Malta in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004

Malta selected their Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 entry through the national final "Junior Song For Europe 2004", being held on 24 September 2004. Young Talent Team represented Malta in Lillehammer, Norway. They finished 12th with 14 points.

Malta in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004
Country	Malta
Selection process	Junior Song For Europe 2004 60% jury 40% televote
Selection date	24 September 2004
Competing entry
Song	"Power of a Song"
Artist	Young Talent Team
Placement
Final result	12th, 14 points
Participation chronology
◄2003 • 2004 • 2005►

Before Junior Eurovision

Junior Song For Europe 2004

The Maltese entrant and song was selected through "Junior Song For Europe 2004". It took place on 24 September 2004. 16 acts competed and only one became the winner. Young Talent Team won the national final with just one point in front of the runner-up Dario Bezzina. The winner was selected by a professional jury and the Maltese televiewers.^{[1][better source needed]}

Draw	Artist	Song	Jury	Televote	Total	Place
1	Kylie Coleiro	"Because We R Friends"	37	4	41	15
2	Jessica Muscat	"Precious Time"	27	12	39	16
3	Yazmin and Sophie	"The Magic Window"	68	48	116	6
4	Thea Saliba	"Say No"	65	28	93	7
5	Klinsmann Coleiro	"Warzone Children"	89	32	121	4
6	Leanne Ellul	"Colours of Love"	60	16	76	10
7	Young Talent Team	"Power of a Song"	73	80	153	1
8	Domenique Azzopardi	"Talk To Me"	43	44	87	8
9	Yanica Fava	"Dream"	72	8	80	9
10	Brooke Borg	"Come Over"	23	40	63	13
11	Christabelle Borg	"One Way Journey"	57	64	121	3
12	Maronia Gafa	"Shalom"	34	20	54	14
13	Dario Bezzina	"Eviva I-Muzika"	96	56	152	2
14	Ylenia Caruana	"Colour Dreaming"	48	72	120	5
15	Raisa Piscopo	"Don't You Think It's Time"	32	36	68	12
16	Kristina & Ryan	"Young and Free"	51	24	75	11

Detailed Jury Votes
Draw	Song	Jury 1	Jury 2	Jury 3	Jury 4	Jury 5	Jury 6	Total
1	"Because We R Friends"	8	1	9	10	3	7	38
2	"Precious time"	7	2	1	2	12	3	27
3	"The Magic Window"	18	20	3	9	16	2	68
4	"Say No"	4	16	7	14	6	18	65
5	"Warzone Children"	1	18	18	18	20	14	89
6	"Colours of Love"	16	9	5	6	18	6	60
7	"Power of a Song"	20	3	20	16	4	10	73
8	"Talk To Me"	5	4	11	11	11	1	43
9	"Dream"	12	14	10	12	8	16	72
10	"Come Over"	2	8	6	1	1	5	23
11	"One Way Journey"	9	7	14	8	7	12	57
12	"Shalom"	3	10	4	4	9	4	34
13	"Eviva I-Muzika"	14	12	16	20	14	20	96
14	"Colour Dreaming"	11	11	2	5	10	9	48
15	"Don't You Think It's Time"	6	5	8	3	2	8	32
16	"Young and Free"	10	6	12	7	5	11	51

At Eurovision

Malta performed 2nd in the contest, following Greece and preceding the Netherlands. Malta placed 12th out of total 18 countries with 14 points.^[2]

Voting

Points awarded to Malta[3] Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points  Denmark  United Kingdom 3 points  Macedonia 2 points  Netherlands 1 point  Romania

Points awarded by Malta[3] Score Country 12 points  Greece 10 points  United Kingdom 8 points  Cyprus 7 points  Spain 6 points  Macedonia 5 points  Denmark 4 points   Switzerland 3 points  Netherlands 2 points  Romania 1 point  France