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.
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.
Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place | |
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1 | Alexander Schembri | "Night Has Fallen" | Sunny Aquilina, Jason Paul Cassar | 74 | 6 | |
2 | Lawrence Gray | "The Right Time" | Philip Vella, Paul Abela | 114 | 2 | |
3 | Fabrizio Faniello | "Thankful for Your Love" | Alfred C. Sant, Ray Agius | 71 | 8 | |
4 | Tarcisio Barbara | "Takes Me Higher" | Alfred C. Sant, Tarcisio Barbara | 23 | 16 | |
5 | Claudette Pace | "Breathless" | Gerard James Borg, Philip Vella | 75 | 5 | |
6 | Nadine Axisa and Rita Pace | "Hold My Hand" | Rita Pace, Marika Axisa | 25 | 15 | |
7 | Alison Ellul | "Give Me Love" | Doris Chetcuti, Eugenio Schembri | 33 | 14 | |
8 | Georgina | "Who Will Be There" | Georgina Abela, Paul Abela | 79 | 3 | |
9 | Olivia Lewis | "Autumn of My Love" | Doris Chetcuti, Mark Debono | 73 | 7 | |
10 | Charlene and Natasha Grima | "Look Into My Eyes" | Natasha Grima, Charlene Grima | 68 | 9 | |
11 | Times Three | "Believe 'n Peace" | Moira Stafrace, Christopher Scicluna | 119 | 1 | |
12 | Mark Tonna | "Heartbeat" | Doris Chetcuti, Mark Debono | 52 | 11 | |
13 | Leontine | "You're the Reason" | Julian Farrugia, Renato Briffa | 77 | 4 | |
14 | Marvic Lewis | "It Is You" | Doris Chetcuti, Eugenio Schembri | 42 | 13 | |
15 | Paul Giordimaina | "I Believe Again" | Fleur Balzan, Paul Giordimaina | 45 | 12 | |
16 | Joe Mizzi | "Love Will Find the Way" | Roberto Longo, Gino Micallef, Joe Mizzi, John Mizzie | 54 | 10 |
Detailed Jury Votes | ||||||||||
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Draw | Song | Jury 1 | Jury 2 | Jury 3 | Jury 4 | Jury 5 | Jury 6 | Jury 7 | Total | |
1 | "Night Has Fallen" | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 74 | |
2 | "The Right Time" | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 114 | |
3 | "Thankful for Your Love" | 12 | 11 | 7 | 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" | 20 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 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 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 119 | |
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 |
The song received 32 points, finishing 15th.[3]