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Revision as of 16:25, 15 July 2009
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| Participating broadcaster | PBS |
| Participation summary | |
| Appearances | 22 |
| First appearance | 1971 |
| Highest placement | 2nd: 2002, 2005 |
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Malta has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest since 1971. At first the island state sent songs in its native language, Maltese, but failed to rank highly and withdrew in 1975 edition. Yet since its returned in 1991, it achieved eight top ten placings in a row, finishing second in 2002 and 2005. However, in recent years Malta's fortune in the Contest changed once more, coming last in the 2006 contest and failing to qualify for the 2007 and 2008 finals.[1]
Despite its mixed fortunes, Malta is the most successful country never to win the contest, having come 2nd twice (2002 and 2005) and 3rd twice (1992 and 1998) with singers including Chiara and Ira Losco.
Chiara has represented Malta the most times. Her first participation came in 1998, performing "The One That I Love", which came third. She returned Eurovision in 2005, performing her self-written song "Angel, giving her second place after Greece's Elena Paparizou. She returned to Eurovision once again in 2009 with "What If We", composed by Belgian songwriters Marc Paelinck and Gregory Bilsen. Unfortunately it only placed 22nd with 31 points received, Norway went on to win with 387 points.[2][3] Fabrizio Faniello is the only other artist to represent Malta multiple times at Eurovision, having come ninth in 2001 with "Another Summer Night", as well as coming last in 2006 with "I Do".
Together with Sweden and Croatia, and 3 of the 4 countries that are for financial reasons confirmed to take part every year (Germany is included, but it missed the 1996 contest), Malta is one of the few countries that has not missed a contest since 1993. Malta generally uses English as the language the songs are performed in. When the Netherlands withdrew from the 1991 contest, Malta took part in the Eurovision once again. The year after, the maximum of participants was lifted and Malta took part each year.
The Maltese broadcasters of the show are the Public Broadcasting Services (PBS).
Contestants
| Year | Artist | Title | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Joe Grech | "Marija L-Maltija" | 18 | 52 | ||
| 1972 | Helen & Joseph | "L-Imħabba" | 18 | 48 | ||
| 1975 | Renato | "Singing This Song" | 12 | 32 | ||
| 1991 | Paul Giordimaina & Georgina | "Could It Be" | 6 | 106 | ||
| 1992 | Mary Spiteri | "Little Child" | 3 | 123 | ||
| 1993 | William Mangion | "This Time" | 8 | 69 | ||
| 1994 | Chris & Moira | "More than Love" | 5 | 97 | ||
| 1995 | Mike Spiteri | "Keep Me In Mind" | 10 | 76 | ||
| 1996 | Miriam Christine | "In A Woman's Heart" | 10 | 68 | ||
| 1997 | Debbie Scerri | "Let Me Fly" | 9 | 66 | ||
| 1998 | Chiara | "The One That I Love" | 3 | 165 | ||
| 1999 | Times 3 | "Believe 'n Peace" | 15 | 32 | ||
| 2000 | Claudette Pace | "Desire" | 8 | 73 | ||
| 2001 | Fabrizio Faniello | "Another Summer Night" | 9 | 48 | ||
| 2002 | Ira Losco | "7th Wonder" | 2 | 164 | ||
| 2003 | Lynn | "To Dream Again" | 25 | 4 | ||
| 2004 | Julie & Ludwig | "On Again... Off Again" | 12 | 50 | 8 | 74 |
| 2005 | Chiara | "Angel" | 2 | 192 | X | X |
| 2006 | Fabrizio Faniello | "I Do" | 24 | 1 | X | X |
| 2007 | Olivia Lewis | "Vertigo" | X | X | 25 | 15 |
| 2008 | Morena | "Vodka" | X | X | 14 | 38 |
| 2009 | Chiara | "What If We" | 22 | 31 | 6 | 86 |
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Voting history (1975-2009)
Malta has given the most points to:
| Rank | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United Kingdom
|
99 |
| 2 |  Greece
|
74 |
| 3 |  Sweden
|
71 |
| 4 |  Ireland
|
66 |
| 5 |  Croatia
|
62 |
Malta has received the most points from:
| Rank | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ireland
|
84 |
| 2 | Croatia
|
82 |
| 3 |  Turkey
|
76 |
| 4 | United Kingdom
|
72 |
| 5 |  Spain
|
70 |
NOTE: The totals in the above tables include only points awarded in Eurovision finals, and not the semi-finals since 2004.
References
- ^ Klier, Marcus (2008-09-02). "Malta: major changes to the selection process". ESCToday. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Klier, Marcus (2009-02-08). "Malta: Eurovision entrant chosen". ESCToday. Retrieved 2009-02-08.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Sanz Martin, Jorge (2009-02-08). "Malta: Chiara bids in Eurovision 2009 for third time". Oikotimes. Retrieved 2009-02-08.
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