Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013

Malta participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden. The Maltese entry was selected through a national final format consisting of a semi-final and a final, organised by the Maltese broadcaster PBS. Gianluca represented Malta with the song "Tomorrow", which qualified from the second semi-final of the competition and finished in 8th place in the final, scoring 120 points.[1][2]

Eurovision Song Contest 2013
Country Malta
National selection
Selection processMalta Eurovision Song Contest 2013
Selection date(s)Semi-final:
1 February 2013
Final:
2 February 2013
Selected entrantGianluca
Selected song"Tomorrow"
Finals performance
Semi-final resultQualified (4th, 118 points)
Final result8th, 120 points
Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2012 • 2013 • 2014►

Before Eurovision

Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2013

Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2013 was the national final format developed by PBS to select the Maltese entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2013. The competition consisted of a semi-final and final held on 1 and 2 February 2013, respectively, at the Malta Fairs & Conventions Centre in the nation's capital city of Valletta. Both shows were hosted by Elaine Saliba and Gordon Bonello, with backstage commentary and interviews by Rodney Gauci and broadcast on Television Malta (TVM).[3]

Format

The competition consisted of twenty-four songs competing in the semi-final on 1 February 2013 where the top sixteen entries qualified to compete in the final on 2 February 2013. Seven judges evaluated the songs during the shows and each judge had an equal stake in the final result. The eighth set of votes were the results of the public televote, which had a weighting equal to the votes of a single judge. Ties in the final results were broken based on the entry which received the higher score from the judges.

Competing entries

Artists and composers were able to submit their entries between 14 September and 31 October 2012. Songwriters from any nationality were able to submit songs as long as the artist were Maltese or possessed Maltese citizenship.[4] 2012 national final winner Kurt Calleja was unable to compete due to a rule that prevented the previous winner from competing in the following competition. 181 entries were received by the broadcaster. On 14 November 2012, PBS announced a shortlist of 69 entries that had progressed through the selection process. Among the artists shortlisted were former Maltese Eurovision entrants William Mangion who represented Malta in 1993, Miriam Christine who represented Malta in 1996 and Fabrizio Faniello who represented Malta in 2001 and 2006. The twenty-four songs selected to compete in the semi-final were announced on the TVM programme Xarabank on 30 November 2012. On 21 December 2012, "Dress Rehearsal" performed by Saska Hunt was withdrawn and replaced by "Overrated" performed by Marilena.[5]

Semi-final

The semi-final took place on 1 February 2013. Twenty-four songs competed for sixteen qualifying spots in the final.[6][7] The running order for the semi-final was announced on 23 January 2013.[8] The seven members of the jury that evaluated the entries during the semi-final consisted of:

  • Maria Muscat (Malta)
  • Alessandro Ragni (Italy)
  • Gohar Gasparyan (Armenia)
  • Kleart Duraj (Albania)
  • Aleksandar Kostadinov (Croatia)
  • Walid Arfush (Ukraine)
  • Carlo Borg Bonaci (Malta)
Draw Artist Song Composers Result
1 Richard Edwards "Fall Like Rome" Philip Vella, Magnus Kaxe, Gerard James Borg Finalist
2 Ylenia "Tides of Illusion" Jason Cassar, Mario Farrugia Eliminated
3 Janice Debattista "Perfect Day" Boris Cezek, Dean Muscat Finalist
4 Chris Grech "Never Walk Away" Matthew James Borg, David Cassar Torregiani, Chris Grech, Peter Borg Finalist
5 Marilena "Overrated" Philip Vella, Gerard James Borg Eliminated
6 Petra "No One Home" Wayne Micallef, Richard Micallef Eliminated
7 Dorothy Bezzina "Starting from the End" Magnus Kaxe, Gerard James Borg Finalist
8 Domenique "Too Little Too Late" Marc Paelinck, Matthias Strasser Finalist
9 Jessika "Ultraviolet" Philip Vella, Thomas G:son, Gerard James Borg Finalist
10 Franklin Calleja "Let Your Heart Talk" Ray Aguis, Alfred C Sant Eliminated
11 Claudia Faniello "When It's Time" Errol Sammut, Claudia Faniello Finalist
12 Corazon "My Stranger Love" Paul Giordimaina, Fleur Balzan Finalist
13 Kevin Borg "Needing You" Kevin Borg, Simon Gribbe, Dan Attlerud, Thomas Thörnholm, Michael Clauss Finalist
14 Scar "Superstar" Konrad Pulѐ Finalist
15 Melanie Zammit "Loverdose" Maria Lundin, Niclas Lundin, Gerard James Borg Eliminated
16 Danica Muscat "Fantasy" Paul Abela, Joe Julia Farrugia Eliminated
17 Petra & Richard "Wonderful Today" Wayne Micallef, Richard Micallef Finalist
18 Deborah C "Love-O-Holic" Johan Bejerholm, Gerard James Borg Finalist
19 Gianni "Us Against the World" Boris Cezek, Dean Muscat Finalist
20 Raquela "Keep Believing" Raquela Dalli Gonzi Eliminated
21 Gianluca Bezzina "Tomorrow" Boris Cezek, Dean Muscat Finalist
22 Amber "In Control" Paul Giordimaina, Fleur Balzan Finalist
23 Klinsmann "The Remedy" Philip Vella, Magnus Kaxe, Gerard James Borg Eliminated
24 Davinia "Betrayed" Elton Zarb, Muxu Finalist

Final

The final took place on 8 February 2014. The sixteen entries that qualified from the semi-final were performed again and the votes of a seven-member jury panel (7/8) and the results of public televoting (1/8) determined the winner. After the votes from the jury panel and televote were combined, "Tomorrow" performed by Gianluca Bezzina was the winner.[2] The seven members of the jury that evaluated the entries during the final consisted of:

  • Aleksandar Kostadinov (Croatia)
  • Noel Magri (Malta)
  • Alessandro Ragni (Italy)
  • Anna Dalli (Malta)
  • Walid Arfush (Ukraine)
  • Olga Salamakha (Belarus)
  • Carlo Borg Bonaci (Malta)
Draw Artist Song Jury Televote Total Place
1 Scar "Superstar" 10 1 11 11
2 Dorothy Bezzina "Starting from the End" 2 3 5 15
3 Corazon "My Stranger Love" 11 0 11 11
4 Jessika "Ultraviolet" 12 7 19 8
5 Gianni "Us Against the World" 9 0 9 14
6 Davinia Pace "Betrayed" 48 0 48 3
7 Kevin Borg "Needing You" 68 12 80 2
8 Richard Edwards "Fall Like Rome" 10 0 10 13
9 Janice Debattista "Perfect Day" 17 0 17 10
10 Deborah C "Love-O-Holic" 12 5 17 9
11 Claudia Faniello "When It's Time" 14 6 20 7
12 Gianluca Bezzina "Tomorrow" 82 10 92 1
13 Chris Grech "Never Walk Away" 34 8 42 5
14 Petra and Richard "Wonderful Today" 35 2 37 6
15 Amber "In Control" 43 4 47 4
16 Domenique "Too Little Too Late" 2 0 2 16

Preparation

On 2 March, Bezzina travelled to Armenia to promote the Maltese entry during the Armenian national final.[9]

At Eurovision
Gianluca at the second semi-final dress rehearsal in Malmö.

Malta was allocated to compete in the second semi-final on 16 May for a place in the final on 18 May.[10] In the second semi-final, the producers of the show decided that Malta would perform 6th, following Finland and preceding Bulgaria.[11] On stage, Gianluca was joined by two backing vocalists, Louise Ann Bugeja Tate and Samaria Bezzina, backing vocalist and ukulele player, Kenny D'Ugo, backing vocalist and bass player, Gabriel Cassar and drummer Chris Tate.[12]

Malta qualified from the second semi-final, placing 4th and scoring 118 points.[13][14] At the second semi-final winners' press conference, Malta was allocated to perform in the first half of the final.[15] In the final, the producers of the show decided that Malta would perform 9th, following Belarus and preceding Russia.[16] Malta placed 8th in the final, scoring 120 points.[1]

Points awarded to Malta
Points awarded to Malta (semi-final 2)[14]
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)[1]
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

Points awarded by Malta

See also

References
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  3. "Meet the hosts". TVM. 22 January 2013.
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  8. Webb, Glen (23 January 2013). "Malta: Semi final running order determined". Eurovision.tv.
  9. Brey, Marco (2 March 2013). "Gor Sujyan to sing "Lonely Planet" for Armenia". Eurovision.tv.
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  11. Siim, Jarmo (28 March 2013). "Eurovision 2013: Semi-Final running order revealed". Eurovision.tv.
  12. Mulhall, Garrett (26 March 2013). "INTERVIEW – We Meet Gianluca who will represent Malta at Eurovision 2013 with *Tomorrow"". eurovisionireland.
  13. Leon, Jakov (16 May 2013). "We have ten more finalists!". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  14. "Eurovision Song Contest 2013 Semi-Final (2)". Eurovision.tv. 18 May 2013. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  15. Brey, Marco (16 May 2013). "Second Semi-Final Winners' Press Conference". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
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