On Saturday 12 May 2007 the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) presents the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest through the Finnish public broadcaster YLE in Helsinki, Finland. Malta needed to take part in the Semi-Final Round on Thursday, 10 May 2007, because Fabrizio Faniello did not place among the top 15 songs during the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest in Athens, Greece. His song I Do received only one point and placed 24th in last year's contest. Malta failed to qualify for the final in the 2007 semifinal.

Malta's representative for 2007 Olivia Lewis sang Vertigo, written by vereran Eurovision songwriting duo Gerard James Borg and Philip Vella. Borg and Vella wrote Ira Losco's 7th Wonder, which placed 2nd in 2002 and Claudette Pace's Desire which made it to the 8th place in 2000. Most recently they penned Malta's 2004 Eurovision entry, On Again...Off Again sung by Julie and Ludwig.

This website offers all the basic information and news updates about Malta's entry for this festival. The contest, which has been broadcast every year since 1956 in the majority of European countries, holds the record as the longest-running annual programme on TV.

Over these pages we document several aspects of this popular song contest on the Internet, including lyrics and downloadable MP3s, streaming audio and video, as well as the latest news reports from MaltaMedia.com, and much more.

NEWS UPDATES from MaltaMedia.com Petition for Eurovision back-up jury results - 24 May 2007 UK MP tables motion on Eurovision vote system - 16 May 2007 Dutch MEP lobbying for Eurovision alternative - 14 May 2007 Olivia Lewis receives warm welcome at Malta airport - 13 May 2007 Malta first time not in final since Eurovision 1991 - 12 May 2007 Malta wakes up from Eurovision nightmare - 11 May 2007 Malta fails to make it to Eurovision 2007 final - 10 May 2007 Malta anxiously awaits Eurovision semifinal - 10 May 2007 Final preparations for Eurovision 2007 semifinal - 9 May 2007 Olivia Lewis rests ahead of Eurovision semifinal - 8 May 2007 More preparations by Olivia's team in Helsinki - 7 May 2007 Olivia's Eurovision semifinal rehearsals continue - 6 May 2007 Olivia Lewis in Eurovision semifinal rehearsals - 4 May 2007 Malta Eurovision delegation leaves for Helsinki - 3 May 2007 Olivia Lewis' final concert before leaving Malta - 2 May 2007 Belarus favourite with Malta Eurovision fans - 2 May 2007 Olivia's final Malta shows before Eurovision - 27 April 2007 Olivia's Vertigo promoted on MTV Europe - 25 April 2007 Preparations underway for Eurovision stage - 20 April 2007 Fever stops Olivia from touring Romania - 19 April 2007 OliviaLewis.net nominated for Eurowebby Awards - 15 April 2007 Cypriot choreographer for Olivia Lewis' Vertigo - 12 April 2007 Olivia's Vertigo tops Eurovision semi-final poll - 4 April 2007 Poll places Vertigo second in Eurovision semi-final - 22 March 2007 Official video for Olivia Lewis' Vertigo launched - 9 March 2007 Vertigo video shoot starts on Sunday - 24 February 2007 Olivia Lewis received most votes in SFE semi-final - 5 February 2007 Maltese Eurovision fans behind Olivia's Vertigo - 4 February 2007 Olivia Lewis for Malta at Eurovision 2007 - 3 February 2007 Final six at Malta Song for Europe revealed - 1 February 2007 Malta Song rehearsals well underway - 31 January 2007 Malta Song for Europe running order revealed - 11 January 2007 14 Malta Song for Europe finalists announced - 9 December 2006 Song for Europe preselection yields surprizes - 29 November 2006 228 songs submitted for upcoming Malta Song for Europe - 17 November 2006

Intersting Facts: Finland never won the Eurovision Song Contest before 2006. In 2006 Finland took part for the 40th time. In 2007 Malta is presenting its 20th entry. A record-breaking 42 countries will be represented at the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest In 2007, Georgia and Czech Republic take part for the first time ever. Austria and Hungary re-join, after absence in 2006