Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012
| Eurovision Song Contest 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Malta | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Final: 75% Jury 25% Televoting | |||
| Selection date(s) | Semi-final: 3 February 2012 Final: 4 February 2012 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Kurt Calleja | |||
| Selected song | "This Is the Night" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (7th, 70 points) | |||
| Final result | 21st, 41 points | |||
| Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Malta participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Maltese entry was selected through a national selection, organised by the Maltese broadcaster PBS. Kurt Calleja represented Malta with the song "This Is the Night", which qualified from the second semi-final and went on to place 21st in the final, scoring 41 points.[1][2]
National Selection
On 27 August 2011, PBS started the call for songs for their national selection.[3] In the 2012 rules, PBS have extended the waiting time for former winners of the national selection from three years to five, which means that neither Olivia Lewis, Morena, Chiara, Thea Garrett and Glen Vella can attempt a return in Eurovision in 2012.
The submission period will open on 20 October 2011 when everyone can submit an entry to the Maltese Public Broadcasting Services from 09.00 till 12:00 CET and from 14:00 till 16:00 CET. The fee for submitting an entry to the song festival is €150. Like in 2011, foreign authors will be allowed to enter the contest. Additionally, the broadcaster will have rights to award wildcards either in the semi-final or the final of the song selection.[4]
On 10 November 2011, PBS announced the 62 entries who will be judged behind closed doors by a jury in mid-November.[5] 24 songs advanced to the semi-final stage of the competition that took place on 3 February 2012. A total number of 16 songs qualified for the national final which took place on 4 February 2012.[6]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Composers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Danica Muscat | "7 Days" | Philip Vella |
| 02 | Janvil | "You Are My Life" | George Platon |
| 03 | Isabelle Zammit | "Walk On Water" | Paul Geordimania, Fleur Balzan |
| 04 | Francesca Borg | "Take Me Far" | Marco Debono, Doris Chetcuti |
| 05 | Klinsmann | "No Way Back" | Paul Abela, Klinsmann Coleiro, Jonathan Spiteri |
| 06 | Richard Edwards | "Look At Me Now" | Jan Van Dijck, Richard Edwards |
| 07 | Annalise Ellul | "Whoop It up!" | Elton Zarb, Deo Grech |
| 08 | Kurt Calleja | "This Is the Night" | Johan Jämtberg, Kurt Calleja, Mikael Gunnerås |
| 09 | Romina Mamo | "DNA" | Michael Johannes Tanczos, Gerard James Borg |
| 10 | Nadine Bartolo | "Can't Get Away" | Philip Vella |
| 11 | Lawrence Gray | "In Your Eyes" | Philip Vella, Cher Vella |
| 12 | Kaya | "First Time" | Gorgi |
| 13 | Claudia Faniello | "Pure" | Philip Vella, Gerard James Borg |
| 14 | Jessica Muscat | "Dance Romance" | Philip Vella, Jessica Muscat |
| 15 | Wayne Micallef | "Time" | Wayne Micallef |
| 16 | Dorothy Bezzina | "Autobiography" | Magnus Kaxe, Gerard James Borg |
| 17 | Gianni | "Petals On A Rose" | R. Abrahamsson, M. Numhauser, T. Fenech, A. Aly |
| 18 | Fabrizio Faniello | "I Will Fight For You (Papa's Song)" | J. Bejerholm, N. Edberger, R. Uhlmann, W. Fenech, F. Faniello |
| 19 | Janice Mangion | "While Her Eyes Still Glow" | Elton Zarb, Rita Pace |
| 20 | Eleanor Cassar | "I Want To Runaway" | Paul Giordimania, Fleur Balzan |
| 21 | Corazon Mizzi | "Mystifying Eyes" | Paul Giordimania, Fleur Balzan |
| 22 | Deborah C ft. Leila James | "You Make Me Go Uh! Uh!" | Renier Patrick, Vervoort David |
| 23 | Anna Azzopardi | "Still Waiting" | Samuel Bugía Garrido, Athanasios Nakos |
| 24 | Amber | "Answer With Your Eyes" | Ray Aguis, Alfred C. Sant |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Composers | Jury | Televote | Total | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Lawrence Gray | "In Your Eyes" | Philip Vella, Cher Vella | 23 | 6 | 29 | 7 |
| 02 | Deborah C ft. Leila James | "You Make Me Go Uh! Uh!" | Renier Patrick, Vervoort David | 7 | 0 | 7 | 15 |
| 03 | Dorothy Bezzina | "Autobiography" | Magnus Kaxe, Gerard James Borg | 25 | 2 | 27 | 8 |
| 04 | Gianni | "Petals On A Rose" | R. Abrahamsson, M. Numhauser, T. Fenech, A. Aly | 22 | 20 | 42 | 4 |
| 05 | Claudia Faniello | "Pure" | Philip Vella, Gerard James Borg | 64 | 14 | 78 | 2 |
| 06 | Danica Muscat | "7 Days" | Philip Vella | 26 | 0 | 26 | 9 |
| 07 | Fabrizio Faniello | "I Will Fight For You (Papa's Song)" | J. Bejerholm, N. Edberger, R. Uhlmann, W. Fenech, F. Faniello | 19 | 12 | 31 | 6 |
| 08 | Corazon Mizzi | "Mystifying Eyes" | Paul Giordimania, Fleur Balzan | 6 | 10 | 16 | 10 |
| 09 | Richard Edwards | "Look At Me Now" | Jan Van Dijck, Richard Edwards | 16 | 16 | 32 | 5 |
| 10 | Kaya | "First Time" | Gorgi | 1 | 8 | 9 | 13 |
| 11 | Amber | "Answer With Your Eyes" | Ray Aguis, Alfred C. Sant | 55 | 0 | 55 | 3 |
| 12 | Wayne Micallef | "Time" | Wayne Micallef | 10 | 0 | 10 | 12 |
| 13 | Kurt Calleja | "This Is the Night" | Johan Jämtberg, Kurt Calleja, Mikael Gunnerås | 60 | 24 | 84 | 1 |
| 14 | Janvil | "You Are My Life" | George Platon | 8 | 0 | 8 | 14 |
| 15 | Klinsmann | "No Way Back" | Paul Abela, Klinsmann Coleiro, Jonathan Spiteri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 16 | Francesca Borg | "Take Me Far" | Marco Debono, Doris Chetcuti | 6 | 4 | 10 | 11 |
Juries
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| Lawrence Gray | "In Your Eyes" | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 23 |
| Deborah C ft. Leila James | "You Make Me Go Uh! Uh!" | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Dorothy Bezzina | "Autobiography" | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 25 |
| Gianni | "Petals On A Rose" | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 22 |
| Claudia Faniello | "Pure" | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 64 |
| Danica Muscat | "7 Days" | 0 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 26 |
| Fabrizio Faniello | "I Will Fight For You (Papa's Song)" | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 19 |
| Corazon Mizzi | "Mystifying Eyes" | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Richard Edwards | "Look At Me Now" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
| Kaya | "First Time" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Amber | "Answer With Your Eyes" | 12 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 55 |
| Wayne Micallef | "Time" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| Kurt Calleja | "This Is the Night" | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 60 |
| Janvil | "You Are My Life" | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| Klinsmann | "No Way Back" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Francesca Borg | "Take Me Far" | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
At Eurovision
Malta will perform in the first half of the second semi-final, held on 24 May 2012.[7]
Points awarded to Malta
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
Points awarded by Malta
Semi final 2
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Final
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See also
References
- ^ "Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Grand Final". Eurovision.tv.
- ^ Webb, Glen (5 February 2012). "It's Kurt Calleja's night in Malta". Eurovision.tv.
- ^ Busa, Alexandru (27 August 2011). "Malta confirms Eurovision participation for Baku". EscToday.com. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
- ^ Webb, Glen (30 August 2011). "Malta reveals plans for Baku". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
- ^ Calleja Bayliss, Marc (11 November 2011). "Malta Eurovision 2012: Second Phase Next Weekend". ESCflashmalta.com. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
- ^ Pozzi, Renee (27 August 2011). "Malta confirms participation". EscDaily.com. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
- ^ Hondal, Victor. "Insignia exchange and semifinal allocation draw". EscToday.com.