Malta Song for Europe
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Malta Song for Europe was the song festival which decides who will be Malta's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest
, organised by Maltese broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services
(PBS Malta).
In the past in October the rules would have been published for the composers, authors and singers, about the songs about to be submitted. Then in December there would be the first elimination of the songs, and then in January the semifinalists would be announced. There would be the semifinal in February and 2 days afterwards a final which choose who would represent Malta at Eurovision.
In 2009 a new contest was introduced, the Malta Eurosong contest, with eight semi-finals held over November 2008 to January 2009, with a final of 20 songs competing in February. In 2010 six semi-finals will be held over December 2009 and January 2010, and a final will once again be held in February 2010.
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
, organised by Maltese broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services
Public Broadcasting Services
Public Broadcasting Services Limited is Malta's public broadcasting company, responsible for the TVM television channel and the Radio Malta and Radju Parlament and Magic radio stations. PBS is funded by government grant and the sale of commercial airtime...
(PBS Malta).
In the past in October the rules would have been published for the composers, authors and singers, about the songs about to be submitted. Then in December there would be the first elimination of the songs, and then in January the semifinalists would be announced. There would be the semifinal in February and 2 days afterwards a final which choose who would represent Malta at Eurovision.
In 2009 a new contest was introduced, the Malta Eurosong contest, with eight semi-finals held over November 2008 to January 2009, with a final of 20 songs competing in February. In 2010 six semi-finals will be held over December 2009 and January 2010, and a final will once again be held in February 2010.
See also
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- Malta Song for Europe 2007Malta Song For Europe 2007Malta Song for Europe 2007 was a television show in which Malta selected its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, held in Helsinki, Finland. The final was held on 3 February 2007, with the semi final on 1 February. 6 songs from the 16 in the semi final proceeded to the final. 2 of the 16...
- Malta Song for Europe 2008Malta Song for Europe 2008The Malta Song for Europe is an annual music show in which Malta selects its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. The edition was held at the Malta Fairs & Conventions Centre in Ta' Qali...
- Malta in the Eurovision Song ContestMalta in the Eurovision Song ContestMalta has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest since 1971. At first the island state sent songs in its native language, Maltese, but it failed to rank highly, and withdrew after the 1975 contest. Since its return in 1991, however, it has achieved eight top ten placings in a row, including...