Eurovision Song Contest 2022 | ||||
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Country | Malta | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Artist: Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2022 Song: Internal selection | |||
Selection date(s) | Artist: 19 February 2022 Song: 14 March 2022 | |||
Selected artist(s) | Emma Muscat | |||
Selected song | "I Am What I Am" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Finals performance | ||||
Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (16th) | |||
Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Malta participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy, with the song "I Am What I Am" performed by Emma Muscat. The Maltese entry for the 2022 contest was initially selected through the national final Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2022, organised by the Maltese broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services (PBS). The competition consisted of a semi-final round, a special show and a final, held on 17, 18 and 19 February 2022, respectively, where "Out of Sight" performed by Muscat eventually emerged as the winning entry after scoring the most points from a six-member jury and a public televote. On 14 March 2022, PBS announced that Muscat would ultimately perform "I Am What I Am" in Turin; the song was released to the public on the same day.
Malta was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 12 May 2022. Performing during the show in position 6, "I Am What I Am" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Malta placed 16th out of the 18 participating countries in the semi-final with 47 points.