Prior to the 2001 contest, Malta had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 13 times since its first entry in 1971. Malta briefly competed in the Eurovision Song Contest in the 1970s before withdrawing for 16 years. The country had, to this point, competed in every contest since returning in 1991. Malta's best placing in the contest thus far was third, which it achieved in both 1992 with the song "Little Child" performed by Mary Spiteri and in 1998 with the song "The One that I Love" by Chiara.[1]
Before Eurovisionedit
Malta Song for Europe 2001edit
The final was held on 2 and 3 February 2001 at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta, hosted by Louise Tedesco, Claire Fabri and Antonella Vassallo. The winner was chosen by an "expert" jury (7/8) & televoting (1/8).
To promote the entry, a music video of "Another Summer Night" was released and Faniello toured Europe, making appearances on television and speaking to the press in Denmark, Germany, Greece, Spain, Sweden, Turkey and the UK.[2]
At Eurovisionedit
The Eurovision Song Contest 2001 took place at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 12 May 2001.[3] The relegation rules introduced for the 1997 contest were again utilised ahead of the 2001 contest, based on each country's average points total in previous contests. The 23 participants were made up of the previous year's winning country, the "Big Four" countries, consisting of France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom, the twelve countries which had obtained the highest average points total over the preceding five contests, and any eligible countries which did not compete in the 2000 contest. Malta's five year contest average allowed the nation to continue to participate this year.[4]
In the lead up to the event, BBC News noted that the entry was a favourite to win based on an online poll of fans,[2] while bookmakers had the entry placing in the top five.[5] On the night of the event, Faniello performed for Malta in position 21, and at the close of the voting, the entry placed ninth, having received 48 points.[6]
Voting during the show involved each country awarding points from 1-8, 10 and 12 as determined by either 100% televoting or a combination of 50% televoting and 50% national jury. In cases where televoting was not possible, only the votes of the eight-member national juries were tabulated.[4] Malta received 48 points, which included the top 12 points from Denmark.[7] The nation awarded its 12 points to contest winners Estonia.[7]
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2021 Learn how and when to remove this message Malta competed in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 held on 12 May 2001 at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen Denmark The Maltese entry was selected through the Malta Song for Europe contest where the winner was Fabrizio Faniello with the song Another Summer Night Malta performed 21st out of the 23 countries competing in the contest and placed ninth with 48 points Eurovision Song Contest 2001Country MaltaNational selectionSelection processMalta Song for Europe 2001Selection date s 2 3 February 2001Selected entrantFabrizio FanielloSelected song Another Summer Night Selected songwriter s Paul AbelaGeorgina AbelaFinals performanceFinal result9th 48 pointsMalta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 2001 2002 Contents 1 Background 2 Before Eurovision 2 1 Malta Song for Europe 2001 3 Promotion 4 At Eurovision 4 1 Voting 5 ReferencesBackground editMain article Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest Prior to the 2001 contest Malta had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 13 times since its first entry in 1971 Malta briefly competed in the Eurovision Song Contest in the 1970s before withdrawing for 16 years The country had to this point competed in every contest since returning in 1991 Malta s best placing in the contest thus far was third which it achieved in both 1992 with the song Little Child performed by Mary Spiteri and in 1998 with the song The One that I Love by Chiara 1 Before Eurovision editMalta Song for Europe 2001 edit The final was held on 2 and 3 February 2001 at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta hosted by Louise Tedesco Claire Fabri and Antonella Vassallo The winner was chosen by an expert jury 7 8 amp televoting 1 8 Draw Artist Song Songwriter s Jury Televote Total Place 1 Ira Losco We ll Ride the Wind Doris Chetcuti Dominic Galea 41 9 50 11 2 Fiona Cauchi All I Need Fiona Cauchi Rene Mamo 54 11 65 8 3 Ira Losco Spellbound Gerard James Borg Philip Vella 104 18 122 2 4 Olivia Lewis Love Will See Me Through Doris Chetcuti Eugenio Schembri 66 5 71 7 5 Nadine Axisa He s My Romeo Philip Vella 34 3 37 16 6 Marvic Lewis I Wanna Be The One Doris Chetcuti Eugenio Schembri 86 6 92 5 7 Lawrence Gray Count On Me Philip Vella Paul Abela 104 12 116 3 8 Karen Polidano Nothing I Can Do Joe Julian Farrugia Rene Mamo 45 1 46 13 9 Ira Losco Deep Inside My Heart Paul Zammit Cutajar Ira Losco 55 4 59 9 10 Lawrence Gray A Song in My Life Ray Agius 64 14 78 6 11 Olivia Lewis Hold Me Now Doris Chetcuti Eugenio Schembri 50 2 52 10 12 Julie Zahra Eternity Joe Julian Farrugia Rene Mamo 39 10 49 12 13 Michelle Farrugia Why Now Vine Pulo 32 7 39 15 14 Ira Losco Don t Give Up Ray Agius 77 16 93 4 15 Tarcisio Barbara My Three Minute Song Alfred C Sant Tarcisio Barbara 37 8 45 14 16 Fabrizio Faniello Another Summer Night Georgina Abela Paul Abela 134 20 154 1 Detailed jury votes Draw Song Jury 1 Jury 2 Jury 3 Jury 4 Jury 5 Jury 6 Jury 7 Total 1 We ll Ride the Wind 4 2 3 8 4 8 12 41 2 All I Need 9 9 16 7 2 7 4 54 3 Spellbound 10 18 8 16 16 18 18 104 4 Love Will See Me Through 5 12 9 14 10 10 6 66 5 He s My Romeo 3 5 7 1 7 4 7 34 6 I Wanna Be the One 18 8 20 12 8 6 14 86 7 Count On Me 11 16 11 18 18 14 16 104 8 Nothing I Can Do 1 4 2 2 11 20 5 45 9 Deep Inside My Heart 16 7 14 3 5 2 8 55 10 A Song in My Life 12 10 6 10 12 3 11 64 11 Hold Me Now 2 11 4 9 9 5 10 50 12 Eternity 8 6 1 6 6 9 3 39 13 Why Now 7 3 12 5 3 1 1 32 14 Don t Give Up 14 14 10 4 14 12 9 77 15 My Three Minute Song 6 1 5 11 1 11 2 37 16 Another Summer Night 20 20 18 20 20 16 20 134Promotion editTo promote the entry a music video of Another Summer Night was released and Faniello toured Europe making appearances on television and speaking to the press in Denmark Germany Greece Spain Sweden Turkey and the UK 2 At Eurovision editThe Eurovision Song Contest 2001 took place at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen Denmark on 12 May 2001 3 The relegation rules introduced for the 1997 contest were again utilised ahead of the 2001 contest based on each country s average points total in previous contests The 23 participants were made up of the previous year s winning country the Big Four countries consisting of France Germany Spain and the United Kingdom the twelve countries which had obtained the highest average points total over the preceding five contests and any eligible countries which did not compete in the 2000 contest Malta s five year contest average allowed the nation to continue to participate this year 4 In the lead up to the event BBC News noted that the entry was a favourite to win based on an online poll of fans 2 while bookmakers had the entry placing in the top five 5 On the night of the event Faniello performed for Malta in position 21 and at the close of the voting the entry placed ninth having received 48 points 6 Voting edit See also Voting in the Eurovision Song Contest Voting during the show involved each country awarding points from 1 8 10 and 12 as determined by either 100 televoting or a combination of 50 televoting and 50 national jury In cases where televoting was not possible only the votes of the eight member national juries were tabulated 4 Malta received 48 points which included the top 12 points from Denmark 7 The nation awarded its 12 points to contest winners Estonia 7 Points awarded to Malta 7 Score Country 12 points nbsp Denmark 10 points 8 points 7 points nbsp Russia 6 points 5 points nbsp Norway 4 points nbsp Spain 3 points nbsp Greece nbsp Iceland nbsp Poland nbsp Sweden 2 points nbsp Estonia nbsp Turkey 1 point nbsp Bosnia and Herzegovina nbsp Germany nbsp Lithuania nbsp United Kingdom Points awarded by Malta 7 Score Country 12 points nbsp Estonia 10 points nbsp Croatia 8 points nbsp Sweden 7 points nbsp Greece 6 points nbsp Denmark 5 points nbsp Germany 4 points nbsp Turkey 3 points nbsp United Kingdom 2 points nbsp Russia 1 point nbsp Bosnia and HerzegovinaReferences edit Malta Country Profile European Broadcasting Union EBU Archived from the original on 16 July 2014 Retrieved 2 February 2023 a b Malta going for Eurovision gold BBC News 25 April 2001 Retrieved 24 February 2023 Copenhagen 2001 Eurovision Song Contest European Broadcasting Union EBU Archived from the original on 2 January 2021 Retrieved 14 March 2021 a b Rules of the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 PDF European Broadcasting Union EBU 8 December 2000 Retrieved 24 February 2023 via myledbury co uk Massa Ariadne 12 May 2003 Lynn Chircop looking forward to Eurovision flying to UK today Times of Malta Retrieved 24 February 2023 Final of Copenhagen 2001 European Broadcasting Union EBU Archived from the original on 10 April 2021 Retrieved 10 April 2021 a b c d Results of the Final of Copenhagen 2001 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