"7th Wonder" was composed by Philip Vella and penned by Gerald James Borg, the duo behind Claudette Pace's Desire that won the Song for Europe Festival two years ago.

Ira Losco's song got the maximum points from all five foreign judges of the contest and was also won the largest number of preferences amongst the 36,817 televiewers who voted by phone. The televoting ballot had the weight of three judges.

Karen Polidano's angelic voice and her "When comes my lover" earned the Canadian-born a well-deserved second place. Ira Losco's other song, "One step away" landed in third place.

The two nights of the Festival which took place at the Mediterranean Conference Centre on the 15th and 16th of February were presented by Peppi Azzopardi and Valerie Borg.

In these pages, MaltaMedia takes a look at past songs chosen to represent Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest, the songs and singers that will compete in this year's Malta Song for Europe Festival and Darrell Pace reviews the final night of the Festival.