Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005

Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Country	Malta
National selection
Selection process	Song For Europe 2005
Selection date(s)	19 February 2005
Selected entrant	Chiara
Selected song	"Angel"
Finals performance
Final result	2nd, 192 points
Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Malta was represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 by the song "Angel" performed by Chiara.

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".

National final

Malta SFE 2005 Logo

The Maltese "Song For Europe" National Final was held on February 19, 2005 at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta. The hosts of the event were 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.

At Eurovision

Malta directly qualified for the final on 21 May, at the close of voting it had received 192 points and finished in 2nd place. The spokesperson who revealed Malta's votes for other countries was TVM host Valerie Vella.^[1]

Points Awarded by Malta

Semi final 12 points  Latvia 10 points  Romania 8 points  Netherlands 7 points  Belarus 6 points  Israel 5 points  Ireland 4 points  Denmark 3 points  Norway 2 points  Hungary 1 point   Switzerland

Final 12 points  Cyprus 10 points  Latvia 8 points  Israel 7 points  Romania 6 points  Greece 5 points  Norway 4 points  United Kingdom 3 points  Denmark 2 points  Moldova 1 point   Switzerland

Points Awarded to Malta

References

Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest   Participation 1971 1972 1973 to 1974 1975 1976 to 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016   Artists 1970s 1970 Joe Grech Helen and Joseph 1973 to 1974 Renato 1976 to 1979 1980s 1980 to 1989 1990s 1990 Paul Giordimaina and Georgina Mary Spiteri William Mangion Chris and Moira Mike Spiteri Miriam Christine Debbie Scerri Chiara Times Three 2000s Claudette Pace Fabrizio Faniello Ira Losco Lynn Chircop Julie and Ludwig Chiara Fabrizio Faniello Olivia Lewis Morena Chiara 2010s Thea Garrett Glen Vella Kurt Calleja Gianluca Bezzina Firelight Amber Ira Losco   Songs 1970s 1970 "Marija l-Maltija" "L-imħabba" 1973 to 1974 "Singing This Song" 1976 to 1979 1980s 1980 to 1989 1990s 1990 "Could It Be" "Little Child" "This Time" "More Than Love" "Keep Me In Mind" "In a Woman's Heart" "Let Me Fly" "The One That I Love" "Believe 'n Peace" 2000s "Desire" "Another Summer Night" "7th Wonder" "To Dream Again" "On Again... Off Again" "Angel" "I Do" "Vertigo" "Vodka" "What If We" 2010s "My Dream" "One Life" "This Is the Night" "Tomorrow" "Coming Home" "Warrior" "Chameleon" (Note: Entries scored out are when Malta did not compete)