansson
  • Sandra Wikström
  • Yulan Law
Finals performance
Final result10th, 94 points
Malta in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
◄2022 •2023

Malta competed in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Nice, France. Maltese broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services (PBS) was responsible for the country's participation in the contest, and organised a national final to select Yulan as the Maltese entrant, with her song "Stronger" being chosen internally. [1] [2]

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Background

Prior to the 2023 contest, Malta had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest seventeen times since their first participation in the inaugural 2003 contest. Malta participated in every contest, with the exception of the 2011 and 2012 contests. Malta has won the contest twice: in 2013 with "The Start" performed by Gaia Cauchi, and in 2015 with "Not My Soul" performed by Destiny Chukunyere. [3] In the 2022 contest, Malta was represented by the song "Diamonds in the Skies" performed by Gaia Gambuzza. The song placed last with 43 points. [4]

Before Junior Eurovision

Malta Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023

Malta's participation in the contest was confirmed by PBS in May 2023. PBS organised the national final Malta Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 to select the Maltese entrant. [5] [6] Unlike the previous editions, the Malta Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 selected an artist to represent Malta exclusively, with the song chosen afterwards. [7] Artists were able to submit two covers version songs which showcase their singing abilities between 21 May 2023 and 16 June 2023, [6] and the 24 semi-finalists were revealed on 3 July 2023 following a preliminary selection by a jury nominated by PBS. [6] [8]

Semi-finals

The semi-finals were broadcast on 22 and 29 July 2023, hosted by Ryan and Josmar. The allocation for the semi-finals was announced on 7 July 2023. [9] The 12 finalists were announced on 5 August. [10] The announcement took place as part of a special broadcast, during which a recap of all competing acts was played and the finalists were selected by the votes of a five-member jury panel (80%) and public televoting (20%).

Semi-final 1 – 22 July 2023
DrawArtistSong (Original artist)Result
1Emilie Vella"Control" (Zoe Wees)Eliminated
2Mia Lanzon"Crazy" (Gnarls Barkley)Eliminated
3Point Blank"From Now On" (Hugh Jackman)Advanced
4Keira Farrugia"I Know Where I've Been" (Queen Latifah)Advanced
5Emma Farrugia"Holding Out For a Hero" (Bonnie Tyler)Advanced
6Isis Jade Miller"Wings" (Little Mix)Eliminated
7Aaliyah Grech"Rise" (Katy Perry)Advanced
8Dawn Desira"Who's Loving You?" (The Miracles)Advanced
9Geneve Dimech"Hurt" (Christina Aguilera)Eliminated
10Shyann Cutajar"Dancing with Your Ghost" (Sasha Alex Sloan)Advanced
11Ella Seychell Navarro"Until I Found You" (Stephen Sanchez)Eliminated
12Cesca Galea"Something's Got a Hold on Me" (Etta James)Advanced
Semi-final 2 – 29 July 2023
DrawArtistSong (Original artist)Result
1Anneka Xerri"Lost On You" (LP)Advanced
2Naomi Camilleri"Flowers" (Miley Cyrus)Eliminated
3Krista Chircop"Remember" (Becky Hill and David Guetta)Eliminated
4Zoya Failla"Something's Got a Hold On Me" (Etta James)Eliminated
5Maria Curmi"Feeling Good" (Nina Simone)Eliminated
6Chanel Mifsud"All I Want" (Olivia Rodrigo)Eliminated
7Kaylyn Mallia"Feeling Good" (Nina Simone)Advanced
8Yulan Law"Hold My Hand" (Lady Gaga)Advanced
9Daylin Cassar Randich"And I Am Telling You" (Jennifer Holliday)Advanced
10Jade Schembri"All I Want" (Olivia Rodrigo)Eliminated
11Marcus Mifsud"Before You" (Benson Boone)Eliminated
12Andrea Camilleri"Somebody To Love" (Jefferson Airplane)Advanced

Final

The final took take place on 12 August 2023, hosted by Ryan and Josmar. The show featured pre-recorded performances by the finalists and a live results reveal segment after the votes had been counted. The winner was selected by the votes of a jury panel (80%) and public televoting (20%). The jury consisted of Maltese Eurovision Song Contest 2017 entrant Claudia Faniello and Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2023 finalists Matt Black and Ryan Hili. [11] The interval act featured last years winner Gaia Gambuzza, who performed her song "Diamonds in the Skies". Yulan Law was announced as the winner of the national final. Law had already attempted to represent the country thrice in the past, and has also been a finalist on the Maltese versions of The Voice Kids and Got Talent . [12] [13] [14]

Final – 12 August 2023 [15]
DrawArtistSongPlace
1Point Blank"Born This Way" (Lady Gaga)—
2Yulan Law"Reflection" (Christina Aguilera)1
3Kaylyn Mallia"Tattoo" (Loreen)—
4Aaliyah Grech"Mamma Knows Best" (Jessie J)—
5Anneka Xerri"Can't Hold Us" (Macklemore and Ryan Lewis)—
6Shyann Cutajar"Unstoppable" (Sia)—
7Daylin Cassar Randich"Remember" (Becky Hill and David Guetta)2
8Cesca Galea"Trustfall" (P!nk)—
9Emma Farrugia"Unicorn" (Noa Kirel)—
10Keira Farrugia"Knock On Wood" (Amii Stewart)—
11Andrea Camilleri"Bridges" (Alika)—
12Dawn Desira"Crazy in Love" (Beyoncé)3

At Junior Eurovision

The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 took place at Palais Nikaïa in Nice, France on 26 November 2023.

Voting

The same voting system that was introduced in the 2017 edition was used, where the results were determined by 50% online voting and 50% jury voting. Every country had a national jury that consisted of three music industry professionals and two children aged between 10 and 15 who were citizens of the country they represented. The rankings of those jurors were combined to make an overall top ten. [16]

The online voting consisted of two phases. The first phase of the online voting began on 24 November 2023 when a recap of all the rehearsal performances was shown on the contest's website Junioreurovision.tv before the viewers could vote. After this, voters also had the option to watch longer one-minute clips from each participant's rehearsal. This first round of voting ended on Sunday 26 November at 15:59 CET. The second phase of the online voting took place during the live show and began right after the last performance and was open for 15 minutes. International viewers were able vote for three songs. [17] They were also able to vote for their own country's song. These votes were then turned into points which were determined by the percentage of votes received. For example, if a song received 10% of the votes, it received 10% of the available points.

At the end of the show, Malta received 51 points from juries and 43 points from online voting, placing 10th. [18]

Detailed voting results

The following members comprised the Maltese jury: [19]

  • Arthur Caruana
  • Daylin Cassar Randich
  • Matthew Caruana
  • Ryan Hili
  • Anneka Xerri
Detailed voting results from Malta [18]
DrawCountryJuror AJuror BJuror CJuror DJuror EAverage RankPoints Awarded
01Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2854656
02Flag of Malta.svg  Malta
03Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 121010101113
04Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 13141413914
05Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 31434210
06Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 14689792
07Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 1511711811
08Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 73111112
09Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 95961274
10Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 10712121012
11Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 813115365
12Flag of France.svg  France 6422238
13Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 111515151515
14Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 491371383
15Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 51261414101
16Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1238547

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