eurovision 1971
Joe Grech
Joe Grech represented Malta at Eurovision 1971 in Dublin with “Marija l-Maltija”, finishing 18th of 18.
- who
- Maltese singer and songwriter
- born
- 9 February 1934, Cospicua, Malta
- died
- 30 December 2024 (aged 90)
- contest
- 1971
- best result
- 18th, 1971
- music
- pop
- sang for
- Malta
Biography
Joe Grech, who died in 2024, was a Maltese singer who brought the Maltese language to the contest with Malta’s first entry. “Marija l-Maltija” finished last of 18 in Dublin in 1971.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Joe Grech”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1971 Dublin
“Marija l-Maltija”
18th of 18 Finished 18th of 18, with 52 points.
- Sung in
- Maltese
- Written by
- Joe Grech, Charles Mifsud
- Conductor
- Anthony Chircop
- Running order
- 2nd of 18
- Age on the night
- 37
- Won that year
- Monaco: Séverine, “Un banc, un arbre, une rue”
The story of Eurovision 1971: Pickets outside, jurors on the stage
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