Malta Song for Europe 1992

Television broadcast
Original title	Malta Song for Europe 1992
Country of production	Malta
year	1992
Production company	Department of Culture in Malta
Moderation	Charles Saliba, Anna Bonanno
First broadcast	12., 13. u. March 14th on tbc

Malta Song for Europe 1992 (abbreviation: MSFE 1992 ) was the Maltese preliminary decision for the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 , which took place in Malmö ( Sweden ) after Carola won the Eurovision Song Contest the previous year with her song Fångad av en stormvind . The competition was won by Mary Spiteri with the song Little Child . The competition was also known as Festival tal-Kanzunetta Maltija għall-Ewropa 1992 .

principle

A total of 20 entries were selected by an expert jury to take part in the semi-finals, which took place on March 12 and 13, 1992 in the Mediterranean Conference Center . The songs were performed in Maltese on March 12th and in English on March 13th. With 100% of the votes, the jury chose the 10 finalists who entered on March 14th to represent Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest.

All songs were performed in both English and Maltese in the semi-finals and in the final , but the English version of the winning title was chosen to represent Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest. Before 1999, singing in English was only allowed in participating countries that had English as their official language, including Malta.

Semifinals

Here are the semi-finalists who competed for a place in the final on March 12th and 13th, 1992:

Start number	Interpreter	English song title	Maltese song title	Approximate meaning in German
01	Vince Fabri	Over and over again	Vjola	Over and over again
02	Renato	Fading love	Jekk l-eku ta 'dal-kliem	Waning love
03	Peter Baldacchino	End of a love song	Issa li ga zernaq	End of a love song
04th	Alex Schembri	Don't leave without me	Int	Don't go without me
05	The Greenfields	When the Devil Meets an Angel	Meta x-xitan jiltaqa 'ma' anġlu	When the devil meets an angel
06th	Carmen Schembri	Winds from Yesterday	Għal dejjem tul iż-żmien	Yesterday's winds
07th	Mary Spiteri	Little Child	Tfajjel ċkejken	Little kid
08th	Helen Micallef	Yearning	Mat-tnehid tal-mewġ	nostalgia
09	Doreen Galea	Wish It Were Still Yesterday	Mank li l-bieraħ kien illum	Wish it was yesterday
10	Manolito	Is It Too Much to Pretend	Il-villaġġ	Is it too much to pretend?
11	Catherine Vigar	And Why	U int għalfejn	And why
12	Moira Stafrace	Don't Throw Our Love Away	Tgħidlix	Don't throw our love away
13	David Xuereb	Caged Heart	Qalb ma thobbx	Trapped heart
14th	Enzo Guzman	Sunshine and Rainbows	Tkellem bil-fjuri	Sunshine and rainbow
15th	Marthese Tanti	Garden of Dreams	Gardina tal-ħolm	Garden of dreams
16	Suzanne Borg	Shooting the Breeze	Bla firdiet	Chatter
17th	Mike Spiteri	Lonely People	Paceville	Lonely people
18th	Godwin Lucas	Autumn love	Imħabba fil-ħarifa	Fall love
19th	Leontine & Q Factory	With every day	Fejn jien	With every day
20th	Phylisienne Brincat	Together	Flimkien	Together

final

In the final, which took place on March 14, 1992, 10 artists sang to win the preliminary round. Ultimately, it was won by Mary Spiteri with the song Little Child .

Start number	Interpreter	English song title	Maltese song title	placement
01	Alex Schembri	Don't leave without me	Int	-
02	Enzo Guzman	Sunshine and Rainbows	Tkellem bil-fjuri	-
03	Godwin Lucas	Autumn love	Imħabba fil-ħarifa	-
04th	Moira Stafrace	Don't Throw Our Love Away	Tgħidlix	2.
05	Mike Spiteri	Lonely People	Paceville	3.
06th	Phylisienne Brincat	Together	Flimkien	-
07th	Renato	Fading love	Jekk l-eku ta 'dal-kliem	-
08th	Marthese Tanti	Garden of Dreams	Gardina tal-ħolm	-
09	Helen Micallef	Yearning	Mat-tnehid tal-mewġ	-
10	Mary Spiteri	Little Child	Tfajjel ċkejken	1.

See also

• Eurovision Song Contest 1992
• Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest

Individual evidence

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