Prior to the 2018 Contest , Malta has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 30 times since its first entry in 1971 . Malta briefly competed in the Eurovision Song Contest in the 1970s before withdrawing for sixteen years . The country had , to this point , competed in every contest since returning in 1991 . Malta 's best placing in the contest thus far was second , which it achieved on two occasions : in 2002 with the song " 7th Wonder " performed by Ira Losco and in 2005 with the song " Angel " performed by Chiara . For the 2018 Contest , the Maltese national broadcaster , Public Broadcasting Services ( PBS ) , organised the selection process for the nation 's entry . Malta has selected their entry consistently through a national final procedure '' Malta Eurovision Song Contest '' , a method that was continued for their 2018 participation
7th Wonder
7th Wonder
Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018