Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest
Malta has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 35 times since its debut in 1971. The contest is broadcast in Malta on the PBS channel, TVM. Malta has yet to win the contest, but is the only non-winning country to have achieved four top three results.
| Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest | |
|---|---|
| Participating broadcaster | Public Broadcasting Services (PBS) |
| Participation summary | |
| Appearances | 35 (26 finals) |
| First appearance | 1971 |
| Highest placement | 2nd: 2002, 2005 |
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| External links | |
| PBS official page | |
| Malta's page at Eurovision.tv | |
| For the most recent participation see Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 | |
Malta finished last on its first two attempts in 1971 and 1972, and had a 16-year absence from the contest between 1975 and 1991, when it returned. Malta has participated every year since. Malta's return proved more successful, reaching the top 10 in 12 out of 15 contests from 1991 to 2005, including third-place results for Mary Spiteri (1992) and Chiara (1998) and second-place results for Ira Losco (2002) and Chiara (2005). Since finishing last for the third time in 2006, Malta has struggled to make an impact, having achieved only two top 10 results in recent years: first being Gianluca Bezzina's eighth-place in 2013, and Destiny Chukunyere's seventh-place finish in 2021.