Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002

  • Philip Vella
  • Gerard James Borg
Finals performanceFinal result2nd, 164 pointsMalta in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2001 • 2002 • 2003►

Malta competed in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 in Tallinn, Estonia. The Maltese entry was selected through the Malta Song for Europe contest, where the winner was Ira Losco with the song "7th Wonder", written by Philip Vella and Gerard James Borg.

Before Eurovision

Malta Song for Europe 2002

Public Broadcasting Services (PBS), the Maltese broadcaster, organised a national final to select the 2002 Maltese entry to the Eurovision Song Contest. Malta Song for Europe 2002 was held on 15 and 16 February, where the winner was decided through an expert jury, comprising 5/8 of the overall vote, and public televoting, comprising the remaining 3/8 of the vote.

Sixteen songs competed to be the Maltese entry to Eurovision, with the final winner being Ira Losco with the song "7th Wonder".

Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Jury Televote Total Place
1 Nadine Axisa "Think of You" Marica Axisa, Joe Julian Farrugia 59 15 74 6
2 Lawrence Gray "What Happened to Our Love" Ray Agius, Alfred C. Sant 42 48 90 4
3 Andreana Debattista and Karl Spiteri "Theresa" Karl Spiteri 48 24 72 8
4 Ira Losco "One Step Away" Ray Agius, Philip Vella 47 54 101 3
5 Lawrence Gray "Moment of Truth" Paul Abela, Alfred C. Sant 36 36 72 8
6 Gunther Chetcuti "Wanna Hold On" Eugenio Schembri, Gunther Chetcuti 47 27 74 6
7 Olivia Lewis "Give Me Wings" Paul Giordimaina, Fleur Balzan 35 30 65 11
8 Julie Zahra "Secret to Share" Mark Debono, Fiona Cauchi 28 9 37 16
9 Fiona "Hide and Seek" Paul Abela, Alfred C. Sant 37 3 40 14
10 Paula "Dazzle Me" Philip Vella, Gerard James Borg 56 21 77 5
11 Annalise Ellul "A New Day Is Dawning" Dominic Galea, Paul Callus 39 33 72 8
12 Ira Losco "7th Wonder" Philip Vella, Gerard James Borg 100 60 160 1
13 Nadine Axisa "Romantic" Ray Agius 33 6 39 15
14 Roger Tirazona "When I'm Near" Paul Abela, Joe Chircop 23 18 41 13
15 Karen Polidano "When Comes My Lover" John David Zammit, Ray Mahoney 61 42 103 2
16 Fiona "Heaven in My Life" Paul Giordimaina, Fleur Balzan 39 12 51 12
Detailed Jury Votes
Draw Song Jury 1 Jury 2 Jury 3 Jury 4 Jury 5 Total
1 "Think of You" 18 6 9 10 16 59
2 "What Happened to Our Love" 7 8 1 8 18 42
3 "Theresa" 1 16 16 3 12 48
4 "One Step Away" 6 5 8 14 14 47
5 "Moment of Truth" 5 12 7 5 7 36
6 "Wanna Hold On" 16 4 2 16 9 47
7 "Give Me Wings" 4 14 6 1 10 35
8 "Secret to Share" 3 3 14 2 6 28
9 "Hide and Seek" 2 11 4 12 8 37
10 "Dazzle Me" 14 9 12 18 3 56
11 "A New Day Is Dawning" 11 10 5 9 4 39
12 "7th Wonder" 20 20 20 20 20 100
13 "Romantic" 8 7 10 7 1 33
14 "When I'm Near" 12 2 3 4 2 23
15 "When Comes My Lover" 9 18 18 11 5 61
16 "Heaven in My Life" 10 1 11 6 11 39

At Eurovision

At Eurovision Ira performed "7th Wonder" 20th in the running order, following Turkey and preceding Romania. Malta finished the night with 164 points (maximum 12s from Croatia, Denmark and the United Kingdom) finishing 2nd of the 24 entries, Malta's best placing to date, with only Romania failing to award the song any points.[1] The Maltese votes were calculated through a 50/50 split in public televote held after all songs had performed and the votes of a professional jury. However this would be the last year that countries could choose the use a 50/50 voting method after allegations of vote swapping were used between the eight countries (including Malta) that used juries for part or all of their votes.[2]

Voting

Points awarded to Malta[3]
Score Country
12 points
10 points
8 points  Austria
7 points
6 points
5 points
4 points
3 points  Lithuania
2 points  Finland
1 point
Points awarded by Malta[3]
Score Country
12 points  Cyprus
10 points  United Kingdom
8 points  Russia
7 points  Latvia
6 points  Romania
5 points  Macedonia
4 points  Germany
3 points  Bosnia and Herzegovina
2 points  Estonia
1 point  Denmark

References

  1. ^ "Final of Tallinn 2002". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 8 April 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  2. ^ Rau, Oliver (6 May 2003). "Cheating at the Eurovision Song Contest 2002?". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 19 November 2004. Retrieved 22 May 2009.
  3. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Tallinn 2002". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 8 April 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.

External links

  • Maltese National Final 2002
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ParticipationArtistsSongs
  • "7th Wonder"
  • "All of My Love"
  • "Angel"
  • "Another Summer Night"
  • "Believe 'n Peace"
  • "Breathlessly"
  • "Chameleon"
  • "Coming Home"
  • "Could It Be"
  • Dance (Our Own Party)
  • "Desire"
  • "I Am What I Am"
  • "I Do"
  • "L-imħabba"
  • "In a Woman's Heart"
  • "Je me casse"
  • "Keep Me In Mind"
  • "Let Me Fly"
  • "Little Child"
  • "Loop"
  • "Marija l-Maltija"
  • "More Than Love"
  • "My Dream"
  • "On Again... Off Again"
  • "One Life"
  • "The One That I Love"
  • "Singing This Song"
  • "Taboo"
  • "This Is the Night"
  • "This Time"
  • "To Dream Again"
  • "Tomorrow"
  • "Vertigo"
  • "Vodka"
  • "Walk on Water"
  • "Warrior"
  • "What If We"
  • Note: Entries scored out signify where Malta did not compete
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Countries
Artists
Songs
  • "7th Wonder"
  • "Addicted to You"
  • "Come Back"
  • "Dans le jardin de mon âme"
  • "Europe's Living a Celebration"
  • "Everything I Want"
  • "Gimme"
  • "Happy You"
  • "I Can't Live Without Music"
  • "I Wanna"
  • "Il faut du temps"
  • "Leylaklar Soldu Kalbinde"
  • "Light a Candle"
  • "Na jastuku za dvoje"
  • "Never Let It Go"
  • "Northern Girl"
  • "Od nas zavisi"
  • "Runaway"
  • "S.A.G.A.P.O."
  • "Samo ljubezen"
  • "Say a Word"
  • "Sister"
  • "Tell Me Who You Are"
  • "Tell Me Why"