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
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
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Before Eurovision

Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2012

Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2012 was the national final format developed by PBS to select the Maltese entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012. The competition consisted of a semi-final and final held on 3 and 4 February 2012, respectively, at the Malta Fairs & Conventions Centre in the nation's capital city of Valletta. Both shows were hosted by Ronald Briffa and Elaine Saliba, with backstage commentary and interviews by Frank Zammit and broadcast on Television Malta (TVM).

Format

The competition consisted of twenty-four songs competing in the semi-final on 3 February 2012 where the top sixteen entries qualified to compete in the final on 4 February 2012. Six judges evaluated the songs during the shows and each judge had an equal stake in the final result. The results of the public televote which had a weighting equal to the votes of two judges. Ties in the final results were broken based on the entry which received the higher score from the judges. The six members of the jury that evaluated the entries during both the semi-final and final consisted of:

  • İsmail Güngör (Turkey)
  • Francesca Vella (Malta)
  • Julian Vignoles (Ireland)
  • Bruno Berberes (France)
  • Nicola Caligiore (Italy)
  • Keith Demicoli (Malta)

Competing entries

Artists and composers were able to submit their entries between 27 August 2011 and 20 October 2011.[3] Songwriters from any nationality were able to submit songs as long as the artist were Maltese or possessed Maltese citizenship. Former national final winners Olivia Lewis, Morena, Chiara, Thea Garrett and Glen Vella were unable to compete due to a rule that prevented the previous five winners from competing in the following competition. 161 entries were received by the broadcaster. On 10 November 2011, PBS announced a shortlist of 62 entries that had progressed through the selection process, with wildcards being possibly awarded.[4][5] The twenty-four songs selected to compete in the semi-final were announced on the TVM programme Xarabank on 25 November 2011.[6]

Semi-final

The semi-final took place on 3 February 2012. Twenty-four songs competed for sixteen qualifying spots in the final. The show was opened with a guest performance by the 2011 Maltese Eurovision entrant Glen Vella, while the interval act featured performances by the local band Airport Impressions.[7]

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 Giordimaina, 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 Run Away" 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 took place on 4 February 2012. The sixteen entries that qualified from the semi-final were performed again and the votes of a six-member jury panel (6/8) and the results of public televoting (2/8) determined the winner. In addition to the performances of the competing entries, the show also featured guest performances by Glen Vella performing "Lie" and "Heal the World" with Animae, 2012 French Eurovision entrant Anggun performing "Only Love" and "Echo (You And I)" and Eurovision Song Contest 2011 winners Ell & Nikki performing "Running Scared". After the votes from the jury panel and televote were combined, "This Is the Night" performed by Kurt Calleja was the winner.

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.[8]

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. Calleja Bayliss, Marc (11 November 2011). "Malta Eurovision 2012: Second Phase Next Weekend". ESCflashmalta.com. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  5. Webb, Glen (30 August 2011). "Malta reveals plans for Baku". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  6. "Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2012". m3p.com.mt.
  7. Pozzi, Renee (27 August 2011). "Malta confirms participation". EscDaily.com. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  8. Hondal, Victor. "Insignia exchange and semifinal allocation draw". EscToday.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2012.
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