Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000
Malta competed in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 in Stockholm, Sweden. The Maltese entry was selected through the Malta Song for Europe contest, where the winner was Claudette Pace with the song "Desire".
| Eurovision Song Contest 2000 | ||||
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| Country |  | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Malta Song for Europe 2000 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 15 January 2000 | |||
| Selected entrant | Claudette Pace | |||
| Selected song | "Desire" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 8th, 73 points | |||
| Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
Malta Song for Europe 2000
The final was held on 15 January 2000 at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta, hosted by Stephanie Farrugia, Miriam Dalli and Charles Saliba. The winner was chosen by an "expert" jury. A televote was also held which Claudette Pace won, with Fabrizio Faniello placing second and Alwyn Borg Myatt placing in third.[1][2]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Konrad Pule' | "Going Strong" | J.P. Cassaletto, Konrad Pule' | 51 | 11 |
| 2 | Alwyn Borg Myatt | "Let's Try Love Once More" | Philip Vella | 67 | 7 |
| 3 | Olivia Lewis | "I Wanna Love You" | Doris Chetcuti, Eugenio Schembri | 59 | 9 |
| 4 | Paula | "One Day" | Paul Zammit Cutajar, Ronnie Busuttil | 39 | 14 |
| 5 | Marvic Lewis | "I Have Given All To You" | Doris Chetcuti, Eugenio Schembri | 57 | 10 |
| 6 | Gianni | "My Friends" | Paul Zammit Cutajar, Gianni Zammit | 40 | 13 |
| 7 | Tarcisio Barbara | "Home-grown Tenderness" | Alfred C. Sant, Philip Vella | 45 | 12 |
| 8 | Claudette Pace | "Desire" | Gerard James Borg, Philip Vella | 122 | 1 |
| 9 | Rita Pace | "Come Into My Life" | Rita Pace | 16 | 16 |
| 10 | Ira Losco | "Shine" | Gerard James Borg, Philip Vella | 70 | 6 |
| 11 | Rita Pace | "We Can Touch The Wind" | Rita Pace | 33 | 15 |
| 12 | Olivia Lewis | "Only For You" | Doris Chetcuti, Eugenio Schembri | 74 | 5 |
| 13 | Priscilla (Kaya) | "Our Love" | Cynthia Sammut, Alfred Zammit | 93 | 3 |
| 14 | Fabrizio Faniello | "Change of Heart" | Georgina Abela, Paul Abela | 104 | 2 |
| 15 | Ira Losco | "Falling In Love" | Ray Agius | 67 | 7 |
| 16 | Paul Giordimaina | "The Only One" | Paul Giordimaina, Fleur Balzan | 82 | 4 |
| Detailed Jury Votes | |||||||||
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| Draw | Song | Jury 1 | Jury 2 | Jury 3 | Jury 4 | Jury 5 | Jury 6 | Jury 7 | Total |
| 1 | "Going Strong" | 12 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 51 |
| 2 | "Let's Try Love Once More" | 18 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 67 |
| 3 | "I Wanna Love You" | 7 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 59 |
| 4 | "One Day" | 6 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 39 |
| 5 | "I Have Given All To You" | 14 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 57 |
| 6 | "My Friends" | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 40 |
| 7 | "Home-grown Tenderness" | 8 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 45 |
| 8 | "Desire" | 20 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 122 |
| 9 | "Come Into My Life" | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 |
| 10 | "Shine" | 11 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 70 |
| 11 | "We Can Touch The Wind" | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 33 |
| 12 | "Only For You" | 16 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 74 |
| 13 | "Our Love" | 5 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 93 |
| 14 | "Change of Heart" | 9 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 104 |
| 15 | "Falling In Love" | 3 | 12 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 67 |
| 16 | "The Only One" | 10 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 16 | 82 |
At Eurovision
At the 2000 contest, Malta placed 8th in a field of 24, having received 73 points.
| 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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