Malta in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
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Malta has entered the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
eight times since debuting at the first contest in 2003
. They have since participated in every contest with no interruption.
Entrants for the Contest are selected in the Junior Song For Europe contest, organised by the Maltese broadcaster PBS
.
Malta's best placing in the contest was in 2008
, when Daniel Testa came 4th with "Junior Swing". The country's worst placing was in 2005
, when Thea & Friends came 16th and last in the contest with "Make It Right".
On July 16 2011, Malta has decided to withdraw from the ninth edition of Junior Eurovision Song Contest, being the first withdraw for Malta making the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011
to be the first one without a song sung in English since Malta s' song was the only song in English after the United Kingdom withdrew in 2006.
Malta has received the most points from...
Junior Eurovision Song Contest
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest , is an international song competition which has been organised by the European Broadcasting Union annually since 2003 and is open exclusively to broadcasters that are members of the EBU. It is held in a different European city each year.The competition has many...
eight times since debuting at the first contest in 2003
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 was the first Eurovision Song Contest for young singers aged eight to fifteen. It was held on 15 November 2003, in Copenhagen, Denmark...
. They have since participated in every contest with no interruption.
Entrants for the Contest are selected in the Junior Song For Europe contest, organised by the Maltese broadcaster PBS
Public Broadcasting Services
Public Broadcasting Services Limited is Malta's public broadcasting company, responsible for the TVM television channel and the Radio Malta and Radju Parlament and Magic radio stations. PBS is funded by government grant and the sale of commercial airtime...
.
Malta's best placing in the contest was in 2008
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the sixth Junior Eurovision Song Contest, which is the world's largest song contest for children. It was held at the "Spyros Kyprianou" Athletic Centre in Lemesos, Cyprus and hosted by Alex Michael and Sophia Paraskeva. It was won by the Georgian trio...
, when Daniel Testa came 4th with "Junior Swing". The country's worst placing was in 2005
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was the third Junior Eurovision Song Contest for young singers aged 8 to 15. On 26 November 2005, the contest was broadcast live from the Ethias Arena in Hasselt, Belgium, in a joint effort by the national broadcasters Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep and...
, when Thea & Friends came 16th and last in the contest with "Make It Right".
On July 16 2011, Malta has decided to withdraw from the ninth edition of Junior Eurovision Song Contest, being the first withdraw for Malta making the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011 will be the ninth edition of the contest, and will take place in Yerevan, Armenia at the recently renovated Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex...
to be the first one without a song sung in English since Malta s' song was the only song in English after the United Kingdom withdrew in 2006.
Contestants
| Year | Artist | Title | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 was the first Eurovision Song Contest for young singers aged eight to fifteen. It was held on 15 November 2003, in Copenhagen, Denmark... |
Sarah Harrison Sarah Harrison (singer) Sarah Harrison is a British singer and musician. Sarah has hosted a children's television show in Malta before leaving to train at the Sylvia Young Theatre School in London . During the five years at the Sylvia Young Theatre School she appeared in three Harry Potter films. With other selected... |
"Like a Star" | 7 | 56 |
| 2004 Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 was the second Eurovision Song Contest for young singers aged 8 to 15. It was held on 20 November 2004, in Håkons Hall, Lillehammer, Norway and lasted 2 hours and 15 minutes. The theme of the competition was "Bright Nordic Winter Nights"... |
Young Talent Team | "Power of a Song" | 12 | 14 |
| 2005 Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was the third Junior Eurovision Song Contest for young singers aged 8 to 15. On 26 November 2005, the contest was broadcast live from the Ethias Arena in Hasselt, Belgium, in a joint effort by the national broadcasters Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep and... |
Thea & Friends | "Make It Right" | 16 | 18 |
| 2006 Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006 The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the fourth edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest for young singers aged 8 to 15. On 2 December 2006, the contest was broadcast live from Bucharest, Romania making it the second time the contest had been held in a capital city... |
Sophie Debattista | "Extra Cute" | 11 | 48 |
| 2007 Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007 The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the fifth edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in the Ahoy' indoor sporting arena in Rotterdam, the Netherlands on 8 December. The host country was chosen by the European Broadcasting Union on 13 July 2006. The host city was... |
Cute | "Music" | 12 | 37 |
| 2008 Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008 The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the sixth Junior Eurovision Song Contest, which is the world's largest song contest for children. It was held at the "Spyros Kyprianou" Athletic Centre in Lemesos, Cyprus and hosted by Alex Michael and Sophia Paraskeva. It was won by the Georgian trio... |
Daniel Testa | "Junior Swing" | 4 | 100 |
| 2009 Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009 The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the seventh edition of Junior Eurovision Song Contest and took place in Kiev, Ukraine. It was scheduled for 21 November.13 countries were confirmed by the European Broadcasting Union to compete in the Contest.... |
Francesca & Mikaela Francesca & Mikaela Francesca Sciberras and Mikaela Bajjada, better known as Francesca and Mikaela are a singing duo who won the Malta Junior Eurosong 2009 with their song 'Double Trouble'. They represented Malta on November 21, 2009 in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Kiev, Ukraine, finishing in eighth place... |
"Double Trouble" | 8 | 55 |
| 2010 Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2010 The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was the eighth edition of Junior Eurovision Song Contest and took place in Minsk, Belarus. It was held on 20 November 2010.The contest was won by Vladimir Arzumanyan of Armenia with the song Mama... |
Nicole Azzopardi Nicole Azzopardi Nicole Azzopardi is a Maltese singer-songwriter and participant in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2010.-Career:In 2006 she represented Malta at the Italian song contest Zecchino d'Oro, with the song La dottoressa Lulù .On September 4, 2010, Azzopardi won the Maltese national selection for the... |
"Knock Knock!… Boom! Boom!" | 13 | 35 |
Voting history
Malta has given the most points to...| Rank | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 49 | |
| 2 | 30 | |
| 3 | 28 | |
| = | 28 | |
| 4 | 26 | |
| 5 | 24 |
Malta has received the most points from...
| Rank | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | |
| 2 | 22 | |
| 3 | 19 | |
| = | 19 | |
| 5 | 18 |
Trivia
- Thea Saliba (2005) and Daniel Testa (2008) are all related to each other. They are descendents from the Sammy & Doreen Galea family of musicians.
- Sophie (2006) is the sister of Charlotte Debattista who took part as a member of the Young Talent Team (2004).
- Francesca and Mikaela (2009) became the first Gozitans to represent Malta in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.
- Given the rule that all performers in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest must sing in their national language (or one of their national languages, if there's more than one), Maltese contestants are among the few ones that can perform in EnglishEnglish languageEnglish is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, which is recognized as an official language in Malta, along with Maltese. Since 2006, when the United KingdomUnited Kingdom in the Junior Eurovision Song ContestThe United Kingdom entered the Junior Eurovision Song Contest three times, and the broadcaster was ITV which is known by the European broadcasting union as UKIB....
retired from the contest, the Maltese entry has been the only one in the contest which is sung in English.