Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 explained

Year:1999
Country:Malta
Preselection:Malta Song for Europe 1999
Preselection Date:19–20 February 1999
Entrant:Times Three
Song:Believe 'n Peace
Final Result:15th, 32 points

For the Eurovision Song Contest 1999, Malta entered "Believe 'n peace", performed by Times Three.

Before Eurovision

Malta Song for Europe 1999

The final was held on 19 and 20 February 1999 at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta, hosted by Mariella Scerri and Joseph Chetcuti. 16 songs competed, and the winner was decided by an "expert" jury – one of whom was Mojca Mavec, the presenter of the Slovene national selection for 1999.[1] [2]

Georgina and Paul Giordimaina represented Malta in 1991, and Georgina was also a backing singer in 1996. Claudette Pace would go on to represent the country in 2000. Fabrizio Faniello would follow suit in both 2001 and 2006, and Olivia Lewis would do the same in 2007.

DrawArtistSongSongwriter(s)PointsPlace
1Alexander Schembri"Night Has Fallen"Sunny Aquilina, Jason Paul Cassar746
2Lawrence Gray"The Right Time"Philip Vella, Paul Abela1142
3Fabrizio Faniello"Thankful for Your Love"Alfred C. Sant, Ray Agius718
4Tarcisio Barbara"Takes Me Higher"Alfred C. Sant, Tarcisio Barbara2316
5Claudette Pace"Breathless"Gerard James Borg, Philip Vella755
6Nadine Axisa and Rita Pace"Hold My Hand"Rita Pace, Marika Axisa2515
7Alison Ellul"Give Me Love"Doris Chetcuti, Eugenio Schembri3314
8Georgina"Who Will Be There"Georgina Abela, Paul Abela793
9Olivia Lewis"Autumn of My Love"Doris Chetcuti, Mark Debono737
10Charlene and Natasha Grima"Look Into My Eyes"Natasha Grima, Charlene Grima689
11Times Three"Believe 'n Peace"Moira Stafrace, Christopher Scicluna1191
12Mark Tonna"Heartbeat"Doris Chetcuti, Mark Debono5211
13Leontine"You're the Reason"Julian Farrugia, Renato Briffa774
14Marvic Lewis"It Is You"Doris Chetcuti, Eugenio Schembri4213
15Paul Giordimaina"I Believe Again"Fleur Balzan, Paul Giordimaina4512
16Joe Mizzi"Love Will Find the Way"Roberto Longo, Gino Micallef, Joe Mizzi, John Mizzie5410
Detailed Jury Votes
DrawSongJury 1Jury 2Jury 3Jury 4Jury 5Jury 6Jury 7Total
1"Night Has Fallen" 11 10 11 1412 4 12 74
2"The Right Time" 18 16 16 16 18 14 16 114
3"Thankful for Your Love" 12 117 9 5 18 9 71
4"Takes Me Higher" 1 1 2 10 6 1 2 23
5"Breathless" 14 5 9 11 14 12 10 75
6"Hold My Hand" 3 3 3 8 2 2 4 25
7"Give Me Love" 4 4 1 12 3 3 6 33
8"Who Will Be There" 206 4 20208 1 79
9"Autumn of My Love" 6 18 10 7 7 7 18 73
10"Look Into My Eyes" 2 12 14 6 8 10 14 68
11"Believe 'n Peace" 5 202018 16 2020119
12"Heartbeat" 10 8 8 1 11 9 5 52
13"You're the Reason" 9 14 18 5 9 11 11 77
14"It Is You" 7 9 6 2 4 6 8 42
15"I Believe Again" 16 2 5 4 10 5 3 45
16"Love Will Find the Way" 8 7 12 3 1 16 7 54

At Eurovision

The song received 32 points, finishing 15th.[3]

Voting

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MALTESE NATIONAL FINAL 1999.
  2. Web site: Malta Song for Europe 1999.
  3. Web site: Final of Jerusalem 1999 . European Broadcasting Union . 12 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210412110459/https://eurovision.tv/event/jerusalem-1999/final . 12 April 2021 . live.
  4. Web site: Results of the Final of Jerusalem 1999 . European Broadcasting Union . 12 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210412114547/https://eurovision.tv/event/jerusalem-1999/final/results/malta . 12 April 2021 . live.