Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Malta was represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 by the song "Angel" performed by Chiara.
| Eurovision Song Contest 2005 | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
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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
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 |
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| 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
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Final
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Points awarded to Malta
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
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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.