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| Eurovision Song Contest 2012 | ||||
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| Country |  Malta | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2012 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Semi-final: 3 February 2012 Final: 4 February 2012 | |||
| Selected entrant | Kurt Calleja | |||
| Selected song | "This Is the Night" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (7th, 70 points) | |||
| Final result | 21st, 41 points | |||
| Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Malta participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "This Is the Night" written by Johan Jämtberg, Kurt Calleja and Mikael Gunnerås. The song was performed by Kurt Calleja. The Maltese entry for the 2012 contest in Baku, Azerbaijan was selected through the national final Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2012, organised by the Maltese broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services (PBS). The competition consisted of a semi-final round and a final, held on 3 and 4 February 2012, respectively, where "This Is the Night" performed by Kurt Calleja eventually emerged as the winning entry after scoring the most points from a six-member jury and a public televote.
Malta was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 24 May 2012. Performing during the show in position 4, "This Is the Night" was announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 26 May. It was later revealed that Malta placed seventh out of the 18 participating countries in the semi-final with 70 points. In the final, Malta performed in position 21 and placed twenty-first out of the 26 participating countries, scoring 41 points.
Background
Prior to the 2012 contest, Malta had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest twenty-four times since its first entry in 1971. Malta briefly competed in the Eurovision Song Contest in the 1970s before withdrawing for sixteen years. The country had, to this point, competed in every contest since returning in 1991. Malta's best placing in the contest thus far was second, which it achieved on two occasions: in 2002 with the song "7th Wonder" performed by Ira Losco and in the 2005 contest with the song "Angel" performed by Chiara.[1] In the 2011 edition, Malta failed to qualify to the final with the song "One Life" performed by Glen Vella.
For the 2012 contest, the Maltese national broadcaster, Public Broadcasting Services (PBS), broadcast the event within Malta and organised the selection process for the nation's entry. PBS confirmed their intentions to participate at it on 27 August 2011.[2] Malta selected their entry consistently through a national final procedure, a method that was continued for their 2012 participation.
Before Eurovision
Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2012 was the national final format developed by PBS to select the Maltese entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012. The competition consisted of a semi-final and final held on 3 and 4 February 2012, respectively, at the Malta Fairs & Conventions Centre in Ta' Qali. Both shows were hosted by Ronald Briffa and Elaine Saliba with backstage commentary and interviews by Frank Zammit and broadcast on Television Malta (TVM) as well on the broadcaster's website tvm.com.mt, while the final was also broadcast in Azerbaijan on İctimai Television (İTV) and on the official Eurovision Song Contest website eurovision.tv.[3]
Format
The competition consisted of twenty-four songs competing in the semi-final on 3 February 2012 where the top sixteen entries qualified to compete in the final on 4 February 2012. Six judges evaluated the songs during the shows and each judge had an equal stake in the final result. The results of the public televote had a weighting equal to the votes of two judges. Ties in the final results were broken based on the entry which received the higher score from the judges. The six members of the jury that evaluated the entries during both the semi-final and final consisted of:
- İsmail Güngör (Turkey) – Head of Delegation for Turkey at the Eurovision Song Contest
- Francesca Vella (Malta) – Journalist
- Julian Vignoles (Ireland) – Head of Delegation for Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest
- Bruno Berberes (France) – Head of Delegation for France at the Eurovision Song Contest
- Nicola Caligiore (Italy) – Head of Delegation for Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest
- Keith Demicoli (Malta) – Journalist and television presenter
Competing entries
Artists and composers were able to submit their entries between 27 August 2011 and 20 October 2011. Songwriters from any nationality were able to submit songs as long as the artist were Maltese or possessed Maltese citizenship. Artists were able to submit as many songs as they wished, however, they could only compete with a maximum of two in the semi-final and one in the final. In addition to the public submissions, PBS reserved the right to directly award wildcards to compete in the selection process. Former national final winners Olivia Lewis, Morena, Chiara, Thea Garrett and Glen Vella were unable to compete due to a rule that prevented the previous five winners from competing in the following competition.[4] 161 entries were received by the broadcaster. On 10 November 2011, PBS announced a shortlist of 62 entries that had progressed through the selection process.[5][6] The twenty-four songs selected to compete in the semi-final were announced on the TVM programme Xarabank on 25 November 2011. Among the selected competing artists was former Maltese Eurovision entrant Fabrizio Faniello who represented Malta in the 2001 and 2006 contests.[7]
Shows
Semi-final
The semi-final took place on 3 February 2012. Twenty-four songs competed for sixteen qualifying spots in the final. The running order for the semi-final was announced on 19 January 2012.[8] The show was opened with a guest performance by the 2011 Maltese Eurovision entrant Glen Vella, while the interval act featured performances by 2012 Swiss Eurovision entrants Sinplus performing "Unbreakable" and the local band Airport Impressions.[9]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danica Muscat | "7 Days" | Philip Vella | Advanced |
| 2 | J. Anvil | "You Are My Life" | George Platon | Advanced |
| 3 | Isabelle Zammit | "Walk on Water" | Paul Giordimaina, Fleur Balzan | Eliminated |
| 4 | Francesca Borg | "Take Me Far" | Marco Debono, Doris Chetcuti | Advanced |
| 5 | Klinsmann | "No Way Back" | Paul Abela, Klinsmann Coleiro, Jonathan Spiteri | Advanced |
| 6 | Richard Edwards | "Look at Me Now" | Jan Van Dijck, Richard Edwards | Advanced |
| 7 | Annalise Ellul | "Whoop It Up!" | Elton Zarb, Deo Grech | Eliminated |
| 8 | Kurt Calleja | "This Is the Night" | Johan Jämtberg, Kurt Calleja, Mikael Gunnerås | Advanced |
| 9 | Romina Mamo | "DNA" | Michael Johannes Tanczos, Gerard James Borg | Eliminated |
| 10 | Nadine Bartolo | "Can't Get Away" | Philip Vella | Eliminated |
| 11 | Lawrence Gray | "In Your Eyes" | Philip Vella, Cher Vella | Advanced |
| 12 | Kaya | "First Time" | Gorgi | Advanced |
| 13 | Claudia Faniello | "Pure" | Philip Vella, Gerard James Borg | Advanced |
| 14 | Jessica Muscat | "Dance Romance" | Philip Vella, Jessica Muscat | Eliminated |
| 15 | Wayne Micallef | "Time" | Wayne Micallef | Advanced |
| 16 | Dorothy Bezzina | "Autobiography" | Magnus Kaxe, Gerard James Borg | Advanced |
| 17 | Gianni | "Petals on a Rose" | Robin Abrahamsson, Marcel Numhauser, Trevor Fenech, Amir Aly | Advanced |
| 18 | Fabrizio Faniello | "I Will Fight for You (Papa's Song)" | Johan Bejerholm, Niklas Edberger, Robert Uhlmann, Warren Fenech, Fabrizio Faniello | Advanced |
| 19 | Janice Mangion | "While Her Eyes Still Glow" | Elton Zarb, Rita Pace | Eliminated |
| 20 | Eleanor Cassar | "I Want to Run Away" | Paul Giordimaina, Fleur Balzan | Eliminated |
| 21 | Corazon Mizzi | "Mystifying Eyes" | Paul Giordimaina, Fleur Balzan | Advanced |
| 22 | Deborah C feat. Leila James | "You Make Me Go UH UH" | Patrick Renier, David Vervoort | Advanced |
| 23 | Anna Azzopardi | "Still Waiting" | Samuel Bugía Garrido, Athanasios Nakos | Eliminated |
| 24 | Amber | "Answer with Your Eyes" | Ray Agius, Alfred C. Sant | Advanced |
Final
The final took place on 4 February 2012. The sixteen entries that qualified from the semi-final were performed again and the votes of a six-member jury panel (3/4) and the results of public televoting (1/4) determined the winner. The show was opened with a guest performance by the DREAMS musical drama group, while the interval act featured performances by Glen Vella performing "Lie" and "Heal the World" with the gospel choir Animae, 2012 French Eurovision entrant Anggun performing "Only Love" and "Echo (You And I)" and Azerbaijan's Eurovision Song Contest 2011 winners Ell and Nikki performing "Running Scared".[3] After the votes from the jury panel and televote were combined, "This Is the Night" performed by Kurt Calleja was the winner.[10]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lawrence Gray | "In Your Eyes" | 23 | 6 | 29 | 7 |
| 2 | Deborah C feat. Leila James | "You Make Me Go UH UH" | 7 | 0 | 7 | 15 |
| 3 | Dorothy Bezzina | "Autobiography" | 25 | 2 | 27 | 8 |
| 4 | Gianni | "Petals on a Rose" | 22 | 20 | 42 | 4 |
| 5 | Claudia Faniello | "Pure" | 64 | 14 | 78 | 2 |
| 6 | Danica Muscat | "7 Days" | 26 | 0 | 26 | 9 |
| 7 | Fabrizio Faniello | "I Will Fight for You (Papa's Song)" | 19 | 12 | 31 | 6 |
| 8 | Corazon Mizzi | "Mystifying Eyes" | 6 | 10 | 16 | 10 |
| 9 | Richard Edwards | "Look at Me Now" | 16 | 16 | 32 | 5 |
| 10 | Kaya | "First Time" | 1 | 8 | 9 | 13 |
| 11 | Amber | "Answer with Your Eyes" | 55 | 0 | 55 | 3 |
| 12 | Wayne Micallef | "Time" | 10 | 0 | 10 | 12 |
| 13 | Kurt Calleja | "This Is the Night" | 60 | 24 | 84 | 1 |
| 14 | J. Anvil | "You Are My Life" | 8 | 0 | 8 | 14 |
| 15 | Klinsmann | "No Way Back" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 16 | Francesca Borg | "Take Me Far" | 6 | 4 | 10 | 11 |
| Draw | Song | İ. Güngör | F. Vella | J. Vignoles | B. Berberes | N. Caligiore | K. Demicoli | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "In Your Eyes" | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 23 |
| 2 | "You Make Me Go UH UH" | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |||
| 3 | "Autobiography" | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 25 |
| 4 | "Petals on a Rose" | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 22 |
| 5 | "Pure" | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 64 |
| 6 | Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=Malta_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2012