Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008

Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Country	Malta
National selection
Selection process	Malta Song for Europe 2008
Selection date(s)	Semi-final 24 January 2008 Final 26 January 2008
Selected entrant	Morena
Selected song	Vodka
Finals performance
Semi-final result	Failed to qualify (14th)

Malta has selected their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 through the Malta Song for Europe in Belgrade, Serbia. The contest received 225 songs (3 of which were disqualified) which would have been whittled down to just 35, but due to a tie between a number of songs, the second round consisted of 36 songs. The International Jury which decided on these 36 songs were:

• Manwel Borg (Malta)
• Paulo Franco (Portugal)
• Luben Milkov (Bulgaria)
• Marya Kransimirova (Bulgaria)
• Pieros Kkezos (Cyprus)
• Emilios Koromias (Cyprus)
• Jurgen Orth (Germany)
• Veronica Harriott (UK)
• Alistair Griffin (UK)

Malta Song for Europe 2008

For more information, see Malta Song for Europe 2008

Draw	Artist	Song	Jury	Televote	Total	Place
1	Eleonor Cassar	"Give Me A Chance"	49	3,821	50	4
2	Claudia Faniello	"Caravaggio"	49	12,714	68	2
3	Petra Zammit	"Street Car of Desire"	39	3421	28	6
4	Morena Camilleri	"Casanova"	40	3,607	38	5
5	Klinsmann Coleiro	"Go"	43	3,299	24	7
6	Claudia Faniello	"Sunrise"	71	4,518	64	3
7	Rosman Pace	"Love Is Just The Way"	36	3,253	10	8
8	Morena Camilleri	"Vodka"	49	16,979	78	1

Sixteen entries were decided for the Semi Final on the 24 January 2008, all songs were performed and eight progressed on to the final on 26 January 2008, where the winner was announced. The winner who represented Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was Morena with her song Vodka.

The song received 38 points and placed 14th in the semifinal and so Malta failed to qualify for the final for the second time.

References and external links

• Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest
• Malta Council for Culture and the Arts