Prior to the 2015 Contest , Malta had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest twenty-seven 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 . In 2014 , Malta qualified to the final and placed 23rd with the song " Coming Home " performed by Firelight
7th Wonder
7th Wonder
Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015