Malta in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Malta has entered the Junior Eurovision Song Contest nine times since debuting at the first contest in 2003 with Sarah Harrison. Entrants for the Contest were selected by a national selection, organised by the Maltese broadcaster PBS from 2003 to 2010. In 2013, the country opted for an internal selection since the broadcaster decided to return to the contest at a rather late stage (25 September 2013). PBS chose Gaia Cauchi as the 2013 Maltese representative.

On July 16, 2011, Malta decided to withdraw from the ninth edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, the first withdrawal for Malta. Even though Maltese is one of the national languages spoken by the people of the island, the young artists representing Malta have always chosen to sing in English hoping that this would grant them a better placing. Malta took a 2-year break (in 2011 and 2012) and decided to return in 2013.

Malta has won the contest twice, 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 beating the previous record held by Spain for the most points ever given to a winner. The country's worst placing was in 2005, when Thea & Friends came sixteenth and last in the contest with "Make It Right".

Contestants

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Photogallery

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  Gaia Cauchi at Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013, Kiev

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  Destiny Chukunyere at Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015, Sofia

Voting history

As of 2015, Malta's voting history is as follows:

Most post given Rank Country Points 1  Belarus 49 2  Netherlands 37 3  Armenia 32 4  Georgia 28 5  United Kingdom 27 6  Russia 26

Most post received Rank Country Points 1  Netherlands 37 2  Macedonia 22 3  Belgium 19 =  Denmark 19 5  Romania 18

Hostings

See also

• Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest

References

Junior Eurovision Song Contest History Languages Presenters Winners   Contests 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016   Countries Active Albania Armenia Australia Belarus Bulgaria Georgia Italy Ireland Macedonia Malta Montenegro Netherlands Russia San Marino Serbia Slovenia Ukraine Inactive Azerbaijan Belgium Croatia Cyprus Denmark France Greece Israel Latvia Lithuania Moldova Norway Poland Portugal Romania Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom Former Serbia and Montenegro   Host cities 2000s Copenhagen Lillehammer Hasselt Bucharest Rotterdam Limassol Kiev 2010s Minsk Yerevan Amsterdam Kiev Marsa Sofia   Venues 2000s Forum Copenhagen Håkons Hall Ethias Arena Sala Polivalentă Ahoy Spyros Kyprianou Athletic Centre Palace of Sports 2010s Minsk Arena Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex HMH Arena Palace "Ukraine" Malta Shipbuilding Arena Armeec Portal Project

List of Junior Eurovision Song Contest winners   Winning countries 2000s Croatia Spain Belarus Russia Belarus Georgia Netherlands 2010s Armenia Georgia Ukraine Malta Italy Malta   Winning performers 2000s Dino Jelusić María Isabel Ksenia Sitnik Tolmachevy Sisters Alexey Zhigalkovich Bzikebi Ralf Mackenbach 2010s Vladimir Arzumanyan Candy Anastasiya Petryk Gaia Cauchi Vincenzo Cantiello Destiny Chukunyere   Winning songs 2000s "Ti si moja prva ljubav" "Antes muerta que sencilla" "My vmeste" "Vesenniy Jazz" "S druz'yami" "Bzz.." "Click Clack" 2010s "Mama" "Candy Music" "Nebo" "The Start" "Tu primo grande amore" "Not My Soul"   Winning songwriters 2000s Dino Jelusić María Isabel Ksenia Sitnik Tolmachevy Sisters Alexey Zhigalkovich Giorgi Shiolashvili / Mariam Kikuashvili / Mariam Tatulashvili Ralf Mackenbach 2010s Vladimir Arzumanyan George Kukhianidze Anastasiya Petryk Gaia Cauchi / Matt Muxu Vincenzo Cantiello Destiny Chukunyere / Elton Zarb / Matt Muxu Category Portal Project

Malta in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest   Participation 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 to 2012 2013 2014 2015   Artists 2000s Sarah Harrison Young Talent Team Thea & Friends Sophie Debattista Cute Daniel Testa Francesca & Mikaela 2010s Nicole Azzopardi 2011 to 2012 Gaia Cauchi Federica Falzon Destiny Chukunyere   Songs 2000s "Like a Star" "Power of a Song" "Make It Right" "Extra Cute" "Music" "Junior Swing" "Double Trouble" 2010s "Knock Knock!… Boom! Boom!" 2011 to 2012 "The Start" "Diamonds" "Not my soul" (Note: Entries scored out are when Malta did not compete)