still waiting for a win
Malta at Eurovision
Malta first sang at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1971 and has entered 38 contests. It has never won; its best result is 2nd place, in 2002 and 2005.
- 38
- contests
- 0
- wins
- 2nd
- best
- first song
- 1971
- contests
- 38
- wins
- none
- best result
- 2nd — 2002, 2005
- second place
- 2 — 2002, 2005
- last place
- 3 — 1971, 1972, 2006
- in the final
- 12 of 22 tries since semi-finals began in 2004
- sung in
- English (36), Maltese (3)
- not in the line-up
- 1973, 1974, 1976–1990
Every song
All 39 entries, newest first. The year opens the story of that contest; the name opens the artist.
| Year | Artist | Song | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Vienna | Aidan | “Bella” English, Maltese | 18th of 25 | 89 |
| 2025 Basel | Miriana Conte | “Serving” English | 17th of 26 | 91 |
| 2024 Malmö | Sarah Bonnici | “Loop” English | Out in semi-final 2 (16th of 16) | 13 |
| 2023 Liverpool | The Busker | “Dance (Our Own Party)” English | Out in semi-final 1 (15th of 15) | 3 |
| 2022 Turin | Emma Muscat | “I Am What I Am” English | Out in semi-final 2 (16th of 18) | 47 |
| 2021 Rotterdam | Destiny | “Je me casse” English | 7th of 26 | 255 |
| 2020 Rotterdam | Destiny | “All of My Love” English | Contest cancelled | — |
| 2019 Tel Aviv | Michela | “Chameleon” English | 14th of 26 | 107 |
| 2018 Lisbon | Christabelle | “Taboo” English | Out in semi-final 2 (13th of 18) | 101 |
| 2017 Kyiv | Claudia Faniello | “Breathlessly” English | Out in semi-final 2 (16th of 18) | 55 |
| 2016 Stockholm | Ira Losco | “Walk on Water” English | 12th of 26 | 153 |
| 2015 Vienna | Amber | “Warrior” English | Out in semi-final 2 (11th of 17) | 43 |
| 2014 Copenhagen | Firelight | “Coming Home” English | 23rd of 26 | 32 |
| 2013 Malmö | Gianluca | “Tomorrow” English | 8th of 26 | 120 |
| 2012 Baku | Kurt Calleja | “This Is the Night” English | 21st of 26 | 41 |
| 2011 Düsseldorf | Glen Vella | “One Life” English | Out in semi-final 1 (11th of 19) | 54 |
| 2010 Oslo | Thea Garrett | “My Dream” English | Out in semi-final 1 (12th of 17) | 45 |
| 2009 Moscow | Chiara | “What If We” English | 22nd of 25 | 31 |
| 2008 Belgrade | Morena | “Vodka” English | Out in semi-final 2 (14th of 19) | 38 |
| 2007 Helsinki | Olivia Lewis | “Vertigo” English | Out in the semi-final (25th of 28) | 15 |
| 2006 Athens | Fabrizio Faniello | “I Do” English | 24th of 24 | 1 |
| 2005 Kyiv | Chiara | “Angel” English | 2nd of 24 | 192 |
| 2004 Istanbul | Julie and Ludwig | “On Again... Off Again” English | 12th of 24 | 50 |
| 2003 Riga | Lynn Chircop | “To Dream Again” English | 25th of 26 | 4 |
| 2002 Tallinn | Ira Losco | “7th Wonder” English | 2nd of 24 | 164 |
| 2001 Copenhagen | Fabrizio Faniello | “Another Summer Night” English | 9th of 23 | 48 |
| 2000 Stockholm | Claudette Pace | “Desire” English | 8th of 24 | 73 |
| 1999 Jerusalem | Times Three | “Believe 'n Peace” English | 15th of 23 | 32 |
| 1998 Birmingham | Chiara | “The One That I Love” English | 3rd of 25 | 165 |
| 1997 Dublin | Debbie Scerri | “Let Me Fly” English | 9th of 25 | 66 |
| 1996 Oslo | Miriam Christine | “In a Woman's Heart” English | 10th of 23 | 68 |
| 1995 Dublin | Mike Spiteri | “Keep Me in Mind” English | 10th of 23 | 76 |
| 1994 Dublin | Moira Stafrace and Christopher Scicluna | “More Than Love” English | 5th of 25 | 97 |
| 1993 Millstreet | William Mangion | “This Time” English | 8th of 25 | 69 |
| 1992 Malmö | Mary Spiteri | “Little Child” English | 3rd of 23 | 123 |
| 1991 Rome | Paul Giordimaina and Georgina | “Could It Be” English | 6th of 22 | 106 |
| 1975 Stockholm | Renato | “Singing This Song” English | 12th of 19 | 32 |
| 1972 Edinburgh | Helen and Joseph | “L-imħabba” Maltese | 18th of 18 | 48 |
| 1971 Dublin | Joe Grech | “Marija l-Maltija” Maltese | 18th of 18 | 52 |
Points for a song that went out in a semi-final are its semi-final points. Before 2004 there were no semi-finals: every song sang on the one night.
Sent more than once
The four acts Malta has sent to more than one contest.
- Chiara Siracusa 1998, 2005, 2009
- Fabrizio Faniello 2001, 2006
- Ira Losco 2002, 2016
- Destiny 2020 (cancelled), 2021
On air at home
The channels that carried the contest in Malta, year by year, and who commentated where our source names them. Newest first.
- 2026
- TVM
- 2025
- TVM
- 2024
- TVM
- 2023
- TVM
- 2022
- TVM
- 2021
- TVM
- 2019
- PBS (semi-final 2 and final)
- 2018
- TVM
- 2016
- TVM Arthur Caruana
- 2014
- TVM Carlo Borg Bonaci
- 2013
- TVM Gordon Bonello and Rodney Gauci
- 2011
- TVM Eileen Montesin
- 2010
- TVM Valerie Vella
- 2009
- TVM Valerie Vella
- 2008
- TVM
- 2007
- TVM
- 2006
- TVM
- 2005
- TVM
- 2004
- TVM Eileen Montesin
- 2003
- TVM John Bundy
- 2002
- TVM John Bundy
- 2001
- TVM, Radio Malta
- 2000
- TVM
- 1999
- TVM
- 1998
- TVM
- 1996
- TVM Charles Saliba
- 1995
- TVM
- 1994
- TVM
- 1993
- TVM
- 1992
- TVM, Radio Malta 2 Anna Bonanno
- 1991
- TVM
- 1975
- TVM, Radio Malta Norman Hamilton
- 1974
- National Network Victor Aquilina
- 1973
- MTS, National Network Victor Aquilina
- 1972
- MTS, National Network Norman Hamilton
- 1971
- MTS, National Network Victor Aquilina
- 1970
- MTS Victor Aquilina
- 1969
- MTS Victor Aquilina
- 1968
- MTS, National Network
- 1965
- MTV Victor Aquilina
- 1964
- MTV Victor Aquilina
In our contest stories
Lines about Malta from our story of each contest. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 1971 Everyone comes back
Malta entered for the first time.
- 1971 Monaco
Malta's debut ended in last place.
- 1972 The result
Malta, for the second year, was last.
- 1973 Seventeen, not eighteen
Malta had signed up, and was in the draw to sing sixth.
- 1973 Familiar names
Sweden's group had a problem with its name. It had won the Swedish selection calling itself Malta.
- 1975 Nineteen
France returned after missing Brighton, and Malta after two years away.
- 1975 The result
Malta, last on both its previous attempts, came twelfth.
- 1976 Who stayed away
Malta did not come back until 1991.
- 1987 Twenty-two
Of all the countries that had ever entered, only Malta, Monaco and Morocco were absent.
- 1991 Who was there
The Netherlands stayed away: 4 May was once again its day of remembrance. That opened a place for Malta, which had been trying to return for years and had been kept out by the limit on numbers. It was Malta's first contest for sixteen years, and it finished sixth.
- 1992 Twenty-three
The limit on entries had been 22 since 1987. It went up by one, because of Malta.
- 1992 Twenty-three
Malta had been let back in for 1991 on the understanding that it could stay only if somebody else dropped out.
- 1993 Malta's telephone
Malta should have voted eighth.
- 1993 Malta's telephone
Malta voted last instead.
- 1998 The result
The United Kingdom's Imaani had 166 and Malta's Chiara 165: three songs within seven points of each other at the top.
- 2006 The result
Malta was last with one point.
Results as published by the European Broadcasting Union. “Not in the line-up” means no song from Malta was in that year’s contest, whatever the reason. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we’ll fix it.