Prior to the 2019 Contest , Malta has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 31 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 2018 , Malta failed to qualify to the final , placing 13th in the second semi-final with the song " Taboo " performed by Christabelle
7th Wonder
7th Wonder
Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019