Malta first participated at Eurovision in 1971 , although the history of National song contests organized in the Maltese islands dates back to 1960 when the first Malta Song Festival took place . Malta has never won the contest , although it has twice finished second and twice finished third . At first , the island state sent songs in its native language , Maltese , but it failed to rank highly , finishing last in its first two attempts in the contest in and and withdrew after the 1975 contest
1975 contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1975
Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest