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competed in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001, held on 12 May 2001 at

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, Denmark. The Maltese entry was selected through the

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contest, where the winner was

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with the song "Another Summer Night". Malta performed 21st out of the 23 countries competing in the contest and placed ninth with 48 points.

Background

Prior to the 2001 contest, Malta had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 13 times since its first entry in 1971. Malta briefly competed in the Eurovision Song Contest in the 1970s before withdrawing for 16 years. The country had, to this point, competed in every contest since returning in 1991. Malta's best placing in the contest thus far was third, which it achieved in both

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and in

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with the song "The One that I Love" by

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Before Eurovision

Malta Song for Europe 2001

The final was held on 2 and 3 February 2001 at the

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, hosted by Louise Tedesco, Claire Fabri and Antonella Vassallo. The winner was chosen by an "expert" jury (7/8) & televoting (1/8).

Promotion

To promote the entry, a music video of "Another Summer Night" was released and Faniello toured Europe, making appearances on television and speaking to the press in Denmark, Germany, Greece, Spain, Sweden, Turkey and the UK.

At Eurovision

The Eurovision Song Contest 2001 took place at

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" countries, consisting of , , and the , the twelve countries which had obtained the highest average points total over the preceding five contests, and any eligible countries which did not compete in the 2000 contest. Malta's five year contest average allowed the nation to continue to participate this year. In the lead up to the event,

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noted that the entry was a favourite to win based on an online poll of fans, while bookmakers had the entry placing in the top five. On the night of the event, Faniello performed for Malta in position 21, and at the close of the voting, the entry placed ninth, having received 48 points.

Voting

Voting during the show involved each country awarding points from 1-8, 10 and 12 as determined by either 100% televoting or a combination of 50% televoting and 50% national jury. In cases where televoting was not possible, only the votes of the eight-member national juries were tabulated. Malta received 48 points, which included the top 12 points from

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. The nation awarded its 12 points to contest winners

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References

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