The final was held on 6 and 7 February 1998 at the
Mediterranean Conference Centre in
Valletta, hosted by Angela Agius, John Demanuele, Denise Mintoff and Patrick Vella. On the first night, 22 songs were presented, 6 of which were in a special category for newcomers to the contest. Those 6 were reduced to 4 after the first night, so that on the second night there were 20 songs. The 2 songs that were eliminated after the first night were "Come Back Home" performed by Rita Pace and "That Magic In Your Eyes" performed by Tonio Cuschieri. On the second night, all 20 finalists performed, and the winner was chosen by an "expert" jury.[1]
Ahead of the contest, Malta were considered one of the favourites among
bookmakers to win the contest, featuring alongside the entries from
United Kingdom,
Belgium,
Sweden and the
Netherlands.[2] The song received 165 points, finishing 3rd.[3] This was Malta's best result along with
1992 up to that point before their second place in
2002 and
2005.
The final was held on 6 and 7 February 1998 at the
Mediterranean Conference Centre in
Valletta, hosted by Angela Agius, John Demanuele, Denise Mintoff and Patrick Vella. On the first night, 22 songs were presented, 6 of which were in a special category for newcomers to the contest. Those 6 were reduced to 4 after the first night, so that on the second night there were 20 songs. The 2 songs that were eliminated after the first night were "Come Back Home" performed by Rita Pace and "That Magic In Your Eyes" performed by Tonio Cuschieri. On the second night, all 20 finalists performed, and the winner was chosen by an "expert" jury.[1]
Ahead of the contest, Malta were considered one of the favourites among
bookmakers to win the contest, featuring alongside the entries from
United Kingdom,
Belgium,
Sweden and the
Netherlands.[2] The song received 165 points, finishing 3rd.[3] This was Malta's best result along with
1992 up to that point before their second place in
2002 and
2005.