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. The Maltese broadcaster

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(PBS) was responsible for the country's participation in the contest, and organized a national final to select the Maltese entry.

Background

Prior to the contest, Malta had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest sixteen times since their first participation in the inaugural contest. Malta had participated in every contest with the exception of the and contests. Malta has won the contest twice: in with " The Start" performed by

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, and in with "

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. In the contest, Malta was represented by the song " Chasing Sunsets" performed by

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. The song placed 8th out of 12 entries with 100 points.

Before Junior Eurovision

''Malta Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021''

Malta's participation in the contest was confirmed by PBS in August 2021. PBS organised the national final ''Malta Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021'' to select the Maltese entry.

Competing entries

Artists and songwriters were able to submit their entries between 26 July and 5 September 2021, with the plan originally being to select 12 competing participants, to be announced on 19 September 2021. However, due to the unprecedented high number of submissions, 20 shortlisted songs were revealed on 19 September, which were cut down to twelve in the following week.

Final

The final took place on 16 October 2021 at the Robert Samut Hall in

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, hosted by Elaine Saliba Bonnici. The winner was selected by the votes of a jury panel (50%) and public televoting (50%). The jury consisted of Maltese

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. The interval act featured Destiny performing "". "My Home" performed by Ike and Kaya was announced as the winner of the national final. The song was composed by Cyprian Cassar and lyricised by Owen Leuellen and MUXU. The duo previously participated in the competition ''Malta's Got Talent'' in 2020, where they were praised for their energy and musicality. They achieved 4th place in the competition. Kaya had also participated in ''Malta Junior Eurovision Song Contest'' as a solo act in 2020, with the song "Made of Stars".

At Junior Eurovision

After the opening ceremony, which took place on 13 December 2021, it was announced that Malta would perform fourth on 19 December 2021, following Poland and preceding Italy. At the end of the contest, Malta received 97 points, placing 12th out of 19 participating countries.

Voting

Detailed voting results

References

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