Malta: PBS confirms Junior Eurovision 2022 participation

Malta: PBS confirms Junior Eurovision 2022 participation
Friday, 24 June 2022

  • The Maltese national broadcaster. PBS, will be taking part in Junior Eurovision 2022 in Yerevan, Armenia selecting their representative through a national selection. 

    PBS has confirmed that they will be present in the 20th editon of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest and they will be choosing their representative using the Malta Junior Eurovision Song Contest formula. 

    The broadcaster has launched the national selection process by opening the submission window for songs up to August 15, 2022 and has released the full rules and regulations of the selection, which can be read HERE. 

    According to the terms of the selection all candidates should be between 9 and 14 years old, must be Maltese citizens and submit orginal songs that have not been released prior May 1st, 2022. Songs must be in English or Maltese while any other language should not take more than 40% of the song's lyrics. Up to six people are able to attend per entry. 

    A professional jury will shortlist 16 candidates that will move on to the live national final which is set for October 2, 2022. The name of the finalists will be unveiled on September 1. The outcome of the national final will be determined  by a jury (75%) and public voting (25%). We will get to know only the top 3 entries and in case of a tie the jury will have the final say on the winner and next representative. 

     

    Malta in Junior Eurovision 

    Malta is one of the most succeful nations in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, having won already twice: in 2013  with Gaia Cauchi and her entry “The Start” , and in 2015 with Destiny Chukunyere singing “Not My Soul,”. The nation debuted in the competition at the first contest back in 2003, and has only missed two editions, in 2011 and 2012. Since then apart from the two victories it has accomplished six times to finish in the top 10 spots on the scorebaoard. 

    In JESC 2019 Eliana Gomez Blanco represented Malta in  Gliwice- Silesia  with “We Are More”, and came 19th with a totlal of 29 points. In 2020 the national final winner, Chanel Monseigneur , flew the flag in Warsaw with her song "Chasing Sunsets" which finished 8th with a total of 100 points.

    Last year, Ike & Kaya won the national final and defended the Maltese colors in Paris singing 'My Home' which finished 12th in the final with 97 points.

     

    News Source: PBS

    Image: Eurovision.tv/Andres Putting

     

     

     

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  • Angelos D.

    Angelos D.

    Loyal follower of the Eurovision Song Contest since 1987, I've made the competition one of the stories of my life. After attending as accredited press the event for 13 consecutive years along with the 2017-2024 JESC editions, I also enjoy the last three years sharing more Eurovision music through the Eurofans radio's project.