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== Trivia == |
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*Thea Saliba (2005) and Daniel Testa (2008) are related to each other. They are descendents from the Sammy & Doreen Galea family of musicians. |
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*Sophie (2006) is the sister of Charlotte Debattista who took part as a member of the Young Talent Team (2004). |
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*Francesca and Mikaela (2009) became the first Gozitans to represent Malta in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. |
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*Given the rule that all performers in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest must sing in their national language (or one of their national languages, if there's more than one), Maltese contestants are among the few ones that can perform in [[English language|English]], which is recognized as an official language in Malta, along with Maltese. Since 2006, when the [[United Kingdom in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest|United Kingdom]] retired from the contest, the Maltese entry has been the only one in the contest which is sung in English. |
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Revision as of 00:19, 1 December 2013
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| Participating broadcaster | PBS |
| Participation summary | |
| Appearances | 9 |
| First appearance | 2003 |
| Highest placement | 1st: 2013 |
Malta has entered the Junior Eurovision Song Contest eight times since debuting at the first contest in 2003.
Entrants for the Contest were selected by a national selection, organised by the Maltese broadcaster PBS from 2003 to 2010. In 2013, the country opted for an internal selection since the broadcaster decided to return to the contest at a rather late stage (25 September 2013). PBS chose Gaia Cauchi as the 2013 Maltese representative.
Malta's best placing in the contest was in 2013, when Gaia Cauchi came 1st with "The Start". The country's worst placing was in 2005, when Thea & Friends came 16th and last in the contest with "Make It Right".
On July 16, 2011, Malta decided to withdraw from the ninth edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, the first withdrawal for Malta. Even though Maltese is one of the national languages spoken by some of the people of the island, the young artists representing Malta have always chosen to sing in English hoping that this would grant them a better placing. Malta took a 2 year break (in 2011 and 2012) and decided to return in 2013.
Contestants
| Year | Artist | Language | Title | Place | Points |
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| 2003 | Sarah Harrison | English | "Like a Star" | 7 | 56 |
| 2004 | Young Talent Team | English | "Power of a Song" | 12 | 14 |
| 2005 | Thea & Friends | English | "Make It Right" | 16 | 18 |
| 2006 | Sophie Debattista | English | "Extra Cute" | 11 | 48 |
| 2007 | Cute | English | "Music" | 12 | 37 |
| 2008 | Daniel Testa | English | "Junior Swing" | 4 | 100 |
| 2009 | Francesca & Mikaela | English | "Double Trouble" | 8 | 55 |
| 2010 | Nicole Azzopardi | English, Maltese | "Knock Knock!… Boom! Boom!" | 13 | 35 |
| 2013 | Gaia Cauchi | English | "The Start" | 1 | 130 |
Voting history
Malta has given the most points to...
| Rank | Country | Points |
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| 1 |  Belarus
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49 |
| 2 |  Netherlands
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37 |
| 3 |  Belgium
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28 |
| = |  Georgia
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28 |
| 4 |  United Kingdom
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27 |
| 5 |  Russia
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26 |
Malta has received the most points from...
| Rank | Country | Points |
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| 1 | Netherlands
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37 |
| 2 |  Macedonia
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22 |
| 3 | Belgium
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19 |
| = |  Denmark
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19 |
| 5 |  Romania
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18 |
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