Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
| Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2007 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Public Broadcasting Services (PBS) | |||
| Country | Malta | |||
| Selection process | Malta Song for Europe 2007 | |||
| Selection date | 3 February 2007 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Vertigo" | |||
| Artist | Olivia Lewis | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (25th) | |||
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Malta was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "Vertigo", composed by Philip Vella, with lyrics by Gerard James Borg, and performed by Olivia Lewis. The Maltese participating broadcaster, Public Broadcasting Services (PBS), selected its entry for the contest through Malta Song for Europe 2007. The competition consisted of two phases: Opportunity 2 and Malta Song for Europe 2007. In the final, held on 3 February 2007, "Vertigo" performed by Olivia Lewis eventually emerged as the winning entry after gaining the most votes from a public televote with 30,977 votes.
Malta competed in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 10 May 2007. Performing during the show in position 20, "Vertigo" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final on 12 May. This marked the first time that Malta failed to qualify to the final of the Eurovision Song Contest from a semi-final since the introduction of semi-finals in 2004. It was later revealed that Malta placed twenty-fifth out of the 28 participating countries in the semi-final with 15 points.