Malta briefly competed in the Eurovision Song Contest in the 1970s before withdrawing for sixteen years. Prior to the 2006 Contest, Malta had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest eighteen times since its first entry in 1971. Main article: Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest Performing during the show in position 7, Malta placed twenty-fourth (last) out of the 24 participating countries with 1 point.

The competition consisted of a final, held on 4 February 2006, where 'I Do' performed by Fabrizio Faniello eventually emerged as the winning entry after gaining 12% of the public televote.Īs one of the ten highest placed finishers in 2005, Malta automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. The Maltese entry for the 2006 contest in Athens, Greece was selected through the national final Malta Song for Europe 2006, organised by the Maltese broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services (PBS). The song was performed by Fabrizio Faniello, who had previously represented Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest in the 2001 edition where he achieved ninth place with the song ' Another Summer Night'. Mary tried again and she has successfully entered 2 songs which competed in Malta Song For Europe in 2008, but was unsuccessful in reaching the Eurovision.Malta participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song 'I Do' written by Aldo Spiteri and Fabrizio Faniello. In September 2006 Mary announced that she hoped to participate in the Malta Song for Europe Festival in 2007, and in fact she submitted a number of songs, of which none were chosen for the Maltese Song for Europe Festival. She was unplaced in the 1995 Maltese final with 'Just One Love' but managed a third place in 1997 with 'Lovers Play with Words'. Mary's subsequent efforts to return to the Eurovision stage have not been successful. After her 1992 appearance Mary became something of a diva figure to Eurovision fans and was presented with an award by Eurovision Network at their convention held in Coventry that year. Another attempt was made in 1975 when Mary performed two songs in the Maltese final, 'Live For Tomorrow' and 'Try a Little Love Today'.

In 1971 she participated in the Maltese heat of Eurovision with the song 'Min Int?' (Who Are You?).

Spiteri finished in third place behind Ireland and the United Kingdom.ġ992 was not Mary's first attempt at Eurovision. Mary represented Malta in the 1992 Eurovision Song Contest held in Malmö with the song 'Little Child'. Mary Spiteri is a popular cabaret artiste from Malta.

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