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Michela Pace’s rendition of Chameleon booked Malta a place in the Eurovision Song Contest final for the first time in three years. Malta's name was the last to be announced among the finalists on Thursday night as tension swept through the arena in Tel AvivWatch: Michela takes Malta to Eurovision final in nerve-wracking finale
Michela Pace’s rendition of Chameleon booked Malta a place in the Eurovision Song Contest final for the first time in three years. Malta's name was the last to be announced among the finalists on Thursday night as tension swept through the arena in Tel Aviv, Israel. The X Factor Malta winner was among the 10 song selected by televoting and judges for Saturday's final. Michela was in tears as the presenters named her among the finalists, as eight other countries were sent packing home. Michela was accompanied on stage by four dancers as well as backing vocalist Destiny Chukunyere, herself a Junior Eurovision winner, amid a rapidly-changing series of projected scenes and colours. The other countries which qualified in Thursday night's second semi-final were: North Macedonia, the Netherlands, Albania, Sweden, Russia, Azerbaijan, Denmark, Norway and Switzerland. Dutch singer Duncan Laurence is the favourite to win according to a survey of bookmakers by independent fan website Eurovision World with a 39 per cent chance of victory, with Malta in 10th place, while bookmaker Yobetit placed Chameleon in the top six. A total of 41 nations competed in the 64th edition, with 10 countries... Read more