Malta in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017
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| Country |  Malta | |||
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| Selected artist(s) | Gianluca Cilia | |||
| Selected song | "Dawra Tond" | |||
| Malta in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Malta will participate in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 on 26 November 2017 in Tbilisi, Georgia. The Maltese entrant for the 2017 contest was selected through a national final, organised by the Maltese broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services (PBS) on 1 July 2017, while their song will selected internally. Each of the ten participants performed covers of non-Eurovision candidate songs during the national final. Gianluca Cilia was declared winner with his cover of Perdere l'amore.[1]
Background
Prior to the 2016 Contest, Malta had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest eleven times since its first entry in 2003 only opting not to participate at the 2010, 2011 and 2012 contests. Malta has won on two occasions: in 2013 when Gaia Cauchi won with the song "The Start", and again in 2015 when Destiny Chukunyere came first with "Not My Soul" when it won the contest with 185 points, breaking the previous record held by Spain for the most points ever given to a winner.[2]
National final
The national final took place on 1 July 2017.[3] The national final consisted of ten competing acts participating in a televised production. Each of the 10 participants sang a song of their own choice. After all of them had performed, the results were decided through 100% televote and Gianluca Cilia as announced was the winner of the national final. [4]
| Draw | Artist | Song[5] | Place |
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| 1 | Thea Aquilina | "This is a Man's World" | |
| 2 | Jahel Cardona | "One Night Only" | |
| 3 | Gianluca Cilia | "Perdere l'amore" | 1 |
| 4 | Kira Copperstone | "The Voice Within" | |
| 5 | Riona Degiorgio | "True Colors" | |
| 6 | Rianne Demicoli | "Satellite" | 3 |
| 7 | Aidan Jay Drakard | "Mad World" | |
| 8 | Demi Galea | "Breathing Underwater" | |
| 9 | Kylie Meilak | "I Believe — Fantasia" | |
| 10 | Veronica Rotin | "And I am telling you" | 2 |
Artist and song information
Gianluca Cilia
Gianluca Cilia | |
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| Born | 12 November 2007 |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2013–present |
Gianluca Cilia (born 12 November 2007) is a Maltese singer. He will represent Malta at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Tbilisi, Georgia on 26 November 2017 with a song yet to be announced.
Gianluca started to sing at the age of 6, and he takes singing and music lessons at Harmonic Ensemble. His first participation in a major competition was in 2015, taking part in Oltroceano in Palermo, winning the festival. A year later he represented Malta in an international singing festival in Romania, placing third with his song Mamma lo canto per te. In that same year he also took part in the inaugural edition of Arpeggio, in Malta, achieving the first place.[6]
See also
References
- ^ Farren, Neil (1 July 2017). "Malta: Gianluca Cilia to Junior Eurovision". eurovoix.com. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ "Malta - Country Profile". junioreurovision.tv. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ Farren, Neil (29 May 2017). "Malta: ten Junior Eurovision finalists announced". eurovoix.com. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ Ko, Anthony (2 July 2017). "Gianluca Cilia wins Malta Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017". wiwibloggs.com. Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ Farren, Neil (29 May 2017). "Malta: ten Junior Eurovision finalists announced". eurovoix.com. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ García, Belén (2 July 2017). "Gianluca Cilia wins Maltese final for Junior Eurovision 2017". esc-plus.com. ESC+Plus. Retrieved 29 July 2017.