Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest 1992
Maltese fans were left breathless during the voting when it looked like Malta could win the 1992 Eurovision Song Contest. In the end, Little Child became the first Maltese song to reach the top 3 in the Eurovision final.
Facts
Venue : Malmo, Sweden
Date : Saturday, 9 May 1992
Number of Contestants : 23
Singer : Mary Spiteri
Song : Little Child
Composer : Georgina Abela
Lyricist : Raymond Mahoney
Final Place : 3rd
Points : 123
ESC winner for this year
Ireland: Why Me? performed by Linda Martin
Composer : Johnny Logan
Lyricist : Johnny Logan
Points : 155
Trivia
1992 saw the first of three successive wins by Ireland.
Johnny Logan, the lyricist and composer of the winning song in 1992, had already won the Eurovision Song Contest twice before: What's Another Year?, composed by Shay Healy and sung by Johnny, won in the Netherlands in 1980; Hold Me Now, which he both wrote and sang, won in 1987 in Belgium.
External links
- Eurovision Song Contest 1992 - Wikipedia
- Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 - Wikipedia