MALTA

"Desire" - Claudette Pace

The Maltese final was held at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta on January 15th, hosted by Stephanie Farrugia, Miriam Dalli & Charles Saliba. The winning song was chosen by an "expert" jury. A televote was also held which Claudette Pace won, with Fabrizio Faniello in 2nd place and Alwyn Borg Myatt 3rd.

1 Going strong Konrad Pule'

51

11th

2 Let's try love once more Alwyn Borg Myatt

67

7th=

3 I wanna love you Olivia Lewis

59

9th

4 One day (a light will shine from here) Paula

39

14th

5 I have given all to you Marvic Lewis

57

10th

6 My friends Gianni Zammit

40

13th

7 Home-grown tenderness Cisio (Tarcisio Barbara)

45

12th

8 Desire Claudette Pace 122

1st

9 Come into my life Rita Pace

16

16th

10 Shine Ira Losco

70

6th

11 We can touch the wind Rita Pace

33

15th

12 Only for you Olivia Lewis

74

5th

13 Our love Priscilla

93

3rd

14 Change of heart Fabrizio Faniello

104

2nd

15 Falling in love Ira Losco

67

7th=

16 The only one  Paul Giordimaina

82

4th

Claudette Pace previously took part in the Maltese Finals of 1993, 1995 (2nd), 1996 (2nd), 1997 (equal 5th), 1998 (3rd) and 1999 (5th). At the ESC she came 8th, where her backing singers were the same as Charlotte Nilsson had when she won the ESC for Sweden in 1999 - one of them was Gabriel Forss who represented Sweden in 1997 in the group Blond. Paul Giordimaina represented Malta in ESC 1991.

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