Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010

Newcomer Thea Garrett was selected to sing Malta's entry along with dance Jes Sciberras and his seagull dance. Malta failed to make it to the final, once again.

Facts

Venue: Telenor Arena, Greater Oslo, Norway

Date: 25 + 27 + 29 May 2010

Number of Contestants: 39

Singer: Thea Garrett

Song: My Dream

Composer: Jason Cassar

Lyricist: Sunny Aquilina

Semi-Final Place: 2nd

Points: 192

Malta did not qualify for the final.

ESC winner for this year

Country: Germany : Satellite performed by Lena

Composer: Julie Frost & John Gordon

Lyricist: Julie Frost

Points: 230

Trivia

Malta's songwriting team for this year were also behind Chaira's debut in 1998.

Songwriter Jason Cassar gave Swedish Pop Idol Kevin Borg his first national appearance in Malta.

During the final, Daniel Diges representing Spain was disrupted by Catalan pitch invader Jaume Marquet Cot, also known as Jimmy Jump. The performance continued as Marquet, wearing a barretina, joined in with the carefully choreographed routine, but he ran off when security personnel appeared on the stage. Spain was subsequently allowed to perform their song a second time at the end of the show.

Germany was the odds on favourite to win this year's Eurovision Song Contest well ahead of the final.

External links

• Eurovision Song Contest 2010 - Wikipedia
• Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 - Wikipedia

Malta Song Festival editions
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Malta Eurovision Song Contest editions
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Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest
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