Malta continued their participation in the

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, entering the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 in

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. The Maltese entry was

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with the song "Little Child", which came third at Eurovision, receiving 123 points.

Before Eurovision

Malta Song for Europe 1992

The Maltese broadcaster, Public Broadcasting Services (PBS), held a national final, Malta Song for Europe 1992, to select their entry for Malta. The contest was held at the

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on 14 March, hosted by Charles Saliba and Anna Bonanno. Ten songs competed, sung in both Maltese and

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. The winner was decided through an expert jury, with only the top three songs announced. The winner was "Little Child" ("Tfajjel Ckejken"), sung by

and composed by

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and Raymond Mahoney.

At Eurovision

"Little Child", this time solely in English, was performed 10th on the night of the contest, following

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and preceding

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. Spiteri came 3rd in the contest with 123 points. This was also Malta's best showing at the contest so far.

Voting

References

External links

Maltese National Final Page
{{Eurovision Song Contest 1992

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Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992

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