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Malta in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Participating broadcaster	Public Broadcasting Services (PBS)
Participation summary
Appearances	20
First appearance	2003
Highest placement	1st: 2013, 2015
Host	2014, 2016
Participation history 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
External links
Malta's page at JuniorEurovision.tv
For the most recent participation see Malta in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024

Malta has entered the Junior Eurovision Song Contest twenty times since debuting at the first contest in 2003. Maltese broadcaster PBS has been responsible for the country's participation, and organises a televised national final to select the country's entrant. Malta did not participate in 2011 and 2012, and selected the entrant internally instead of using a national final in 2013 and 2014.

Malta has won the contest twice: in 2013 when Gaia Cauchi won with the song "The Start", and again in 2015 when Destiny Chukunyere won with "Not My Soul" with 185 points. Following those wins, Malta hosted the contest in 2014 and 2016. Malta finished last three times; in 2005, 2019, and 2022.

History

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On 16 July 2011, PBS announced its withdrawal from the ninth edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest; the first time Malta was absent. Malta did not participate in 2011 and 2012, and decided to return in 2013. In 2013, PBS 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.

Because Malta has multiple official languages, entrants can sing in Maltese and English.

Participation overview

Photogallery

• Gaia Cauchi in Kyiv (2013)
• Destiny Chukunyere in Sofia (2015)
• Christina Magrin in Valletta (2016)
• Ela Mangion in Minsk (2018)

Awards

Winners of the press vote

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Year	Song	Artist	Place	Points	Host city
2015	"Not My Soul"	Destiny Chukunyere	1	185	Sofia

Commentators and spokespersons

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Hostings

See also

• Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest – Senior version of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.
• Malta in the Eurovision Young Dancers – A competition organised by the EBU for younger dancers aged between 16 and 21.
• Malta in the Eurovision Young Musicians – A competition organised by the EBU for musicians aged 18 years and younger.

References

1. "Ben Camille, Valerie Vella to present JESC 2016". www.tvm.com.mt. TVM. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
2. Filippidou, Ifigeneia (24 November 2019). "These are the Junior Eurovision 2019 spokespersons". esc-plus.com. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
3. Burdon, Norman (1 December 2013). "Confirmed: Malta to host JESC 2014!". Oikotimes. Archived from the original on 1 December 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
4. "Malta to host the 14th Junior Eurovision Song Contest!". eurovision.tv. eurovision. 13 April 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
5. "Malta to host Junior Eurovision on 20 November at Mediterranean Conference Centre". TVM. 13 April 2016. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
6. Granger, Anthony (27 October 2016). "JESC'16: Ben Camille & Valerie Vella To Host". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 27 October 2016.

• Malta in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
• Countries in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
• Music of Malta