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Malta in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021

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{{Infobox song contest national year

| Contest = Junior

| Year = 2021

| Country = Malta

| Selection process = Malta Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021

| Selection date = 16 October 2021

| Artist = Ike and Kaya

| Song = My Home

| Writer = {{ubl|Owen Leuellen|Muxu|Cyprian Cassar}}

| Final result = 12th, 97 points

| Prev = 2020

}}

Malta was represented at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021, held in Paris, France. The Maltese broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services (PBS) was responsible for the country's participation in the contest, and organized a national final to select the Maltese entry.{{Cite web|last=Granger|first=Anthony|date=2021-07-26|title=πŸ‡²πŸ‡Ή Malta: Malta Junior Eurovision Song Selection 2021 Launches|url=https://eurovoix.com/2021/07/26/malta-junior-eurovision-song-selection-2021/|access-date=2021-09-19|website=Eurovoix|language=en-GB}}

Background

{{main|Malta in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest}}

Prior to the {{Escyr|2021|Junior}} contest, Malta had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest sixteen times since their first participation in the inaugural {{Escyr|2003|Junior}} contest. Malta had participated in every contest with the exception of the {{Escyr|2011|Junior}} and {{Escyr|2012|Junior}} contests. Malta has won the contest twice: in {{Escyr|2013|Junior}} with "The Start" performed by Gaia Cauchi, and in {{Escyr|2015|Junior}} with "Not My Soul" performed by Destiny Chukunyere.{{cite web|title=Malta - Junior Eurovision Song Contest|url=https://junioreurovision.tv/country/malta|website=junioreurovision.tv|publisher=EBU|accessdate=1 September 2020}} In the {{Escyr|2020|Junior}} contest, Malta was represented by the song "Chasing Sunsets" performed by Chanel Monseigneur. The song placed 8th out of 12 entries with 100 points.{{Cite web|title=Final of Poland 2020|url=https://junioreurovision.tv/event/poland-2020/final|access-date=2021-09-19|website=junioreurovision.tv|language=en-gb}}

Before Junior Eurovision

= ''Malta Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021'' =

Malta's participation in the contest was confirmed by PBS in August 2021.{{Cite web |date=2021-08-02 |title=πŸ‡²πŸ‡Ή Malta confirm Junior Eurovision 2021 participation |url=https://escxtra.com/2021/08/02/malta-confirm-junior-eurovision-2021-participation/ |access-date=2021-09-19 |website=ESCXTRA.com |language=en-GB}} PBS organised the national final Malta Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 to select the Maltese entry.

== Competing entries ==

Artists and songwriters were able to submit their entries between 26 July and 5 September 2021, with the plan originally being to select 12 competing participants, to be announced on 19 September 2021.{{Cite web |title=MJESC 2021 Application - TVM |url=https://www.tvm.com.mt/mt/mjescapplication/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200722144001/https://www.tvm.com.mt/mt/mjescapplication/ |archive-date=2020-07-22 |access-date=2021-09-19 |website=TVM Maltese}} However, due to the unprecedented high number of submissions, 20 shortlisted songs were revealed on 19 September, which were cut down to twelve in the following week.{{Cite web |date=2021-09-19 |title=Jitħabbru l-20 finalist tal-MJESC - TVM |url=https://www.tvm.com.mt/mt/news/l-20-finalista-tal-mjesc/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920112703/https://www.tvm.com.mt/mt/news/l-20-finalista-tal-mjesc |archive-date=2021-09-20 |work=TVM Maltese |language=mt}}

class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
Artist

!Song

!Songwriter(s)

Amelia Kalabic

|"Dear World"

|Christina Magrin

Eksenia Sammut

|"Building"

|Bettina MuchMore, Philipa Naudi

Ella Raina

|"Limitless"

|Muxu, Cyprian Cassar

Emma Briffa

|"My Angel's Calling"

|Muxu, Cyprian Cassar

Ike and Kaya

|"My Home"

|Owen Leuellen, Muxu, Cyprian Cassar

Kylie Micallef

|"Keep Your Drama"

|Christina Magrin

Maria Curmi

|"Wild and Free"

|Emil Calleja Bayliss, Cyprian Cassar

Marija Djinovic

|"Magic"

|Emil Calleja Bayliss, Aldo Spiteri, Bradley Spiteri

Mycha, Kylie & Denzel Jo

|"Running Free"

|Emil Calleja Bayliss, Denzel Jo Armani, Joseph Armani, Toby Farrugia

Rih & Bri

|"Drops Like Fire"

|Muxu, Cyprian Cassar

rowspan="2" |Yulan Law

|"Change"

|Etienne Micallef, Dominic Cini, Jonas Gladnikoff

"On My Way"

|Amber Bondin, Elton Zarb

==Final==

The final took place on 16 October 2021 at the Robert Samut Hall in Floriana, hosted by Elaine Saliba Bonnici. The winner was selected by the votes of a jury panel (50%) and public televoting (50%).{{Cite web |title=Televoting numbers for final of Malta JESC - TVM News |url=https://www.tvm.com.mt/en/news/maghrufa-n-numri-tat-tetetelevoting-numbers-for-final-of-malta-jesclevoting-numbers-for-final-of-malta-jesclevoting-tal-finali-tal-mjesc/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016202006/https://www.tvm.com.mt/en/news/maghrufa-n-numri-tat-tetetelevoting-numbers-for-final-of-malta-jesclevoting-numbers-for-final-of-malta-jesclevoting-tal-finali-tal-mjesc/ |archive-date=2021-10-16 |access-date=2021-10-16 |website=TVM English|date=16 October 2021 }} The jury consisted of Maltese Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 winner and Eurovision Song Contest 2021 entrant Destiny Chukunyere, singer Maxine Pace and musician Sigmund Mifsud.{{Cite web |last=Everingham |first=Tim |date=17 October 2021 |title=Malta selects Ike and Kaya with "My Home" for Junior Eurovision 2021 |url=https://www.aussievision.net/post/malta-selects-ike-and-kaya-with-my-home-for-junior-eurovision-2021 |access-date=2 October 2022 |website=aussievision.net}} The interval act featured Destiny performing "{{lang|fr|Je me casse|i=unset}}".

"My Home" performed by Ike and Kaya was announced as the winner of the national final. The song was composed by Cyprian Cassar and lyricised by Owen Leuellen and MUXU.{{Cite web |date=2021-10-08 |title=MJESC2021:- My Home – Ike and Kaya |url=https://www.tvm.com.mt/mt/junior-eurovision/participants/mjesc2021-my-home-ike-and-kaya/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016205317/https://www.tvm.com.mt/mt/junior-eurovision/participants/mjesc2021-my-home-ike-and-kaya/ |archive-date=2021-10-16 |work=MJESC2021 |publisher=TVM}} The duo previously participated in the competition Malta's Got Talent in 2020, where they were praised for their energy and musicality. They achieved 4th place in the competition. Kaya had also participated in Malta Junior Eurovision Song Contest as a solo act in 2020, with the song "Made of Stars".{{Cite web |last=Cilia |first=Johnathan |date=2020-10-19 |title=Meet Kaya And Ike, The Adorable Couple That Stole The Island's Hearts On Malta's Got Talent |url=https://lovinmalta.com/news/news-human-interest/meet-kaya-and-ike-the-adorable-couple-that-stole-the-islands-hearts-on-maltas-got-talent/ |work=Lovin Malta}}{{Cite web |date=2021-10-16 |title=Malta likes Ike and Kaya! πŸ‡²πŸ‡Ή |url=https://junioreurovision.tv/story/malta-picks-ike-and-kaya |work=Junior Eurovision}}

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|+Final – 16 October 2021

! scope="col" | Draw

! scope="col" | Artist

! scope="col" | Song

!Place

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 1

| Emma Briffa

| "My Angel's Calling"

|align=center|β€”

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 2

| Kylie Micallef

| "Keep Your Drama"

|align=center|β€”

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 3

| Maria Curmi

| "Wild and Free"

|align=center|β€”

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 4

| Yulan Law

| "Change"

|align=center|β€”

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 5

| Eksenia Sammut

| "Building"

|align=center|β€”

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 6

| Amelia Kalabic

| "Dear World"

|align=center|β€”

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 7

| Rih & Bri

| "Drops Like Fire"

|align=center|β€”

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 8

| Ella Raina

| "Limitless"

|align=center|β€”

bgcolor=gold style="font-weight:bold;"

! style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:gold;" scope="row" | 9

| Ike and Kaya

| "My Home"

|align=center|1

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 10

| Yulan Law

| "On My Way"

|align=center|3

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 11

| Marija Djinovic

| "Magic"

|align=center|β€”

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 12

| Mycha, Kylie & Denzel Jo

| "Running Free"

|align=center|2

At Junior Eurovision

After the opening ceremony, which took place on 13 December 2021, it was announced that Malta would perform fourth on 19 December 2021, following Poland and preceding Italy.{{Cite web|url=https://junioreurovision.tv/story/jesc-running-order-revealed|title=Junior Eurovision: Running order revealed... πŸ‡«πŸ‡·|date=2021-12-13|work=Junioreurovision.tv|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211213150918/https://junioreurovision.tv/story/jesc-running-order-revealed|archive-date=2021-12-13|url-status=live}}

At the end of the contest, Malta received 97 points, placing 12th out of 19 participating countries.

=Voting=

{{Junior Eurovision Song Contest voting explanation|2021}}

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class="wikitable"
+ Points awarded to Malta{{cite web|title=Results of the Final of Paris 2021|url=https://junioreurovision.tv/event/paris-2021/final/results/malta|publisher=European Broadcasting Union|access-date=19 December 2021}}
scope="col" width="33%" | Score

! scope="col" | Country

scope="row" | 12 points

|

scope="row" | 10 points

|

scope="row" | 8 points

| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Georgia|Junior|y=2021}}|{{Esc|Ukraine|Junior|y=2021}}}}

scope="row" | 7 points

|

scope="row" | 6 points

| {{Esc|Germany|Junior|y=2021}}

scope="row" | 5 points

|

scope="row" | 4 points

| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Azerbaijan|Junior|y=2021}}|{{Esc|North Macedonia|Junior|y=2021}}|{{Esc|Portugal|Junior|y=2021}}}}

scope="row" | 3 points

| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Armenia|Junior|y=2021}}|{{Esc|Kazakhstan|Junior|y=2021}}}}

scope="row" | 2 points

| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Italy|Junior|y=2021}}|{{Esc|Poland|Junior|y=2021}}|{{Esc|Russia|Junior|y=2021}}}}

scope="row" | 1 point

| {{Esc|Spain|Junior|y=2021}}

colspan="2" | Malta received 50 points from the online vote

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+ Points awarded by Malta
scope="col" width="20%" | Score

! scope="col" | Country

scope="row" style="background:gold" | 12 points

| {{Esc|Georgia|Junior|y=2021}}

scope="row" style="background:silver" | 10 points

| {{Esc|Poland|Junior|y=2021}}

scope="row" style="background:#CC9966" | 8 points

| {{Esc|France|Junior|y=2021}}

scope="row" | 7 points

| {{Esc|Kazakhstan|Junior|y=2021}}

scope="row" | 6 points

| {{Esc|Italy|Junior|y=2021}}

scope="row" | 5 points

| {{Esc|Armenia|Junior|y=2021}}

scope="row" | 4 points

| {{Esc|Portugal|Junior|y=2021}}

scope="row" | 3 points

| {{Esc|Bulgaria|Junior|y=2021}}

scope="row" | 2 points

| {{Esc|Azerbaijan|Junior|y=2021}}

scope="row" | 1 point

| {{Esc|Russia|Junior|y=2021}}

{{col-end}}

==Detailed voting results==

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+ {{nowrap|Detailed voting results from Malta}}
scope="col" | Draw

! scope="col" | Country

! scope="col" | Juror A

! scope="col" | Juror B

! scope="col" | Juror C

! scope="col" | Juror D

! scope="col" | Juror E

! scope="col" | Average Rank

! scope="col" | Points Awarded

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 01

| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|Germany|Junior|y=2021}}

| 18

| 16

| 17

| 9

| 18

| 18

| style="background:#AAAAAA;" |

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 02

| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|Georgia|Junior|y=2021}}

| style="background:gold;" | 1

| style="background:silver;" | 2

| style="background:silver;" | 2

| style="background:gold;" | 1

| style="background:gold;" | 1

| style="background:gold;" | 1

| style="background:gold;" | 12

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 03

| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|Poland|Junior|y=2021}}

| 4

| 8

| 4

| style="background:silver;" | 2

| style="background:silver;" | 2

| style="background:silver;" | 2

| style="background:silver;" | 10

class="sortbottom"

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 04

| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|Malta|Junior|y=2021}}

| style="background:#AAAAAA;" |

| style="background:#AAAAAA;" |

| style="background:#AAAAAA;" |

| style="background:#AAAAAA;" |

| style="background:#AAAAAA;" |

| style="background:#AAAAAA;" |

| style="background:#AAAAAA;" |

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 05

| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|Italy|Junior|y=2021}}

| 6

| 4

| style="background:#CC9966;" | 3

| 6

| 8

| 5

| 6

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 06

| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|Bulgaria|Junior|y=2021}}

| 7

| 13

| 10

| 5

| 6

| 8

| 3

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 07

| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|Russia|Junior|y=2021}}

| 11

| 15

| 5

| 10

| 9

| 10

| 1

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 08

| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|Ireland|Junior|y=2021}}

| 15

| 12

| 16

| 11

| 16

| 16

| style="background:#AAAAAA;" |

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 09

| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|Armenia|Junior|y=2021}}

| style="background:#CC9966;" | 3

| 14

| 6

| 7

| style="background:#CC9966;" | 3

| 6

| 5

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 10

| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|Kazakhstan|Junior|y=2021}}

| 5

| style="background:#CC9966;" | 3

| 7

| 4

| 5

| 4

| 7

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 11

| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|Albania|Junior|y=2021}}

| 14

| 11

| 12

| 14

| 13

| 15

| style="background:#AAAAAA;" |

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 12

| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|Ukraine|Junior|y=2021}}

| 13

| 10

| 8

| 12

| 11

| 12

| style="background:#AAAAAA;" |

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 13

| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|France|Junior|y=2021}}

| 12

| style="background:gold;" | 1

| style="background:gold;" | 1

| 16

| 4

| style="background:#CC9966;" | 3

| style="background:#CC9966;" | 8

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 14

| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|Azerbaijan|Junior|y=2021}}

| 8

| 7

| 9

| 13

| 7

| 9

| 2

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 15

| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|Netherlands|Junior|y=2021}}

| 10

| 17

| 15

| 17

| 15

| 17

| style="background:#AAAAAA;" |

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 16

| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|Spain|Junior|y=2021}}

| 17

| 9

| 13

| 8

| 10

| 13

| style="background:#AAAAAA;" |

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 17

| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|Serbia|Junior|y=2021}}

| 16

| 5

| 14

| 18

| 14

| 14

| style="background:#AAAAAA;" |

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 18

| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|North Macedonia|Junior|y=2021}}

| 9

| 6

| 11

| 15

| 12

| 11

| style="background:#AAAAAA;" |

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 19

| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|Portugal|Junior|y=2021}}

| style="background:silver;" | 2

| 18

| 18

| style="background:#CC9966;" | 3

| 17

| 7

| 4

References

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{{Malta in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest}}

{{Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021}}

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