MALTA in the Eurovision Song Contest – Participation history

Malta

  • Emittente televisiva: TVM / XM / PBM / MTPBS / PBS
  • Processo di Selezione: Selezione Nazionale (Malta Song for Europe 1971–1972, 1975, 1991–2018 | X Factor Malta 2019) | Selezione Interna ()
  • Organizzazione concorso – Paese ospite: 
  • Numero di partecipazioni: 32 (25 finali)
  • Lingue:  Inglese ()
  • Prima partecipazione: ESC Dublin 1971: Joe Grech | Marija L-maltija
  • Miglior piazzamento: Top 5: FI:  | SF: 
  • Miglior piazzamento Top 10: FI: 
  • Peggior piazzamento (Bottom): FI: | SF: 
  • Average place: 11,44
  • Qualificazioni per la Finale: 9 su 16 (dal 2004)
  • Numero di vittorie: 
  • Nul points (Nil points): FI: | SF: 

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 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.

While 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. They hosted the event in both 2014 and 2016.

Partecipazioni nel corso degli anni

Note: Edizione | # | Artista (i) | Canzone [Musica (m) / Texto (t)] | Lingua (Traduzione) | Punteggio | Posizione | Processo di Selezione

NOTE:

  • Se un paese vince l’edizione precedente, non deve competere nelle semifinali nell’edizione successiva. Inoltre, dal 2004 al 2007, i primi dieci paesi che non erano membri dei Big 4 non dovevano competere nelle semifinali nell’edizione successiva. Se, ad esempio, Germania e Francia si collocavano tra i primi dieci, i paesi che si erano piazzati all’11º e al 12º posto avanzavano alla serata finale dell’edizione successiva insieme al resto della top 10.

Malta’s average distribution of the given points (2010-2016)

# 2010 2010 SF1 2011 2011 SF1 2012 2012 SF2 2013 2013 SF2 2014 2014 SF2 2015 2015 SF2 2016 2016 * 2016 SF1 2016 SF1 * Total Partici-
pations		 Average
1 Italy X X 10 X 10 X 8 X 12 X 12 X 8 7 X X 67 7 9,57
2 Azerbaijan 12 X 12 10 12 X 12 12 X 8 8 6 10 102 13 7,85
3 Australia X X X X X X X X X X 6 X 3 12 X X 21 3 7,00
4 Turkey X X 2 8 12 X X X X X X X X X X 22 4 5,50
5 Sweden X X 6 X 6 8 X 7 X 10 12 X X 49 9 5,44
6 Romania 5 X X X 7 10 8 12 X X X X X 42 8 5,25
7 Bulgaria X X X X X 2 X X X X X 10 8 X X 20 4 5,00
8 Armenia X X 7 X X 1 8 6 X X 7 12 4 45 10 4,50
9 Russia 1 3 X X 5 X 7 X 4 10 10 12 52 12 4,33
10 Ukraine X 4 X 7 6 10 X X X X 4 X X 31 8 3,88
11 San Marino X X X 6 X X X 6 X X X X 6 5 23 6 3,83
12 Denmark 8 X 5 X X 6 X X X X X X X X 19 5 3,80
13 United Kingdom X 7 X X 5 X 4 X 1 X 12 1 X X 30 8 3,75
14 Belgium 10 12 X X X X X X X X X X 22 6 3,67
15 Slovakia X X X X 7 X X X X X X X X X X 7 2 3,50
16 Greece 7 8 5 X 4 7 1 8 X X X 40 12 3,33
17 Norway 3 X X 4 3 3 3 2 7 2 5 X X X X 32 10 3,20
18 Austria X X 2 X X X X X 10 10 X 1 1 24 8 3,00
19 Belarus 5 X X X 4 2 X 6 X X X X X X 17 6 2,83
20 Cyprus X X X X X X X X 2 5 8 6 21 8 2,63
21 Israel X X X X X X X 5 10 1 X X 16 7 2,29
22 Croatia X X X 12 X X X X X X X 12 6 2,00
23 Ireland X 8 X X X X 4 X X X X X 12 6 2,00
24 Latvia X X X X X X X X 4 7 X X 11 6 1,83
25 North Macedonia X X X 1 X 5 X 3 X X X X X X 9 5 1,80
26 Lithuania X X 4 10 X X 4 X X 18 10 1,80
27 Iceland 6 10 X X X X X 3 19 11 1,73
28 Switzerland X X X X X 2 3 5 X X X X X 10 6 1,67
29 Moldova 7 X X X X X X X X X 4 11 7 1,57
30 Serbia 3 5 5 X X X X X X X 13 9 1,44
31 Netherlands X X X X X X X X X 3 7 10 7 1,43
32 Montenegro X X X X X X X X X X X 7 7 5 1,40
33 Georgia X 8 X 4 X 2 X X X 14 10 1,40
34 France 2 X 1 X X X X X 6 2 X X 11 8 1,38
35 Hungary X X 1 X X X 5 8 14 11 1,27
36 Czech Republic X X X X X X X X X X X 1 3 2 6 5 1,20
37 Albania 6 X 1 X X X X X X X X X 7 6 1,17
38 Portugal 1 4 X X X X X X X X X X X 5 5 1,00
39 Slovenia X X 3 X X X X 3 X X X X 6 6 1,00
40 Finland X 2 X X 1 X X X X 5 8 9 0,89
41 Poland X X X X X X 1 6 X X 7 8 0,88
42 Germany 4 X X 2 X X X X X X 6 8 0,75
43 Estonia X X X X X 3 X X X 2 5 8 0,63
44 Bosnia & Herzegovina 3 X X X X X X X X X 3 7 0,43
45 Spain X X X X X X 2 X X 2 8 0,25

Malta’s average distribution of the received points (2010-2016)

# Country 2010 2010 SF1 2011 2011 SF1 2012 2012 SF2 2013 2013 SF2 2014 2014 SF2 2015 2015 SF2 2016 2016 * 2016 SF1 2016 SF1 * Total Partici-
pations		 Average
1 AZ Azerbaijan X 7 8 X 8 12 5 X 6 5 4 8 X 63 16 3,94
2 AM Armenia X 7 X X 6 7 X X 8 5 12 10 X 55 14 3,93
3 SM San Marino X 12 2 X 10 10 4 X 7 3 5 X 53 16 3,31
4 HU Hungary X 2 X 8 8 X X 10 12 4 X 44 15 2,93
5 GB United Kingdom X 5 12 7 X 7 5 X X X 36 13 2,77
6 ME Montenegro X X X X X X 10 12 10 4 X 36 13 2,77
7 MK North Macedonia 6 X 1 2 3 12 12 X X X X 30 12 2,50
8 TR Turkey X 2 2 6 X X X X X X X X X X X 10 4 2,50
9 RS Serbia 5 6 3 X X X X 10 X X X 24 10 2,40
10 BY Belarus 2 X 3 5 7 X 4 X 5 X X X 24 11 2,18
11 RO Romania X X X 5 7 3 X X X X X X 15 7 2,14
12 GE Georgia X 6 4 3 6 8 X X X X 27 13 2,08
13 IT Italy X X X 10 X 1 5 1 5 X X X 22 11 2,00
14 CZ Czech Republic X X X X X X X X X 4 6 8 1 X 19 10 1,90
15 NO Norway X 2 10 12 2 X X X 26 14 1,86
16 NL Netherlands X X 2 8 X 5 X X 8 1 X 24 14 1,71
17 CY Cyprus X X X 3 X X X 6 8 5 X 22 13 1,69
18 UA Ukraine X X 7 6 2 X X X X X X X 15 9 1,67
19 AT Austria X X X X 1 X 10 12 X 23 14 1,64
20 FI Finland 1 X 5 3 5 X 5 8 X 26 16 1,63
21 IS Iceland 4 X 5 6 X 4 6 4 X 25 16 1,56
22 AU Australia X X X X X X X X X 3 6 X X X 9 6 1,50
23 BG Bulgaria X X 6 X X X X 7 X X X 13 9 1,44
24 EE Estonia 3 X 3 5 X X X 2 8 2 X 20 14 1,43
25 SE Sweden X X 4 X X 7 10 X 21 15 1,40
26 AL Albania 2 6 X 6 1 X X 2 X X X 15 11 1,36
27 LV Latvia 1 X X 5 6 X 4 X X X 15 11 1,36
28 HR Croatia X 4 5 X X X X X 7 1 X 17 13 1,31
29 RU Russia X X X X 8 8 2 X 18 14 1,29
30 FR France X 2 2 X X 4 10 X 18 15 1,20
31 LT Lithuania X 1 7 6 X 1 X X X 15 13 1,15
32 MD Moldova X X X X X 3 6 5 X 14 13 1,08
33 GR Greece 2 X 3 5 X 4 4 1 X 17 16 1,06
34 DE Germany 2 X 5 5 3 X X X 13 13 1,00
35 ES Spain 1 X 1 X X 6 7 1 X 15 15 1,00
36 IL Israel X X X 2 10 X X X 12 12 1,00
37 CH Switzerland X X 7 5 X X X 12 13 0,92
38 IE Ireland X X X X 3 3 3 X X X 9 11 0,82
39 SK Slovakia 12 X 2 X X X X X X X X X X X 2 3 0,67
40 BA Bosnia & Herzegovina 6 X X X X X X X 2 5 X 7 11 0,64
41 DK Denmark X X X 4 X X X X X X 4 9 0,44
42 PL Poland X X X X 4 X X X 4 10 0,40
43 SI Slovenia X X 4 X X X X 4 12 0,33