Malta was represented at the

Eurovision Song Contest 1992 The Eurovision Song Contest 1992 was the 37th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 9 May 1992 at the in Malmö, Sweden. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster (SVT), and presented by Lydia Capolicc ...

with the song "Little Child", composed by

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, with lyrics by Raymond Mahoney, and performed by

Mary Spiteri Mary Spiteri (born 25 October 1947) is a Maltese singer and television personality from Naxxar. She has participated in various national and international music festivals, one of which she came third when representing Malta in the Eurovision Song ...

. The Maltese participating broadcaster,

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(PBS), selected its entry for the contest through a national final.

Before Eurovision

''Malta Song for Europe 1992''

The Maltese broadcaster,

(PBS), held a national final, ''Malta Song for Europe 1992'', to select its entry for the

. PBS held the national final on 14 March 1992 at the

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, hosted by Charles Saliba and Anna Bonanno. Ten songs competed, sung in both Maltese and English. The winner was decided through an expert jury, with only the top three songs announced. The winner was "Little Child" (""), sung by

and composed by

and Raymond Mahoney.

At Eurovision

"Little Child", this time solely in English, was performed 10th on the night of the contest, following and preceding . Spiteri came 3rd in the contest with 123 points. This was also Malta's best showing at the contest so far.

Voting

References

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Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992

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