| Eurovision Song Contest 2008 | ||||
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| Country |  Malta | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | The GO Malta Song for Europe 2008 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Semi-final: 24 January 2008 Final: 26 January 2008 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Morena | |||
| Selected song | "Vodka" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | ||||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (14th) | |||
| Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Malta participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "Vodka" written by Philip Vella and Gerard James Borg. The song was performed by Morena. The Maltese entry for the 2008 contest in Belgrade, Serbia was selected through the national final The GO Malta Song for Europe 2008, organised by the Maltese broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services (PBS). The competition consisted of a semi-final round and a final, held on 24 and 26 January 2008, respectively, where "Vodka" performed by Morena eventually emerged as the winning entry after scoring the most points from a seven-member jury and a public televote.
Malta was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 22 May 2008. Performing during the show in position 16, "Vodka" was not announced among the 10 qualifying entries of the second semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final on 24 May. It was later revealed that Malta placed fourteenth out of the 19 participating countries in the semi-final with 38 points.