Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017
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Malta participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Breathlessly" written by Philip Vella, Sean Vella and Gerard James Borg. The song was performed by Claudia Faniello. The Maltese entry for the 2017 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine was selected through the national final Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2017, organised by the Maltese broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services (PBS). The competition consisted of a final, held on 18 February 2017, where "Breathlessly" performed by Claudia Faniello eventually emerged as the winning entry after gaining 26% of the public televote.
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Country | Malta | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2017 | |||
Selection date(s) | 18 February 2017 | |||
Selected entrant | Claudia Faniello | |||
Selected song | "Breathlessly" | |||
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Finals performance | ||||
Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (16th) | |||
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Malta was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 11 May 2017. Performing during the show in position 4, "Breathlessly" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final on 13 May. It was later revealed that Malta placed sixteenth out of the 18 participating countries in the semi-final with 55 points.