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| Eurovision Song Contest 2007 | ||||
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| Country |  Malta | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Malta Song for Europe 2007 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Opportunity 2: Semi-final: 4 November–9 December 2006 Final: 16 December 2006 Malta Song for Europe 2007: Semi-final: 1 February 2007 Final: 3 February 2007 | |||
| Selected entrant | Olivia Lewis | |||
| Selected song | "Vertigo" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | ||||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (25th) | |||
| Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Malta participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "Vertigo" written by Philip Vella and Gerard James Borg. The song was performed by Olivia Lewis. The Maltese entry for the 2007 contest in Helsinki, Finland was selected through the national final Malta Song for Europe 2007, organised by the Maltese broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services (PBS). The competition consisted of two phases: Opportunity 2 and Malta Song for Europe 2007. In the final of Malta Song for Europe 2007, 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.