Malta in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Country	Malta
National selection
Selection process	Junior Eurosong 89% Televoting 11% Jury
Selection date(s)	Semifinals 9 September 2008 11 September 2008 Final 13 September 2008
Selected entrant	Daniel Testa
Selected song	Junior Swing
Finals performance
Final result	4th, 100 points

Malta selected their Junior Eurovision entry for 2008 through Junior Eurosong, a national final consisting of 16 songs. The winner was Daniel Testa, with the song "Junior Swing".^[1]

Results

Draw	Artist	Song	Place	Points
1	Shieradye Micallef	Singing in the street	7=	73
2	Francesca Zarb	Teenagers	11	63
3	Angelica Portelli	A Dream	16	35
4	Denise Spiteri	Eastern Breeze	7=	73
5	Francesca Sciberras	Fulfill my dream	10	64
6	Ylenia Vella	I can't live without you	4	111
7	Marisa Galea	Sing	5	106
8	Jodie	The Zoo	2	119
9	Yazmin Halledie	Fly	3	118
10	Jade Cini	Endless Voices	14	42
11	Antonella Abela	The land of make believe	12	61
12	Danica Muscat	Trust and Believe	6	85
13	Daniel Testa	Junior Swing	1	140
14	Marie-Claire	In My Heart	15	39
15	Nicole Azzopardi	Good Times	9	68
16	Scarlet	Don't Hurt Us	13	54

At Eurovision

On 14 October 2008 the running order for Junior Eurovision took place, and the Maltese song was given the spot to perform in the tenth position; the same as in the 2007 contest. Daniel Testa reached to end up in the fourth place, the best position for Malta in this contest. This was also the best European result for Malta since Chiara's second position placing in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005.

See also

• Malta in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
• Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008

References

1. ^ "Tonight Junior national selection". Oikotimes. 2008-09-13. http://www.oikotimes.com/v2/index.php?file=articles&id=4083. Retrieved 2008-11-17. 

External links

• Official TVM Website
• ESCKaz Page on Malta's Entry