Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005

Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Country	Malta
National selection
Selection process	Song For Europe 2005
Selection date(s)	19 February 2005
Selected entrant	Chiara
Selected song	"Angel"
Finals performance
Final result	2nd, 192 points
Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest

Malta was represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 by the song "Angel" performed by Chiara.

Chiara Siracusa debuted as an artist in 1998 when she performed "The One That I Love" at the ‘Malta Song for Europe’ contest. With her performance the Maltese selected her to represent the nation in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 in Birmingham. The artist ‘Chiara’ was born. Chiara delivered an amazing performance on the Eurovision stage, which led to a credible 3rd place. In 1998 she won the ‘Best Female Artist’ at the 1998 Malta Music Awards and released three albums on the local market. Chiara developed her song-writing skills and is the lyricist and composer of "Angel".

Before Eurovision

Song for Europe 2005

Malta SFE 2005 Logo

The national final was held on 19 February 2005 at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta, hosted by Clare Aguis, John Bundy and Moira Delia. 22 song competed and the winner was chosen by televoting.

There seemed to be a problem calculating the final results since only two of the three phone operators turned over their results. The third phone company eventually revealed that they had no results and a winner was declared. Chiara was chosen to represent Malta with the song "Angel". 2001 representative Fabrizio Faniello was also present among the competitors.

Draw	Artist	Song	Songwriter(s)	Televote	Place
1	Natasha & Charlene	"Love Is The Reason"	Jonas Sahlin, Johan Bejerholm, Deo Grech	1,454	13
2	Eleonor Cassar	"He"	Ralph Siegel, John O'Flynn	2,026	10
3	Fabrizio Faniello	"Don't Tell It"	Georgina Abela, Paul Abela	1,574	12
4	Gunther Chetcuti	"One Life"	Gunther Chetcuti, Glen Vella	1,421	15
5	Aldo Busuttil	"Addio ciao"	Ralph Siegel, John O'Flynn	3,561	5
6	Keith Camilleri	"Sunshine In Your Eyes"	Ralph Siegel, John O'Flynn	4,603	4
7	Ali & Lis	"Don't Stop The Party"	Ralph Siegel, John O'Flynn	2,525	8
8	Louiseann Tate	"Time to Fall In Love Again"	Ralph Siegel, John O'Flynn	1,450	14
9	Olivia Lewis	"Deja vu"	Gerard James Borg, Philip Vella	11,369	2
10	Rosman Pace	"The Sky is the Limit"	Jordan Milnes, Andrew Moulds	670	20
11	Fiona & Nadine	"Words of Love"	Paul Giordimaina, Fleur Balzan	1,657	11
12	Justine	"Through Your Eyes"	Renato Briffa, Doris Chetcuti	711	19
13	Karen Polidano	"Holding Me Down"	Konrad Pule, John Cassaletto	714	18
14	Leontine & Roger	"There For You"	Georgina Abela, Paul Abela	847	17
15	Romina & Rachel & Neville	"We Can Do Better"	Carm Fenech	654	22
16	The Mics	"It's Up to You"	The Mics	666	21
17	Chiara	"Angel"	Chiara Siracusa	11,935	1
18	Glen Vella	"Appreciate"	Paul Giordimaina, Fleur Balzan	3,358	6
19	Andreana & Christian	"Let's Make A Change"	Wayne Micallef, Richard Micallef	992	16
20	Pamela	"Play On"	Paul Giordimaina, Fleur Balzan	2,232	9
21	J. Anvil	"You"	Augusto Cardinali, John Attard	5,903	3
22	Manuel	"The Angels Are Tired"	Ralph Siegel, John O'Flynn	2,526	7

At Eurovision

Since Malta placed within the top 12 countries (excluding the Big Four) in the 2004 Contest, Malta pre-qualified to compete directly in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2005. On 21 May Malta performed 3rd, following United Kingdom and preceding the Romania, at the close of voting it had received 192 points and finished in 2nd place this was Malta's best result up to that point, and is still one of two second-place finishes for Malta, still being Malta's best results at Eurovision, meaning that Malta automatically qualified for the final in the 2006 contest.

The spokesperson who revealed Malta's votes for other countries was TVM host Valerie Vella.[1]

Points awarded by Malta

Semi final

12 points	Latvia
10 points	Romania
8 points	Netherlands
7 points	Belarus
6 points	Israel
5 points	Ireland
4 points	Denmark
3 points	Norway
2 points	Hungary
1 point	Switzerland

Final

12 points	Cyprus
10 points	Latvia
8 points	Israel
7 points	Romania
6 points	Greece
5 points	Norway
4 points	United Kingdom
3 points	Denmark
2 points	Moldova
1 point	Switzerland

Points awarded to Malta

Points awarded to Malta (final)
12 points	10 points	8 points	7 points	6 points
Russia	Denmark Ireland Israel Norway Ukraine United Kingdom	Belgium Finland Germany Greece Turkey	France Spain	Cyprus Sweden
5 points	4 points	3 points	2 points	1 point
Austria Belarus Hungary Latvia Monaco Netherlands	Albania Croatia Estonia Iceland	Switzerland	Lithuania Romania	Slovenia

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References

Philips, Roel (2005-05-17). "The 39 spokespersons!". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 2005-12-19. Retrieved 2009-04-28.

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[1] Philips, Roel (2005-05-17). "The 39 spokespersons!". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 2005-12-19. Retrieved 2009-04-28.