Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Malta participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Maltese entry was selected through a national selection, organised by the Maltese broadcaster PBS. Kurt Calleja represented Malta with the song "This Is the Night", which qualified from the second semi-final and went on to place 21st in the final, scoring 41 points.
Before Eurovision
Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2012
On 27 August 2011, PBS started the call for songs for their national selection. In the 2012 rules, PBS have extended the waiting time for former winners of the national selection from three years to five, which means that neither Olivia Lewis, Morena, Chiara, Thea Garrett and Glen Vella can attempt a return in Eurovision in 2012.The submission period will open on 20 October 2011 when everyone can submit an entry to the Maltese Public Broadcasting Services from 09.00 till 12:00 CET and from 14:00 till 16:00 CET. The fee for submitting an entry to the song festival is €150. Like in 2011, foreign authors will be allowed to enter the contest. Additionally, the broadcaster will have rights to award wildcards either in the semi-final or the final of the song selection.
On 10 November 2011, PBS announced the 62 entries who will be judged behind closed doors by a jury in mid-November.
Semi-final
24 songs advanced to the semi-final stage of the competition that took place on 3 February 2012. A combination of jury voting and televoting selected a total number of 16 songs to qualify for the national final which took place on 4 February 2012.| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter | Result |
| 1 | Danica Muscat | "7 Days" | Philip Vella | Finalist |
| 2 | Janvil | "You Are My Life" | George Platon | Finalist |
| 3 | Isabelle Zammit | "Walk On Water" | Paul Geordimania, Fleur Balzan | Eliminated |
| 4 | Francesca Borg | "Take Me Far" | Marco Debono, Doris Chetcuti | Finalist |
| 5 | Klinsmann | "No Way Back" | Paul Abela, Klinsmann Coleiro, Jonathan Spiteri | Finalist |
| 6 | Richard Edwards | "Look At Me Now" | Jan Van Dijck, Richard Edwards | Finalist |
| 7 | Annalise Ellul | "Whoop It up!" | Elton Zarb, Deo Grech | Eliminated |
| 8 | Kurt Calleja | "This Is the Night" | Johan Jämtberg, Kurt Calleja, Mikael Gunnerås | Finalist |
| 9 | Romina Mamo | "DNA" | Michael Johannes Tanczos, Gerard James Borg | Eliminated |
| 10 | Nadine Bartolo | "Can't Get Away" | Philip Vella | Eliminated |
| 11 | Lawrence Gray | "In Your Eyes" | Philip Vella, Cher Vella | Finalist |
| 12 | Kaya | "First Time" | Gorgi | Finalist |
| 13 | Claudia Faniello | "Pure" | Philip Vella, Gerard James Borg | Finalist |
| 14 | Jessica Muscat | "Dance Romance" | Philip Vella, Jessica Muscat | Eliminated |
| 15 | Wayne Micallef | "Time" | Wayne Micallef | Finalist |
| 16 | Dorothy Bezzina | "Autobiography" | Magnus Kaxe, Gerard James Borg | Finalist |
| 17 | Gianni | "Petals On A Rose" | Robin Abrahamsson, Marcel Numhauser, Trevor Fenech, Amir Aly | Finalist |
| 18 | Fabrizio Faniello | "I Will Fight For You " | Johan Bejerholm, Niklas Edberger, Robert Uhlmann, Warren Fenech, Fabrizio Faniello | Finalist |
| 19 | Janice Mangion | "While Her Eyes Still Glow" | Elton Zarb, Rita Pace | Eliminated |
| 20 | Eleanor Cassar | "I Want To Runaway" | Paul Giordimania, Fleur Balzan | Eliminated |
| 21 | Corazon Mizzi | "Mystifying Eyes" | Paul Giordimania, Fleur Balzan | Finalist |
| 22 | Deborah C ft. Leila James | "You Make Me Go Uh! Uh!" | Renier Patrick, Vervoort David | Finalist |
| 23 | Anna Azzopardi | "Still Waiting" | Samuel Bugía Garrido, Athanasios Nakos | Eliminated |
| 24 | Amber | "Answer With Your Eyes" | Ray Aguis, Alfred C. Sant | Finalist |
Final
The final was held on 4 February 2012 at the Malta Fairs & Convention Centre in Ta' Qali, hosted by Ronald Briffa and Elaine Saliba. The winner was chosen by an "expert" jury and televoting.| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place |
| 1 | Lawrence Gray | "In Your Eyes" | 23 | 6 | 29 | 7 |
| 2 | Deborah C ft. Leila James | "You Make Me Go Uh! Uh!" | 7 | 0 | 7 | 15 |
| 3 | Dorothy Bezzina | "Autobiography" | 25 | 2 | 27 | 8 |
| 4 | Gianni | "Petals On A Rose" | 22 | 20 | 42 | 4 |
| 5 | Claudia Faniello | "Pure" | 64 | 14 | 78 | 2 |
| 6 | Danica Muscat | "7 Days" | 26 | 0 | 26 | 9 |
| 7 | Fabrizio Faniello | "I Will Fight For You " | 19 | 12 | 31 | 6 |
| 8 | Corazon Mizzi | "Mystifying Eyes" | 6 | 10 | 16 | 10 |
| 9 | Richard Edwards | "Look At Me Now" | 16 | 16 | 32 | 5 |
| 10 | Kaya | "First Time" | 1 | 8 | 9 | 13 |
| 11 | Amber | "Answer With Your Eyes" | 55 | 0 | 55 | 3 |
| 12 | Wayne Micallef | "Time" | 10 | 0 | 10 | 12 |
| 13 | Kurt Calleja | "This Is the Night" | 60 | 24 | 84 | 1 |
| 14 | Janvil | "You Are My Life" | 8 | 0 | 8 | 14 |
| 15 | Klinsmann | "No Way Back" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 16 | Francesca Borg | "Take Me Far" | 6 | 4 | 10 | 11 |
At Eurovision
Malta will perform in the first half of the second semi-final, held on 24 May 2012.Split results
- In the Semi-final 2 Malta came 7th with 70 points: the public awarded Malta 11th place with 39 points and the jury awarded 5th place with 97 points.
- In the Final Malta came 21st with 41 points: the public awarded Malta 25th place with 10 points and the jury awarded 16th place with 70 points.
Points awarded to Malta
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |