Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999

Malta was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 with the song "Believe 'n Peace", composed by Christopher Scicluna, with lyrics by Moira Stafrace, and performed by Times Three. The Maltese participating broadcaster, Public Broadcasting Services (PBS), selected its entry through a national final.

Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999
Eurovision Song Contest 1999
Participating broadcaster	Public Broadcasting Services (PBS)
Country	Malta
Selection process	Malta Song for Europe 1999
Selection date	20 February 1999
Competing entry
Song	"Believe 'n Peace"
Artist	Times Three
Songwriters	Christopher Scicluna Moira Stafrace
Placement
Final result	15th, 32 points
Participation chronology
◄1998 • 1999 • 2000►

Before Eurovision

Malta Song for Europe 1999

Public Broadcasting Services (PBS) held the national final on 19 and 20 February 1999 at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta, hosted by Mariella Scerri and Joseph Chetcuti. 16 songs competed, and the winner was decided by an expert jury.

Georgina and Paul Giordimaina represented Malta in 1991, and Georgina was also a backing singer in 1996. Claudette Pace would go on to represent the country in 2000. Fabrizio Faniello would follow suit in both in 2001 and in 2006, and Olivia Lewis would do the same in 2007.

Draw	Artist	Song	Songwriter(s)	Points	Place
1	Alexander Schembri	"Night Has Fallen"	Sunny Aquilina, Jason Paul Cassar	74	6
2	Lawrence Gray	"The Right Time"	Philip Vella, Paul Abela	114	2
3	Fabrizio Faniello	"Thankful for Your Love"	Alfred C. Sant, Ray Agius	71	8
4	Tarcisio Barbara	"Takes Me Higher"	Alfred C. Sant, Tarcisio Barbara	23	16
5	Claudette Pace	"Breathless"	Gerard James Borg, Philip Vella	75	5
6	Nadine Axisa and Rita Pace	"Hold My Hand"	Rita Pace, Marika Axisa	25	15
7	Alison Ellul	"Give Me Love"	Doris Chetcuti, Eugenio Schembri	33	14
8	Georgina	"Who Will Be There"	Georgina Abela, Paul Abela	79	3
9	Olivia Lewis	"Autumn of My Love"	Doris Chetcuti, Mark Debono	73	7
10	Charlene and Natasha Grima	"Look Into My Eyes"	Natasha Grima, Charlene Grima	68	9
11	Times Three	"Believe 'n Peace"	Moira Stafrace, Christopher Scicluna	119	1
12	Mark Tonna	"Heartbeat"	Doris Chetcuti, Mark Debono	52	11
13	Leontine	"You're the Reason"	Julian Farrugia, Renato Briffa	77	4
14	Marvic Lewis	"It Is You"	Doris Chetcuti, Eugenio Schembri	42	13
15	Paul Giordimaina	"I Believe Again"	Fleur Balzan, Paul Giordimaina	45	12
16	Joe Mizzi	"Love Will Find the Way"	Roberto Longo, Gino Micallef, Joe Mizzi, John Mizzie	54	10

Detailed Jury Votes

Song	Juror							Total
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
"Night Has Fallen"	11	10	11	14	12	4	12	74
"The Right Time"	18	16	16	16	18	14	16	114
"Thankful for Your Love"	12	11	7	9	5	18	9	71
"Takes Me Higher"	1	1	2	10	6	1	2	23
"Breathless"	14	5	9	11	14	12	10	75
"Hold My Hand"	3	3	3	8	2	2	4	25
"Give Me Love"	4	4	1	12	3	3	6	33
"Who Will Be There"	20	6	4	20	20	8	1	79
"Autumn of My Love"	6	18	10	7	7	7	18	73
"Look Into My Eyes"	2	12	14	6	8	10	14	68
"Believe 'n Peace"	5	20	20	18	16	20	20	119
"Heartbeat"	10	8	8	1	11	9	5	52
"You're the Reason"	9	14	18	5	9	11	11	77
"It Is You"	7	9	6	2	4	6	8	42
"I Believe Again"	16	2	5	4	10	5	3	45
"Love Will Find the Way"	8	7	12	3	1	16	7	54

At Eurovision

The song received 32 points, finishing 15th.^[1]

Voting

Points awarded to Malta[2] Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points  Austria  Bosnia and Herzegovina 6 points  Croatia  United Kingdom 5 points 4 points 3 points  Cyprus 2 points 1 point  Estonia  Germany  Portugal

Points awarded by Malta[2] Score Country 12 points  Sweden 10 points  Iceland 8 points  United Kingdom 7 points  Estonia 6 points  Israel 5 points  Croatia 4 points  Denmark 3 points  Germany 2 points  Netherlands 1 point  Lithuania