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Ira Losco
Ira Losco sang at two Eurovision Song Contests, in 2002 and 2016, for Malta. The best result was 2nd place in 2002, with “7th Wonder”.
- who
- Maltese singer and songwriter
- born
- 31 July 1981, Sliema, Malta
- contests
- 2002, 2016
- best result
- 2nd, 2002
- music
- alternative rock, pop
- active
- since 1998
- sang for
- Malta
Biography
Ira Losco is a Maltese singer and songwriter whose breakthrough was the 2002 contest in Tallinn, where “7th Wonder” finished second, the best result Malta has had. Losco returned fourteen years later, and “Walk on Water” finished twelfth in Stockholm.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Ira Losco”.
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At Eurovision
Two songs, oldest first, and what became of each.
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2002 Tallinn
“7th Wonder”
2nd of 24 Finished 2nd of 24, with 164 points.
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Gerard James Borg, Philip Vella
- Running order
- 20th of 24
- Age on the night
- 20
- Won that year
- Latvia: Marie N, “I Wanna”
The story of Eurovision 2002: A winner that was nearly not allowed to enter
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2016 Stockholm
“Walk on Water”
12th of 26 Finished 12th of 26 in the final, with 153 points.
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Lisa Desmond, Tim Larsson, Ira Losco, Tobias Lundgren, Molly Pettersson Hammar
- Running order
- 22nd of 26 in the final
- Semi-final
- 3rd of 18, 209 points
- Age on the night
- 34
- Won that year
- Ukraine: Jamala, “1944”
The story of Eurovision 2016: A new way of counting, and a winner who topped neither vote
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Away from Eurovision
Awards
- Midalja għall-Qadi tar-Repubblika
As recorded on Wikidata, which is rarely the whole list.
In our contest stories
What we wrote about Ira Losco, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 2002 The result
Latvia won. Marie N, who co-wrote the song, sang "I Wanna" second from last and finished on 176 points, twelve ahead of Malta's Ira Losco. For Malta, second place was its best result ever.
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