Malta

Malta
Malta is currently an active country in the Nordic Festival of Song. Malta have participated as a regular participant 7 times, but debuted in the 2nd edition as the Guest Voter. As a result of a series of format changes to mark the tenth edition, Malta became a regular eligible nation. Malta have never won the contest but came close in editions 12 and 15 when they placed second with Ira Losco and Emma Muscat respectively.

History
Malta debuted as a regular participant in the 10th edition of NFOS, where they qualified to the final, ultimately placing eleventh.

Malta lost their 100% qualification record at NFOS in edition 14. "I Need Somebody" is the island's most successful entry, winning the televote in the Grand Final and placing second overall in edition 16, scoring a total of 346 points.