The song was performed ninth on the night ( following Switzerland 's Véronique Müller with " C'Est La Chanson De Mon Amour " and preceding Finland 's Päivi Paunu & Kim Floor with " Muistathan " ) . At the close of voting , it had received 48 points , placing 18th ( last ) in a field of 18 . The abnormally high last-place score by contemporary standards is due to the voting system in place at the time , which guaranteed all songs at least 34 points . After this the group Helen & Joseph also named " 9 th group " Following their failure to move beyond last place with their first two entries , Malta opted not to enter the 1973 or 1974 Contests , but returned the year after that . Hence , the song was succeeded as Maltese representative at the 1975 Contest by Renato with " Singing This Song "
1975 Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1975
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