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| Eurovision Song Contest 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Malta | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2014 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Semi-final: 7 February 2014 Final: 8 February 2014 | |||
| Selected entrant | Firelight | |||
| Selected song | "Coming Home" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | Richard Micallef | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (9th, 64 points) | |||
| Final result | 23rd, 32 points | |||
| Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Malta participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the song "Coming Home" written by Richard Micallef. The song was performed by Firelight. The Maltese entry for the 2014 contest in Copenhagen, Denmark was selected through the national final Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2014, organised by the Maltese broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services (PBS). The competition consisted of a semi-final round and a final, held on 7 and 8 February 2014, respectively, where "Coming Home" performed by Firelight eventually emerged as the winning entry after scoring the most points from a five-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 8 May 2014. Performing as the opening entry during the show in position 1, "Coming Home" was announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 10 May. It was later revealed that Malta placed ninth out of the 15 participating countries in the semi-final with 64 points. In the final, Malta performed in position 22 and placed twenty-third out of the 26 participating countries, scoring 32 points.
Background
Prior to the 2014 contest, Malta had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest twenty-six 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 2013 edition, Malta qualified to the final and placed 8th with the song "Tomorrow" performed by Gianluca.
For the 2014 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 19 July 2013.[2] Malta selected their entry consistently through a national final procedure, a method that was continued for their 2014 participation.
Before Eurovision
Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2014
Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2014 was the national final format developed by PBS to select the Maltese entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2014. The competition consisted of a semi-final and final held on 7 and 8 February 2014, respectively, at the Malta Fairs and Conventions Centre in Ta' Qali.[3] Both shows were hosted by television presenter Moira Delia and past Maltese Eurovision entrants Ira Losco and Gianluca Bezzina and broadcast on Television Malta (TVM) as well on the broadcaster's website tvm.com.mt, while the final was also broadcast on the official Eurovision Song Contest website eurovision.tv.[4][5]
Format
The competition consisted of twenty songs competing in the semi-final on 7 February 2014 where the top fourteen entries qualified to compete in the final on 8 February 2014. Five judges evaluated the songs during the shows and each judge had an equal stake in the final result. The sixth set of votes were the results of the public televote, which had a weighting equal to the votes of a single judge. Ties in the final results were broken based on the entry which received the higher score from the judges.[6]
Competing entries
Artists and composers were able to submit their entries between 24 September 2013 and 31 October 2013 with an entry fee of €150 per submission. 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. 2013 national final winner Gianluca Bezzina was unable to compete due to a rule that prevented the previous winner from competing in the following competition.[7] 210 entries were received by the broadcaster. On 19 November 2013, PBS announced a shortlist of 70 entries that had progressed through the selection process.[8] The twenty songs selected to compete in the semi-final were announced on the TVM programme Xarabank on 29 November 2013. In order to present the competing songs to the public, the semi-finalists filmed promotional videos for their entries which were released in December 2013. Among the selected competing artists were former Maltese Eurovision entrants Miriam Christine who represented Malta in the 1996 contest and Fabrizio Faniello who represented Malta in the 2001 and 2006 contests. Sophie DeBattista represented Malta in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006 and Daniel Testa represented Malta in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008.[3]
Shows
Semi-final
The semi-final took place on 7 February 2014. Twenty songs competed for fourteen qualifying spots in the final. The running order for the semi-final was announced on 3 December 2013.[3] The interval act featured guest performances by Denmark's Eurovision Song Contest 2013 winner Emmelie de Forest performing "Only Teardrops", 2014 Ukrainian Eurovision entrant Maria Yaremchuk performing "Tick-Tock" and the local bands the Crowns and Red Electrick.[9] The five members of the jury that evaluated the entries during the semi-final consisted of:
- Reuben Zammit (Malta) – Programmes Manager at PBS
- Ekaterina Orlova (Russia) – Head of Delegation for Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest
- Alessandro Capicchioni (San Marino) – Head of Delegation for San Marino at the Eurovision Song Contest
- Victoria Romanova (Ukraine) – Head of Delegation for Ukraine at the Eurovision Song Contest
- Arthur Caruana (Malta) – Presenter at Magic Malta
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amber | "Because I Have You" | Paul Giordimaina, Fleur Balzan | Advanced |
| 2 | Chris Grech | "Oblivion" | Philip Vella, Gerard James Borg | Advanced |
| 3 | Romina Mamo | "Addictive" | Ylva Persson, Linda Persson | Eliminated |
| 4 | Jessika | "Hypnotica" | Philip Vella, Gerard James Borg | Advanced |
| 5 | Andreana | "Now and Forever" | Vinny Vella, Karl Spiteri | Eliminated |
| 6 | Daniel Testa | "One Last Ride" | Stephen Rudden, Lawrence Peter Bridge | Advanced |
| 7 | Raquel | "Invisible" | Gerard James Borg, Philip Vella | Eliminated |
| 8 | Fabrizio Faniello | "Just No Place Like Home" | Johan Bejerholm | Eliminated |
| 9 | Wayne William | "Some Kind of Wonderful" | Wayne Micallef | Advanced |
| 10 | Ryan Paul Abela | "City Lady" | Paul Abela, Ryan Paul Abela, Joe Julian Farrugia | Advanced |
| 11 | Christabelle | "Lovetricity" | Magnus Kaxe, Gerard James Borg | Advanced |
| 12 | Pamela | "Take Me" | Boris Cezek | Advanced |
| 13 | Sophie | "Let the Sunshine In" | Sophie DeBattista, Adam Pakard, Alex Dew | Advanced |
| 14 | Franklin | "Love Will Take Me Home" | Glen Vella, Beatrice Eriksson, Marcus Frenell, Michael James Down | Advanced |
| 15 | Miriam Christine | "Safe" | Mark Scicluna, Emil Calleja Bayliss | Eliminated |
| 16 | Deborah C | "Until We Meet Again" | Elton Zarb, Matt Mercieca | Advanced |
| 17 | Firelight | "Coming Home" | Richard Micallef | Advanced |
| 18 | De Bee | "Pin the Middle" | Peter Paul Galea, Debbie Stivala | Advanced |
| 19 | Davinia | "Brand New Day" | Elton Zarb, Matt Mercieca | Advanced |
| 20 | Corazon | "Ten" | Paul Giordimaina, Fleur Balzan | Eliminated |
Final
The final took place on 8 February 2014. The fourteen entries that qualified from the semi-final were performed again and the votes of a five-member jury panel (5/6) and the results of public televoting (1/6) determined the winner. The interval act featured guest performances by Malta's Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013 winner Gaia Cauchi, Emmelie de Forest performing "Rainmaker", 2014 Swiss Eurovision entrant Sebalter performing "Hunter of Stars" and the local bands Winter Moods and Ġorġ u Pawlu.[5] After the votes from the jury panel and televote were combined, "Coming Home" performed by Firelight were the winners.[10] The five members of the jury that evaluated the entries during the final consisted of:[11]
- Peter Cossai (Malta) – Sports Coordinator at PBS
- Ekaterina Orlova (Russia) – Head of Delegation for Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest
- Nicola Caligiore (Italy) – Head of Delegation for Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest
- Olga Salamakha (Belarus) – Head of Delegation for Belarus at the Eurovision Song Contest
- Reuben Zammitt (Malta) – Programmes Manager at PBS
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christabelle | "Lovetricity" | 14 | 4 | 18 | 8 |
| 2 | Wayne William | "Some Kind of Wonderful" | 9 | 0 | 9 | 12 |
| 3 | Davinia | "Brand New Day" | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 4 | Ryan Paul Abela | "City Lady" | 16 | 0 | 16 | 10 |
| 5 | Franklin | "Love Will Take Me Home" | 20 | 5 | 25 | 7 |
| 6 | Daniel Testa | "One Last Ride" | 31 | 10 | 41 | 3 |
| 7 | Sophie | "Let the Sunshine In" | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 8 | Chris Grech | "Oblivion" | 6 | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 9 | Deborah C | "Until We Meet Again" | 28 | 0 | 28 | 5 |
| 10 | Jessika | "Hypnotica" | 6 | 12 | 18 | 8 |
| 11 | Pamela | "Take Me" | 21 | 6 | 27 | 6 |
| 12 | Firelight | "Coming Home" | 56 | 7 | 63 | 1 |
| 13 | Amber | "Because I Have You" | 30 | 2 | 32 | 4 |
| 14 | De Bee | "Pin the Middle" | 38 | 8 | 46 | 2 |
| Draw | Song | P. Cossai | E. Orlova | N. Caligiore | O. Salamakha | R. Zammitt | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Lovetricity" | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | |
| 2 | "Some Kind of Wonderful" | 1 | 7 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 3 | "Brand New Day" | 4 | 4 | ||||
| 4 | "City Lady" | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 16 | |
| 5 | "Love Will Take Me Home" | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 20 | |
| 6 | "One Last Ride" | 3 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 31 | |
| 7 | "Let the Sunshine In" | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | ||
| 8 | "Oblivion" | 6 | 6 | ||||
| 9 | "Until We Meet Again" | 8 | 12 | 3 | Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=Malta_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2014