Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012

Malta participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Maltese entry was selected through a national selection, organised by the Maltese broadcaster PBS. Kurt Calleja represented Malta with the song "This Is the Night", which qualified from the second semi-final and went on to place 21st in the final, scoring 41 points.[1][2]

Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Country Malta
National selection
Selection processMalta Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Final:
75% Jury
25% Televoting
Selection date(s)Semi-final:
3 February 2012
Final:
4 February 2012
Selected entrantKurt Calleja
Selected song"This Is the Night"
Finals performance
Semi-final resultQualified (7th, 70 points)
Final result21st, 41 points
Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2011 • 2012 • 2013►

Before Eurovision

Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2012

On 27 August 2011, PBS started the call for songs for their national selection.[3] In the 2012 rules, PBS have extended the waiting time for former winners of the national selection from three years to five, which means that neither Olivia Lewis, Morena, Chiara, Thea Garrett and Glen Vella can attempt a return in Eurovision in 2012.

The submission period will open on 20 October 2011 when everyone can submit an entry to the Maltese Public Broadcasting Services from 09.00 till 12:00 CET and from 14:00 till 16:00 CET. The fee for submitting an entry to the song festival is €150. Like in 2011, foreign authors will be allowed to enter the contest. Additionally, the broadcaster will have rights to award wildcards either in the semi-final or the final of the song selection.[4]

On 10 November 2011, PBS announced the 62 entries who will be judged behind closed doors by a jury in mid-November.[5]

Semi-final

24 songs advanced to the semi-final stage of the competition that took place on 3 February 2012. A combination of jury voting (75%) and televoting (25%) selected a total number of 16 songs to qualify for the national final which took place on 4 February 2012.[6]

Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Result
1 Danica Muscat "7 Days" Philip Vella Finalist
2 Janvil "You Are My Life" George Platon Finalist
3 Isabelle Zammit "Walk On Water" Paul Geordimania, Fleur Balzan Eliminated
4 Francesca Borg "Take Me Far" Marco Debono, Doris Chetcuti Finalist
5 Klinsmann "No Way Back" Paul Abela, Klinsmann Coleiro, Jonathan Spiteri Finalist
6 Richard Edwards "Look At Me Now" Jan Van Dijck, Richard Edwards Finalist
7 Annalise Ellul "Whoop It up!" Elton Zarb, Deo Grech Eliminated
8 Kurt Calleja "This Is the Night" Johan Jämtberg, Kurt Calleja, Mikael Gunnerås Finalist
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 Finalist
12 Kaya "First Time" Gorgi Finalist
13 Claudia Faniello "Pure" Philip Vella, Gerard James Borg Finalist
14 Jessica Muscat "Dance Romance" Philip Vella, Jessica Muscat Eliminated
15 Wayne Micallef "Time" Wayne Micallef Finalist
16 Dorothy Bezzina "Autobiography" Magnus Kaxe, Gerard James Borg Finalist
17 Gianni "Petals On A Rose" Robin Abrahamsson, Marcel Numhauser, Trevor Fenech, Amir Aly Finalist
18 Fabrizio Faniello "I Will Fight For You (Papa's Song)" Johan Bejerholm, Niklas Edberger, Robert Uhlmann, Warren Fenech, Fabrizio Faniello Finalist
19 Janice Mangion "While Her Eyes Still Glow" Elton Zarb, Rita Pace Eliminated
20 Eleanor Cassar "I Want To Runaway" Paul Giordimania, Fleur Balzan Eliminated
21 Corazon Mizzi "Mystifying Eyes" Paul Giordimania, Fleur Balzan Finalist
22 Deborah C ft. Leila James "You Make Me Go Uh! Uh!" Renier Patrick, Vervoort David Finalist
23 Anna Azzopardi "Still Waiting" Samuel Bugía Garrido, Athanasios Nakos Eliminated
24 Amber "Answer With Your Eyes" Ray Aguis, Alfred C. Sant Finalist

Final

The final was held on 4 February 2012 at the Malta Fairs & Convention Centre in Ta' Qali, hosted by Ronald Briffa and Elaine Saliba. The winner was chosen by an "expert" jury (75%) and televoting (25%).

Draw Artist Song Jury Televote Total Place
1 Lawrence Gray "In Your Eyes" 23 6 29 7
2 Deborah C ft. 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 Janvil "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

At Eurovision

Malta will perform in the first half of the second semi-final, held on 24 May 2012.[7]

Split results
  • In the Semi-final 2 Malta came 7th with 70 points: the public awarded Malta 11th place with 39 points and the jury awarded 5th place with 97 points.
  • In the Final Malta came 21st with 41 points: the public awarded Malta 25th place with 10 points and the jury awarded 16th place with 70 points.

Points awarded to Malta
Points awarded to Malta (semi-final 2)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
Points awarded to Malta (final)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
  •  Macedonia

Points awarded by Malta

See also

References
  1. "Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Grand Final". Eurovision.tv. Archived from the original on 29 March 2013.
  2. Webb, Glen (5 February 2012). "It's Kurt Calleja's night in Malta". Eurovision.tv.
  3. Busa, Alexandru (27 August 2011). "Malta confirms Eurovision participation for Baku". EscToday.com. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  4. Webb, Glen (30 August 2011). "Malta reveals plans for Baku". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  5. Calleja Bayliss, Marc (11 November 2011). "Malta Eurovision 2012: Second Phase Next Weekend". ESCflashmalta.com. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  6. Pozzi, Renee (27 August 2011). "Malta confirms participation". EscDaily.com. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  7. Hondal, Victor. "Insignia exchange and semifinal allocation draw". EscToday.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2012.
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