eurovision 1973
Malta
Malta represented Sweden at Eurovision 1973 in Luxembourg City with “You're Summer”, finishing 5th of 17.
Sweden
1973
- what
- Swedish duo
- contest
- 1973
- best result
- 5th, 1973
- music
- pop
- active
- 1973 to 1973
- members
- Claes af Geijerstam, Göran Fristorp past and present
- sang for
- Sweden
Biography
Malta was a Swedish pop duo, Claes af Geijerstam and Göran Fristorp, that had to change its name to perform at the contest. As The Nova, the duo finished fifth in Luxembourg in 1973 with “You’re Summer”.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Malta (band)”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1973 Luxembourg City
“You're Summer”
5th of 17 Finished 5th of 17, with 94 points.
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Carl-Axel Dominique, Monica Dominique, Lars Forssell
- Conductor
- Monica Dominique
- Running order
- 12th of 17
- Won that year
- Luxembourg: Anne-Marie David, “Tu te reconnaîtras”
The story of Eurovision 1973: Armed guards, backing tracks and any language you like
In our contest stories
What we wrote about Malta, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 1973 Seventeen, not eighteen
Malta had signed up, and was in the draw to sing sixth. Then its broadcaster listened to the songs it had been sent, decided none of them was good enough, and withdrew.
- 1973 Familiar names
Sweden's group had a problem with its name. It had won the Swedish selection calling itself Malta. To avoid confusion with the country — which, as it turned out, wasn't there — it performed in Luxembourg as the Nova.
Results as published by the European Broadcasting Union. Biographical details from Wikidata. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we'll fix it.