Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 explained

Year:1992
Country:Malta
Preselection:Malta Song for Europe 1992
Preselection Date:14 March 1992
Entrant:Mary Spiteri
Song:Little Child
Final Result:3rd, 123 points

Malta continued their participation in the Eurovision Song Contest, entering the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 in Malmö, Sweden. The Maltese entry was Mary Spiteri 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 Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta on 14 March, hosted by Charles Saliba and Anna Bonanno. Ten songs competed, sung in both Maltese and English. The winner was decided through an expert jury, with only the top three songs announced.

The winner was "Little Child" ("Tfajjel Ckejken"), sung by Mary Spiteri and composed by Georgina Abela and Raymond Mahoney.

DrawArtistSongPlace
Maltese versionEnglish version
1Alex Schembri"Int""Don't Leave Without Me"5
2Enzo Guzman"Tkellem Bil-Fjuri""Sunshine and rainbows"7
3Godwin Lucas"Imħabba Fil-Ħarifa""Autumn Love"2
4Moira Stafrace"Tgħidlix""Don't Throw Our Love Away"3
5Mike Spiteri"Paceville""Lonely People"4
6Phylisienne Brincat"Flimkien""Together"9
7Renato"Jekk L-Eku Ta' Dal-Kliem""Fading Love"10
8Marthese Tanti"Ġardina Tal-Ħolm""Garden of Dreams"6
9Helen Micallef"Mat-Tnehid Tal-Mewġ""Yearning"8
10Mary Spiteri"Tfajjel Ċkejken""Little Child"1

At Eurovision

"Little Child", this time solely in English, was performed 10th on the night of the contest, following Cyprus and preceding Iceland. Spiteri came 3rd in the contest with 123 points.[1] This was also Malta's best showing at the contest so far.

Voting

+ Points awarded by Malta
ScoreCountry
12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points
4 points
3 points Yugoslavia
2 points
1 point

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Final of Malmö 1992 . European Broadcasting Union . 18 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210418073843/https://eurovision.tv/event/malmo-1992/final . 18 April 2021 . live.
  2. Web site: Results of the Final of Malmö 1992 . European Broadcasting Union . 18 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210418082806/https://eurovision.tv/event/malmo-1992/final/results/malta . 18 April 2021 . live.