" Marija l-Maltija " ( " Maria the Maltese Lass " , " Mary the Maltese Girl " or " The Maltese Maria " ) was the Maltese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971 , performed in Maltese by Joe Grech . This was Malta 's debut Eurovision entry and consequently the first time that the Maltese language or any other Semitic language was heard at the Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1971
Eurovision Song Contest 1971
Marija l-Maltija