Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005

Malta was represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 by the song "Angel" performed by Chiara.

Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Country Malta
National selection
Selection processSong For Europe 2005
Selection date(s)19 February 2005
Selected entrantChiara
Selected song"Angel"
Finals performance
Final result2nd, 192 points
Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2004 • 2005 • 2006►

Chiara Siracusa debuted as an artist in 1998 when she performed "The One That I Love" at the ‘Malta Song for Europe’ contest. With her performance the Maltese selected her to represent the nation in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 in Birmingham. The artist ‘Chiara’ was born. Chiara delivered an amazing performance on the Eurovision stage, which led to a credible 3rd place. In 1998 she won the ‘Best Female Artist’ at the 1998 Malta Music Awards and released three albums on the local market. Chiara developed her song-writing skills and is the lyricist and composer of "Angel".

Before Eurovision

Song for Europe 2005
Malta SFE 2005 Logo

The national final was held on 19 February 2005 at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta, hosted by Clare Aguis, John Bundy and Moira Delia. 22 song competed and the winner was chosen by televoting.

There seemed to be a problem calculating the final results since only two of the three phone operators turned over their results. The third phone company eventually revealed that they had no results and a winner was declared. Chiara was chosen to represent Malta with the song "Angel". 2001 representative Fabrizio Faniello was also present among the competitors.

DrawArtistSong Songwriter(s)TelevotePlace
1Natasha & Charlene"Love Is The Reason" Jonas Sahlin, Johan Bejerholm, Deo Grech 1,45413
2Eleonor Cassar"He" Ralph Siegel, John O'Flynn 2,02610
3Fabrizio Faniello"Don't Tell It" Georgina Abela, Paul Abela 1,57412
4Gunther Chetcuti"One Life" Gunther Chetcuti, Glen Vella 1,42115
5Aldo Busuttil"Addio ciao" Ralph Siegel, John O'Flynn 3,5615
6Keith Camilleri"Sunshine In Your Eyes" Ralph Siegel, John O'Flynn 4,6034
7Ali & Lis"Don't Stop The Party" Ralph Siegel, John O'Flynn 2,5258
8Louiseann Tate"Time to Fall In Love Again" Ralph Siegel, John O'Flynn 1,45014
9Olivia Lewis"Deja vu" Gerard James Borg, Philip Vella 11,3692
10Rosman Pace"The Sky is the Limit" Jordan Milnes, Andrew Moulds 67020
11Fiona & Nadine"Words of Love" Paul Giordimaina, Fleur Balzan 1,65711
12Justine"Through Your Eyes" Renato Briffa, Doris Chetcuti 71119
13Karen Polidano"Holding Me Down" Konrad Pule, John Cassaletto 71418
14Leontine & Roger"There For You" Georgina Abela, Paul Abela 84717
15Romina & Rachel & Neville"We Can Do Better" Carm Fenech 65422
16The Mics"It's Up to You" The Mics 66621
17Chiara"Angel" Chiara Siracusa 11,9351
18Glen Vella"Appreciate" Paul Giordimaina, Fleur Balzan 3,3586
19Andreana & Christian"Let's Make A Change" Wayne Micallef, Richard Micallef 99216
20Pamela"Play On" Paul Giordimaina, Fleur Balzan 2,2329
21J. Anvil"You" Augusto Cardinali, John Attard 5,9033
22Manuel"The Angels Are Tired" Ralph Siegel, John O'Flynn 2,5267

At Eurovision

Since Malta placed within the top 12 countries (excluding the Big Four) in the 2004 Contest, Malta pre-qualified to compete directly in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2005. On 21 May Malta performed 3rd, following United Kingdom and preceding the Romania, at the close of voting it had received 192 points and finished in 2nd place this was Malta's best result up to that point, and is still one of two second-place finishes for Malta, still being Malta's best results at Eurovision, meaning that Malta automatically qualified for the final in the 2006 contest.

The spokesperson who revealed Malta's votes for other countries was TVM host Valerie Vella.[1]

Points awarded by Malta

Points awarded to Malta
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

References
  1. Philips, Roel (2005-05-17). "The 39 spokespersons!". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 2005-12-19. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
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