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Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999

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Eurovision Song Contest 1999
Participating broadcasterPublic Broadcasting Services (PBS)
Country Malta
National selection
Selection processMalta Song for Europe 1999
Selection date(s)19–20 February 1999
Selected artist(s)Times Three
Selected song"Believe 'n Peace"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result15th, 32 points
Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Malta was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 with the song "Believe 'n Peace", composed by Christopher Scicluna, with lyrics by Moira Stafrace, and performed by Times Three. The Maltese participating broadcaster, Public Broadcasting Services (PBS), selected its entry through a national final.

Before Eurovision

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Malta Song for Europe 1999

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Public Broadcasting Services (PBS) held the national final 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 in 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 in 2001 and in 2006, and Olivia Lewis would do the same in 2007.

Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Points Place
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
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

At Eurovision

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The song received 32 points, finishing 15th.[3]

Voting

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References

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  1. ^ "MALTESE NATIONAL FINAL 1999".
  2. ^ "Malta Song for Europe 1999".[dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Final of Jerusalem 1999". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Jerusalem 1999". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
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