Malta placed 16th in Eurovision semi-final
Emma Muscat ranked 16th during her Eurovision Song Contest semi-final on Thursday, scoring just 47 points, official results released early on Sunday show. The official Eurovision scoreboard showed that Malta’s entry scored 47 points, ranking Emma 16th out of 18 participants during the second-semi final, leaving Malta in the lurch. The final placement of Eurovision Song Contest competitors is determined by combining scores achieved in voting by national juries and televoting audiences. On the night, Malta received 20 points from televoters, with Ireland, Estonia, North Macedonia, and Azerbaijan each giving Malta 3 points, the highest score I am What I am - Malta's entry - received. The song fared no better when it came to winning the hearts of the national juries, receiving just 27 points. Sweden gave Malta seven points, while Estonia, San Marino, the Czech Republic, and Georgia each gave Malta one point. The combined results meant Muscat ended up in the 16th position in that semi-final. The only two other countries to do worse than Malta were Montenegro which placed 17th and Georgia, which came last. Sweden’s Cornelia Jakobs with her song ‘Hold Me Closer’ won the second...