Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998

Eurovision Song Contest 1998
Participating broadcasterPublic Broadcasting Services (PBS)
Country Malta
National selection
Selection processNational final
Selection date(s)6-7 February 1998
Selected artist(s)Chiara
Selected song"The One That I Love"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Jason Cassar
  • Sunny Aquilina
Finals performance
Final result3rd, 165 points
Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1997 • 1998 • 1999►

Malta was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 with the song "The One That I Love", composed by Jason Cassar, with lyrics by Sunny Aquilina, and performed by Chiara. The Maltese participating broadcaster, Public Broadcasting Services (PBS), selected its entry through a national final.

Before Eurovision

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National final

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Public Broadcasting Services (PBS) held the national final on 6 and 7 February 1998 at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta, hosted by Angela Agius, John Demanuele, Denise Mintoff, and Patrick Vella. On the first night, 22 songs were presented, 6 of which were in a special category for newcomers to the contest. Those 6 were reduced to 4 after the first night, so that on the second night there were 20 songs. The 2 songs that were eliminated after the first night were "Come Back Home" performed by Rita Pace and "That Magic In Your Eyes" performed by Tonio Cuschieri. On the second night, all 20 finalists performed, and the winner was chosen by an "expert" jury.[1]

Draw Artist Song Points Place
1 Claudette Pace and 6th Above "Listen to Our Voices" 137 3
2 Orion "Longing Dawn" 91 7
3 Marvic Lewis "Voice in the Night" 113 4
4 Tarcisio Barbara "How Can I Get Over You" 82 8
5 Fiona "Same Time Tomorrow" 76 9
6 Miriam Christine "It's Up to You" 102 5
7 Leontine "Children of Mother Earth" 65 13
8 Fate "Listen" 41 19
9 Natasha Grima "Nights Alone" 53 16
10 Marisa D'Amato "Love Will Be Your Light" 97 6
11 Olivia Lewis "You're the One" 59 15
12 Karen Polidano "Searching the Seas" 63 14
13 Vince Bongailas "Unexplained" 28 20
14 Ivan Spiteri Lucas "Playing with My Heart" 44 18
15 Enzo Gusman "As Far as I Can See" 47 17
16 Catherine Vigar "Give Love More Space" 69 11
17 Fabrizio Faniello "More Than Just a Game" 142 2
18 Chiara "The One That I Love" 164 1
19 Lawrence Gray "Newborn Heart" 76 9
20 Georgina "The Morning Rain" 68 12
Detailed Jury Votes
Draw Song Jury 1 Jury 2 Jury 3 Jury 4 Jury 5 Jury 6 Jury 7 Total
1 "Listen to Our Voices" 20 9 22 26 20 24 16 137
2 "Longing Dawn" 13 16 7 18 5 22 10 91
3 "Voice in the Night" 9 26 18 20 14 8 18 113
4 "How Can I Get Over You" 4 11 11 22 9 5 20 82
5 "Same Time Tomorrow" 18 20 8 3 10 13 4 76
6 "It's Up to You" 12 14 13 13 22 14 14 102
7 "Children of Mother Earth" 10 4 14 11 8 16 2 65
8 "Listen" 5 12 2 5 4 7 6 41
9 "Nights Alone" 14 5 4 9 12 1 8 53
10 "Love Will Be Your Light" 22 22 12 1 16 2 22 97
11 "You're the One" 8 6 5 14 6 9 11 59
12 "Searching the Seas" 7 7 6 12 2 20 9 63
13 "Unexplained" 1 18 1 2 1 4 1 28
14 "Playing with My Heart" 3 1 3 8 13 3 13 44
15 "As Far as I Can See" 2 2 9 16 3 12 3 47
16 "Give Love More Space" 11 13 20 7 7 6 5 69
17 "More Than Just a Game" 24 24 24 4 24 18 24 142
18 "The One That I Love" 26 10 26 24 26 26 26 164
19 "Newborn Heart" 16 3 16 6 18 10 7 76
20 "The Morning Rain" 6 8 10 10 11 11 12 68

At Eurovision

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Ahead of the contest, Malta were considered one of the favourites among bookmakers to win the contest, featuring alongside the entries from United Kingdom, Belgium, Sweden, and the Netherlands.[2] The song received 165 points, finishing 3rd.[3] This was Malta's best result along with 1992 up to that point before their second place in 2002 and 2005.

Voting

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References

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  1. ^ "MALTESE NATIONAL FINAL 1998".
  2. ^ "The bookies' favourites". BBC News. 8 May 1998. Archived from the original on 1 November 2002. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Final of Birmingham 1998". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Birmingham 1998". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
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