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 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.

№	Song	Singer	Points	Place
1	"Love is the reason"	Natasha & Charlene	1454	13th
2	"He"	Eleonor Cassar	2026	10th
3	"Don't tell it"	Fabrizio Faniello	1574	12th
4	"One life"	Gunther Chetcuti	1421	15th
5	"Addio ciao"	Aldo Busuttil	3561	5th
6	"Sunshine in your eyes"	Keith Camilleri	4603	4th
7	"Don't stop the party"	Ali & Lis	2525	8th
8	"Time to fall in love again"	Louiseann Tate	1450	14th
9	"Deja vu"	Olivia Lewis	11369	2nd
10	"The sky is the limit"	Rosman Pace	670	20th
11	"Words of love"	Fiona & Nadine	1657	11th
12	"Through your eyes"	Justine	711	19th
13	"Holding me down"	Karen Polidano	714	18th
14	"There for you"	Leontine & Roger	847	17th
15	"We can do better"	Romina & Rachel & Neville	654	22nd
16	"It's up to you"	The Mics	666	21st
17	"Angel"	Chiara	11935	1st
18	"Appreciate"	Glen Vella	3358	6th
19	"Let's make a change"	Andreana & Christian	992	16th
20	"Play on"	Pamela	2232	9th
21	"You"	J. Anvil	5903	3rd
22	"The angels are tired"	Manuel	2526	7th

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]

References

1. ^ Philips, Roel (2005-05-17). "The 39 spokespersons!". ESCToday. http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/4409. Retrieved 2009-04-28.