Prior to the 2016 Contest , Malta had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest twenty-eight 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 the 2005 contest with the song " Angel " performed by Chiara . In the 2015 edition , Malta failed to qualify to the final with the song " Warrior " performed by Amber
7th Wonder
7th Wonder
Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016