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Malta, one of the smallest countries in the Eurovision Song Contest, joined the competition in 1971. Under the previous rules of the contest, Malta was permitted to sing in English as it is one of the official languages of the country.

After Malta's debut in the 1971, the country withdrew from the competition after 1975 but returned again in 1991 and has participated every year since.
Malta finished third behind the UK and Ireland in 1992 and finished third again in 1998 despite nearly winning the entire competition in one of the closest voting sequences ever. Chiara represented Malta that year with the song The One That I Love. 
In 2002 Ira Losco finished second for Malta with the song 7th Wonder, a record equalled by Chiara when she returned with the song Angel in 2005. Chiara participated in the Eurovision Song Contest for a third time in 2009, taking Malta to the Grand Final once again. 
Whilst the country has yet to win the Eurovision Song Contest, Malta is one of the most successful countries in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest having won the competition twice, in 2013 and 2015, and hosted the event in both 2014 and 2016.

Facts

First participation

1971 (Joe Grech)

Victories

None

Hosts

None

The basics

Full country name

Republic of Malta

Capital

Valletta

Featured participant

Malta

Michela Pace

Tel Aviv 2019

Event	Represented by	Song	Points	Rank
Dublin 1971	Joe Grech	Marija L-maltija	52	18
Edinburgh 1972	Helen and Joseph	L-imhabba	48	18
Stockholm 1975	Renato	Singing This Song	32	12
Rome 1991	Paul Giordimaina and Georgina	Could It Be	106	6
Malmö 1992	Mary Spiteri	Little Child	123	3
Millstreet 1993	William Mangion	This Time	69	8
Dublin 1994	Moira Stafrace and Christopher Scicluna	More Than Love	97	5
Dublin 1995	Mike Spiteri	Keep Me In Mind	76	10
Oslo 1996	Miriam Christine	In A Woman's Heart	68	10
Dublin 1997	Debbie Scerri	Let Me Fly	66	9
Birmingham 1998	Chiara	The One That I Love	165	3
Jerusalem 1999	Times 3	Believe 'n Peace	32	15
Stockholm 2000	Claudette Pace	Desire	73	8
Copenhagen 2001	Fabrizio Faniello	Another Summer Night	48	9
Tallinn 2002	Ira Losco	7th Wonder	164	2
Riga 2003	Lynn Chirchop	To Dream Again	4	25
Istanbul 2004	Julie & Ludwig	On Again... Off Again
Grand Final			50	12
Semi-Final			74	8
Kyiv 2005	Chiara	Angel
Grand Final			192	2
Athens 2006	Fabrizio Faniello	I Do
Grand Final			1	24
Helsinki 2007	Olivia Lewis	Vertigo
Semi-Final			15	25
Belgrade 2008	Morena	Vodka
Second Semi-Final			38	14
Moscow 2009	Chiara	What If We
First Semi-Final			86	6
Grand Final			31	22
Oslo 2010	Thea Garrett	My Dream
First Semi-Final			45	12
Düsseldorf 2011	Glen Vella	One Life
First Semi-Final			54	11
Baku 2012	Kurt Calleja	This Is The Night
Second Semi-Final			70	7
Grand Final			41	21
Malmö 2013	Gianluca	Tomorrow
Grand Final			120	8
Second Semi-Final			118	4
Copenhagen 2014	Firelight	Coming Home
Second Semi-Final			63	9
Grand Final			32	23
Vienna 2015	Amber	Warrior
Second Semi-Final			43	11
Stockholm 2016	Ira Losco	Walk On Water
Grand Final			153	12
First Semi-Final			209	3
Kyiv 2017	Claudia Faniello	Breathlessly
Second Semi-Final			55	16
Lisbon 2018	Christabelle	Taboo
Second Semi-Final			101	13
Tel Aviv 2019	Michela Pace
Second Semi-Final

After Malta's debut in the 1971, the country withdrew from the competition after 1975 but returned again in 1991 and has participated every year since.
Malta finished third behind the UK and Ireland in 1992 and finished third again in 1998 despite nearly winning the entire competition in one of the closest voting sequences ever. Chiara represented Malta that year with the song The One That I Love. 
In 2002 Ira Losco finished second for Malta with the song 7th Wonder, a record equalled by Chiara when she returned with the song Angel in 2005. Chiara participated in the Eurovision Song Contest for a third time in 2009, taking Malta to the Grand Final once again. 
Whilst the country has yet to win the Eurovision Song Contest, Malta is one of the most successful countries in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest having won the competition twice, in 2013 and 2015, and hosted the event in both 2014 and 2016.

The basics

Full country name

Republic of Malta

Capital

Valletta

Facts

First participation

1971 (Joe Grech)

Victories

None

Hosts

None

Featured participant

Malta

Michela Pace

Tel Aviv 2019

Event	Represented by	Song	Points	Rank
Dublin 1971	Joe Grech	Marija L-maltija	52	18
Edinburgh 1972	Helen and Joseph	L-imhabba	48	18
Stockholm 1975	Renato	Singing This Song	32	12
Rome 1991	Paul Giordimaina and Georgina	Could It Be	106	6
Malmö 1992	Mary Spiteri	Little Child	123	3
Millstreet 1993	William Mangion	This Time	69	8
Dublin 1994	Moira Stafrace and Christopher Scicluna	More Than Love	97	5
Dublin 1995	Mike Spiteri	Keep Me In Mind	76	10
Oslo 1996	Miriam Christine	In A Woman's Heart	68	10
Dublin 1997	Debbie Scerri	Let Me Fly	66	9
Birmingham 1998	Chiara	The One That I Love	165	3
Jerusalem 1999	Times 3	Believe 'n Peace	32	15
Stockholm 2000	Claudette Pace	Desire	73	8
Copenhagen 2001	Fabrizio Faniello	Another Summer Night	48	9
Tallinn 2002	Ira Losco	7th Wonder	164	2
Riga 2003	Lynn Chirchop	To Dream Again	4	25
Istanbul 2004	Julie & Ludwig	On Again... Off Again
Grand Final			50	12
Semi-Final			74	8
Kyiv 2005	Chiara	Angel
Grand Final			192	2
Athens 2006	Fabrizio Faniello	I Do
Grand Final			1	24
Helsinki 2007	Olivia Lewis	Vertigo
Semi-Final			15	25
Belgrade 2008	Morena	Vodka
Second Semi-Final			38	14
Moscow 2009	Chiara	What If We
First Semi-Final			86	6
Grand Final			31	22
Oslo 2010	Thea Garrett	My Dream
First Semi-Final			45	12
Düsseldorf 2011	Glen Vella	One Life
First Semi-Final			54	11
Baku 2012	Kurt Calleja	This Is The Night
Second Semi-Final			70	7
Grand Final			41	21
Malmö 2013	Gianluca	Tomorrow
Grand Final			120	8
Second Semi-Final			118	4
Copenhagen 2014	Firelight	Coming Home
Second Semi-Final			63	9
Grand Final			32	23
Vienna 2015	Amber	Warrior
Second Semi-Final			43	11
Stockholm 2016	Ira Losco	Walk On Water
Grand Final			153	12
First Semi-Final			209	3
Kyiv 2017	Claudia Faniello	Breathlessly
Second Semi-Final			55	16
Lisbon 2018	Christabelle	Taboo
Second Semi-Final			101	13
Tel Aviv 2019	Michela Pace
Second Semi-Final

The basics

Full country name

Republic of Malta

Capital

Valletta

Facts

First participation

1971 (Joe Grech)

Victories

None

Hosts

None

After Malta's debut in the 1971, the country withdrew from the competition after 1975 but returned again in 1991 and has participated every year since.
Malta finished third behind the UK and Ireland in 1992 and finished third again in 1998 despite nearly winning the entire competition in one of the closest voting sequences ever. Chiara represented Malta that year with the song The One That I Love. 
In 2002 Ira Losco finished second for Malta with the song 7th Wonder, a record equalled by Chiara when she returned with the song Angel in 2005. Chiara participated in the Eurovision Song Contest for a third time in 2009, taking Malta to the Grand Final once again. 
Whilst the country has yet to win the Eurovision Song Contest, Malta is one of the most successful countries in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest having won the competition twice, in 2013 and 2015, and hosted the event in both 2014 and 2016.

Featured participant

Malta

Michela Pace

Tel Aviv 2019

Event	Represented by	Song	Points	Rank
Dublin 1971	Joe Grech	Marija L-maltija	52	18
Edinburgh 1972	Helen and Joseph	L-imhabba	48	18
Stockholm 1975	Renato	Singing This Song	32	12
Rome 1991	Paul Giordimaina and Georgina	Could It Be	106	6
Malmö 1992	Mary Spiteri	Little Child	123	3
Millstreet 1993	William Mangion	This Time	69	8
Dublin 1994	Moira Stafrace and Christopher Scicluna	More Than Love	97	5
Dublin 1995	Mike Spiteri	Keep Me In Mind	76	10
Oslo 1996	Miriam Christine	In A Woman's Heart	68	10
Dublin 1997	Debbie Scerri	Let Me Fly	66	9
Birmingham 1998	Chiara	The One That I Love	165	3
Jerusalem 1999	Times 3	Believe 'n Peace	32	15
Stockholm 2000	Claudette Pace	Desire	73	8
Copenhagen 2001	Fabrizio Faniello	Another Summer Night	48	9
Tallinn 2002	Ira Losco	7th Wonder	164	2
Riga 2003	Lynn Chirchop	To Dream Again	4	25
Istanbul 2004	Julie & Ludwig	On Again... Off Again
Grand Final			50	12
Semi-Final			74	8
Kyiv 2005	Chiara	Angel
Grand Final			192	2
Athens 2006	Fabrizio Faniello	I Do
Grand Final			1	24
Helsinki 2007	Olivia Lewis	Vertigo
Semi-Final			15	25
Belgrade 2008	Morena	Vodka
Second Semi-Final			38	14
Moscow 2009	Chiara	What If We
First Semi-Final			86	6
Grand Final			31	22
Oslo 2010	Thea Garrett	My Dream
First Semi-Final			45	12
Düsseldorf 2011	Glen Vella	One Life
First Semi-Final			54	11
Baku 2012	Kurt Calleja	This Is The Night
Second Semi-Final			70	7
Grand Final			41	21
Malmö 2013	Gianluca	Tomorrow
Grand Final			120	8
Second Semi-Final			118	4
Copenhagen 2014	Firelight	Coming Home
Second Semi-Final			63	9
Grand Final			32	23
Vienna 2015	Amber	Warrior
Second Semi-Final			43	11
Stockholm 2016	Ira Losco	Walk On Water
Grand Final			153	12
First Semi-Final			209	3
Kyiv 2017	Claudia Faniello	Breathlessly
Second Semi-Final			55	16
Lisbon 2018	Christabelle	Taboo
Second Semi-Final			101	13
Tel Aviv 2019	Michela Pace
Second Semi-Final

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