Malta in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019

Malta participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 held in Gliwice, Poland. Their entrant was selected through a national selection, organised by the Maltese broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services (PBS) on 20 August 2019.

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019
Country Malta
National selection
Selection process
  • Artist: Malta Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019
  • Song: Internal Selection
Selection date(s)
  • Artist: 20 August 2019
  • Song: 12 October 2019
Selected entrantEliana Gomez Blanco
Selected song"We Are More"
Selected songwriter(s)Jonas Thander
Rachel Suter
Kevin Lee
Joe Julian Farrugia
Finals performance
Final result19th (last), 29 points
Malta in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
◄2018 • 2019 • 2020►

Background
Main article: Malta in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Prior to the 2019 Contest, Malta had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest fourteen times since its first entry in 2003 only opting not to participate at the 2011 and 2012 contests. Malta has won on two occasions: in 2013 when Gaia Cauchi won with the song "The Start", and again in 2015 when Destiny Chukunyere came first with "Not My Soul" when it won the contest with 185 points, breaking the previous record held by Spain for the most points ever given to a winner. In the 2018 contest, Ela Mangion represented her country in Minsk, Belarus with the song "Marchin' On". She ended 5th out of 20 entries with 181 points.

Before Junior Eurovision

National final

The winner was determined by a combination of jury voting and public televoting. For the public vote, voting commenced on 3 August 2019 and closed on 13 August 2019, and the winner was announced on 20 August 2019.[1]

Artist Song (Original artist) Place
Aiden Aquilina Cohen "Loved Either Way" (Cyprian Cassar, Matt 'Muxu' Mercieca)
Francesca Borg "Seven Nation Army" (The White Stripes)
Shania Cauchi "O mio babbino caro" (Florence Easton)
Maya Cauchi "Creep (Postmodern Jukebox)" (Radiohead)
Leah Cauchi "Illejla" (Cyprian Cassar, Emil Calleja Bayliss) 2
Yarin Coleiro "The Power of Love" (Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
Martina Cutajar "Dynasty" (MIIA) 3
Eliana Gomez Blanco "Sto Male" (Ornella Vanoni) 1
Yulan Law "Speechless" (Naomi Scott)
Amy Pace "Rise Up" (Andra Day)
Eksensia Sammut "Always Remember Us This Way" (Lady Gaga)
Kristy Spiteri "Never Enough" (Loren Allred)

Artist and song information
Eliana Gomez Blanco
Born (2005-01-03) 3 January 2005
Malta
GenresPop
Occupation(s)Singer
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2011–present
"We Are More"
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Eliana Gomez Blanco
Languages
English, Maltese
Composer(s)
Jonas Thander, Rachel Suter
Lyricist(s)
Jonas Thander, Rachel Suter, Kevin Lee, Joe Julian Farrugia
Finals performance
Final result
19
Final points
29
Entry chronology
◄ "Marchin' On" (2018)   
"Chasing Sunsets" (2020) ►

Eliana Gomez Blanco

Eliana Gomez Blanco (born 3 January 2005) is a Maltese singer. She represented Malta at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "We Are More".[2]

We Are More

"We Are More" is a song by Maltese singer Eliana Gomez Blanco. It represented Malta at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019.

At Junior Eurovision

During the opening ceremony and the running order draw which both took place on 18 November 2019, Malta was drawn to perform eighth on 24 November 2019, following Belarus and preceding Wales.

Voting

The results of the 2019 Junior Eurovision Song Contest will be determined by national juries and an online audience vote. Every country will have a national jury that will consist of three music industry professionals and two kids aged between 10 and 15 who are citizens of the country they represent. This jury will be asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. The first phase of the online voting will start on 22 November 2019 when a recap of all the rehearsal performances will be shown on junioreurovision.tv before the viewers can vote. After this, voters will also have the option to watch longer one-minute clips from each participant’s rehearsal. This first round of voting will stop on Sunday, 24 November, at 15:59 CET. The second phase of the online voting will take place during the live show and will start right after the last performance and will be open for 15 minutes. International viewers can vote for a minimum of three countries and a maximum of five. They can also vote for their own country’s song. These votes will then be turned into points which will be determined by the percentage of votes received. For example, if a song receives 20% of the votes, thus it will receive 20% of the available points. The public vote will count for 50% of the final result, while the other 50% will come from the professional juries.

Points awarded to Malta
Jury
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
  • Malta received 27 points from Online voting.

Points awarded by Malta
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