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