Malta
Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is often considered a part of Southern Europe. It lies ...
has entered the
Junior Eurovision Song Contest
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest (often shortened to JESC, Junior Eurovision or Junior EuroSong) is an international song competition which has been organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) annually since 2003. It is held in a diff ...
eighteen times since debuting at the first contest in
2003
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with
Sarah Harrison. Entrants for the Contest were selected by a national selection, organised by the Maltese broadcaster
PBS
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from 2003 to 2010. In 2013, the country opted for an internal selection since the broadcaster decided to return to the contest at a rather late stage (25 September 2013).
PBS
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chose Gaia Cauchi as the 2013 Maltese representative. Malta won the contest twice, in 2013 and 2015, making it one of the most successful countries in the contest. They've also hosted the contest twice, in 2014 and 2016.
On 16 July 2011 Malta decided to withdraw from the ninth edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, the first withdrawal for Malta. Even though Maltese is one of the national languages spoken by the people of the island, the young artists representing Malta have almost always chosen to sing completely in English, hoping that this would grant them a better placing. Malta did not participate in and , and decided to return in 2013.
Malta has won the contest twice, in
2013
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when
Gaia Cauchi
Gaia Cauchi M.Q.R. (born 19 November 2002) is a Maltese singer. She represented Malta at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013 and won the contest with her song " The Start".
Life and career 2004–2012: Early career
Gaia's first "internation ...
won with the song "
The Start", and again in
2015
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when
Destiny Chukunyere
Destiny Chukunyere Midalja għall-Qadi tar-Repubblika, M.Q.R. (born 29 August 2002) is a Maltese singer. She won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015, where she represented Malta in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015, Malta with the song ...
came first with "Not My Soul" when it won the contest with 185 points beating the previous record held by Spain for the most points ever given to a winner. The country's worst placing were in
2005
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, when
Thea & Friends came sixteenth and last in the contest with "Make It Right"
2019
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, When
Eliana Gomez Blanco came nineteenth and also last in the contest with "We Are More".
Because Malta has multiple official languages, entrants can sing in
Maltese and
English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ide ...
.
Participation overview
Photogallery
Image:JESC 2013 (Malta) Gaia Cauchi at rehearsal 2.jpg, Gaia Cauchi
Gaia Cauchi M.Q.R. (born 19 November 2002) is a Maltese singer. She represented Malta at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013 and won the contest with her song " The Start".
Life and career 2004–2012: Early career
Gaia's first "internation ...
in Kyiv ()
Image:Destiny Chukunyere at stage of JESC 2015.jpg, Destiny Chukunyere
Destiny Chukunyere Midalja għall-Qadi tar-Repubblika, M.Q.R. (born 29 August 2002) is a Maltese singer. She won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015, where she represented Malta in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015, Malta with the song ...
in Sofia ()
Image:JESC 2016 Christina Magrin (Malta) (2).jpg, Christina Magrin in Valletta ()
Image:Ela Mangion at JESC 2018.jpg, Ela Mangion in Minsk ()
Awards
Winners of the press vote
Commentators and spokespersons
Hostings
See also
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Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest
Malta has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 34 times since its debut in . The contest is broadcast in Malta on the PBS channel, TVM. Malta has yet to win the contest, but is the only non-winning country to have achieved four top thr ...
– Senior version of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.
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Malta in the Eurovision Young Dancers
Malta has participated in the Eurovision Young Dancers (a biennial television dance competition, organised by the European Broadcasting Union) 2 times since its debut in 2015. On 7 July 2015, PBS Malta, which is responsible for Malta's partici ...
– A competition organised by the EBU for younger dancers aged between 16 and 21.
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Malta in the Eurovision Young Musicians
Malta made their Eurovision Young Musicians debut at the Eurovision Young Musicians 2014.
History
Maltese broadcasting network, Public Broadcasting Services, were responsible for selecting their representative at the contest. Applications were ...
– A competition organised by the EBU for musicians aged 18 years and younger.
References
{{Malta in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Malta
Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is often considered a part of Southern Europe. It lies ...
Junior Eurovision Song Contest
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest (often shortened to JESC, Junior Eurovision or Junior EuroSong) is an international song competition which has been organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) annually since 2003. It is held in a diff ...