| Eurovision Song Contest 2000 | ||||
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| Participating broadcaster | Public Broadcasting Services (PBS) | |||
| Country |  Malta | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Malta Song for Europe 2000 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 14–15 January 2000 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Claudette Pace | |||
| Selected song | "Desire" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | ||||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 8th, 73 points | |||
| Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Malta was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 with the song "Desire", composed by Philip Vella, with lyrics by Gerard James Borg, and performed by Claudette Pace. The Maltese participating broadcaster, Public Broadcasting Services (PBS), selected its entry for the contest through the national final Malta Song for Europe 2000. The competition consisted of a final, held on 14 and 15 February 2000, where "Desire" performed by Claudette Pace eventually emerged as the winning entry after scoring the most points from a seven-member jury.
Malta competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 13 May 2000. Performing during the show in position 7, Malta placed seventh out of the 24 participating countries, scoring 48 points.