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Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015

Eurovision Song Contest 2015
Country  Malta
National selection
Selection process Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2015
Selection date(s) Semi-final:
21 November 2014
Final:
22 November 2014
Selected entrant Amber
Selected song "Warrior"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Semi-final result Failed to qualify
(11th, 43 points)
Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Malta participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Warrior", written by Elton Zarb and Matt Muxu Mercieca. The song was performed by Amber. The Maltese broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services (PBS) organised the national final Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in order to select the Maltese entry for the 2015 contest in Vienna, Austria. The show consisted of a semi-final round and a final where "Warrior" performed by Amber eventually emerged as the winner after scoring the maximum amount of points from both a jury panel and a public televote. In the second of the Eurovision semi-finals, Malta failed to qualify to the final, placing eleventh out of the 17 participating countries with 43 points.

Prior to the 2015 Contest, Malta had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest twenty-seven times since its first entry in 1971. Malta briefly competed in the Eurovision Song Contest in the 1970s before withdrawing for sixteen years. The country had, to this point, competed in every contest since returning in 1991. Malta's best placing in the contest thus far was second, which it achieved on two occasions: in 2002 with the song "7th Wonder" performed by Ira Losco and in 2005 with the song "Angel" performed by Chiara. In 2014, Malta qualified to the final and placed 23rd with the song "Coming Home" performed by Firelight.

PBS confirmed that Malta would compete in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 on 11 July 2014. On 14 July 2014, PBS announced that the Malta Eurovision Song Contest national final would take place one week after their hosting of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014 on 15 November 2014. The national final made use of the same venue and stage utilised for the junior contest.


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