http://www.m3p.com.mt/wiki/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Malta_at_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 - Revision history2026-07-10T22:13:18ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.36.1http://www.m3p.com.mt/wiki/index.php?title=Malta_at_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998&diff=2413&oldid=prevTonisant: Created page with 'Echoing Mary Spiteri's 3rd place in 1992, Chiara ended a mere seven points behind the winner. The winner was decided in the very last round of votes. ==Facts== Venue : Birmin…'2011-02-06T20:52:23Z<p>Created page with 'Echoing Mary Spiteri's 3rd place in 1992, Chiara ended a mere seven points behind the winner. The winner was decided in the very last round of votes. ==Facts== Venue : Birmin…'</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>Echoing Mary Spiteri's 3rd place in 1992, Chiara ended a mere seven points behind the winner. The winner was decided in the very last round of votes.<br />
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==Facts==<br />
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Venue : Birmingham, UK<br />
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Date : Saturday, 9 May 1998<br />
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Number of Contestants : 25<br />
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Singer : Chiara<br />
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Song : The One That I Love<br />
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Composer : Jason Paul Cassar<br />
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Lyricist : Sunny Aquilina<br />
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Final Place : 3rd<br />
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Points : 165<br />
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==ESC winner for this year==<br />
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Israel : Diva performed by Dana International<br />
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Composer : Tzvika Pik<br />
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Lyricist : Yoav Ginai<br />
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Points: 172<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
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Chiara obtained the highest number of votes ever for Malta until she returned to the Eurovision in 2005 and bettered her own top score but missed the winning position.<br />
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Israel's Dana International, the 1998 winner, is a transsexual, and wore a designer feather dress during the final.<br />
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Germany's Guido Horn had a crazy performance, climbing all over the stage.<br />
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Mass televoting took part for the first time. Judging panels were only used by countries that did not have a good telephone infrastructure.<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998 Eurovision Song Contest 1998] - Wikipedia<br />
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