Malta was represented at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with the song "", composed by Aleandro Spiteri Monseigneur and Peter Borg, with lyrics by Marlon Chircop, and performed by Ramires Sciberras. The Maltese participating broadcaster, Public Broadcasting Services (PBS), organised the national final Malta Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in order to select its entry for the contest.
Background Prior to the 2024 contest, Malta had participated in the contest nineteen times since its first entry in the inaugural . Since then, Malta has won the contest on two occasions: in with "The Start" performed by Gaia Cauchi, and in with "Not My Soul" performed by Destiny Chukunyere. The nation opted not to take part in the contest in and . In , Yulan competed for Malta with the song "Stronger", which ended up in 10th place out of 16 entries with 94 points.
Before Junior Eurovision
Malta Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024 Malta Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024 was the national final format developed by PBS to select the Maltese entry for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024. The competition consisted of a final on 21 September 2024, coinciding with Malta's Independence Day, held at the TVM Studios in Pietà, and hosted by Melanie Kelly, and broadcast on Television Malta (TVM) as well as on the broadcaster's streaming platform tvmi.mt.
Competing entries On 6 May 2024, PBS announced the MESC and MJESC Music Exchange Camp would be held between 17 and 23 June, dedicated to the creation of a total of 60 competing songs for the following two national selections. The camp dedicated to the creation of entries for the Malta Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024 featured ten artists aged between nine and fourteen.
On 12 July 2024, PBS published the rules of the competition, opening a window for interested artists aged between nine and fourteen and composers to submit their entries until 19 August 2024. Songwriters from any nationality were able to submit songs as long as the artist was Maltese or possessed Maltese citizenship. Artists were able to submit as many songs as they wish, however, they could only compete with one in the final. Yulan, who represented , was ineligible to compete due to a rule that prevents the previous winner from entering the following year. A dedicated panel selected the finalist entries, which were announced on 26 August 2024, with one-minute snippets of the songs published on 5 September.
Final The final took place on 21 September 2024. The winner was determined by a weighed combination of votes from a jury panel (80%) and a public televote (20%), with the former taking precedence in the event of a tie. In addition to the competing entries, Chanel Monseigneur, who represented , Gaia Gambuzza, who represented , and Yulan performed as the interval acts. Ramires Sciberrasa twelve-year-old singer of Cambodian descent, adopted by Maltese parents at a young agewas declared the winner with the song "", which became the first Maltese entry to be performed entirely in the Maltese language.
Key: Winner Second place Third place +Final21 September 2024 Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) 1Shaz"Above It All" 2Andrea"Gold" 3Eleny"Guiding Light" 4Emma Farrugia"Summertime" 5Grrlz"Grrlz" 6Ilona"Zip It Up" 7Anneka Xerri"Trying to Be Me ()" 8Kayleen"Lalala"Matthew Borg Brincau 9Ramires Sciberras"" 10Maria Curmi"" 11Keira"" 12Chanel"I'll Be Alright" 13Thomas Casha"A Little Bit Longer" 14Daylin Cassar Randich"Bonafide"
Preparation In late September 2024, Sciberras revealed that his entry "" would undergo a revamp ahead of the contest.
At Junior Eurovision The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024 will take place at the in Madrid, Spain on 16 November 2024. On 1 October 2024, during the Heads of Delegation meeting, Malta was drawn to close the event in position 17.
Voting
At the end of the show, Malta received 74 points from juries and 79 points from online voting, placing 5th.
+ Points awarded to Malta Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point Malta received 79 points from the online vote
+ Points awarded by Malta Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
Detailed voting results The following members comprised the Maltese jury:
Andrea Camilleri Cyprian Cassar Etienne Micallef Maria Curmi Maxine Pace
+DrawCountryJuror AJuror BJuror CJuror DJuror ERankPoints01 3 35 3647028131110711034 2 38135604774 1 2 3 8051511151414140655944650766 21310830812141315151509 1 1 179 1 1210986559211131014121212121098981011316161616161614 2476 1 2 1015111210 2 3741614151211111317
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