Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014
| Eurovision Song Contest 2014 | ||||
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 Malta
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| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2014 | |||
| Selection date(s) |
Semi-final: 7 February 2014 Final: 8 February 2014 |
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| Selected entrant | Firelight | |||
| Selected song | "Coming Home" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (9th, 64 points) | |||
| Final result | 23rd, 32 points | |||
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Malta participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Maltese entry was selected through Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2014, a national selection organised by the Maltese broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services (PBS). Firelight represented Malta with the song "Coming Home", which came 9th the second semi-final and 23rd in the final.
Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2014 was the national final format developed by PBS to select the Maltese entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2014. On 24 September 2013, PBS published the rules and regulations for the competition, opening the submission period until the end of October 2013. Songwriters from any nationality were able to submit songs as long as the artist(s) were Maltese or possessed Maltese citizenship. The entry fee for each submission was €150. In the previous edition of the competition, a rule prohibited the winners of the last five contests from participating, however a modification to this rule for the 2014 edition prevented only the previous winner from 2013, Gianluca Bezzina, from participating.
The competition consisted of twenty songs competing in a semi-final on 7 February 2014 where the top fourteen entries qualified to compete in the final on 8 February 2014. Both shows were hosted by television presenter Moira Delia, 2013 Maltese Eurovision entrant Gianluca Bezzina and 2002 Maltese Eurovision entrant Ira Losco. 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 weighing equal to the votes of a single judge. Both the semi-final and the final took place at the Malta Fairs and Convention Centre in Ta' Qali.
On 2 November 2013, PBS announced that 210 entries were submitted for the competition. In mid-November 2013, 70 entries were shortlisted by a selection panel. On 29 November 2013, the 20 semi-finalists were revealed during a special edition of the television show Xarabank. In mid-December 2013, the participants filmed promotional videos for their entries which were released to present the competing songs to the public.
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