Malta selected their Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 entry through the national final "Junior Song For Europe 2004", being held on 24 September 2004. Young Talent Team represented Malta in Lillehammer, Norway. They finished 12th with 14 points.
| Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 | ||||
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| Country |  Malta | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Junior Song For Europe 2004 60% jury 40% televote | |||
| Selection date(s) | 24 September 2004 | |||
| Selected entrant | Young Talent Team | |||
| Selected song | "Power of a Song" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 12th, 14 points | |||
| Malta in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Junior Eurovision
Junior Song For Europe 2004
The Maltese entrant and song was selected through "Junior Song For Europe 2004". It took place on 24 September 2004. 16 acts competed and only one became the winner. Young Talent Team won the national final with just one point in front of the runner-up Dario Bezzina. The winner was selected by a professional jury and the Maltese televiewers.[1][better source needed]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kylie Coleiro | "Because We R Friends" | 37 | 4 | 41 | 15 |
| 2 | Jessica Muscat | "Precious Time" | 27 | 12 | 39 | 16 |
| 3 | Yazmin and Sophie | "The Magic Window" | 68 | 48 | 116 | 6 |
| 4 | Thea Saliba | "Say No" | 65 | 28 | 93 | 7 |
| 5 | Klinsmann Coleiro | "Warzone Children" | 89 | 32 | 121 | 4 |
| 6 | Leanne Ellul | "Colours of Love" | 60 | 16 | 76 | 10 |
| 7 | Young Talent Team | "Power of a Song" | 73 | 80 | 153 | 1 |
| 8 | Domenique Azzopardi | "Talk To Me" | 43 | 44 | 87 | 8 |
| 9 | Yanica Fava | "Dream" | 72 | 8 | 80 | 9 |
| 10 | Brooke Borg | "Come Over" | 23 | 40 | 63 | 13 |
| 11 | Christabelle Borg | "One Way Journey" | 57 | 64 | 121 | 3 |
| 12 | Maronia Gafa | "Shalom" | 34 | 20 | 54 | 14 |
| 13 | Dario Bezzina | "Eviva I-Muzika" | 96 | 56 | 152 | 2 |
| 14 | Ylenia Caruana | "Colour Dreaming" | 48 | 72 | 120 | 5 |
| 15 | Raisa Piscopo | "Don't You Think It's Time" | 32 | 36 | 68 | 12 |
| 16 | Kristina & Ryan | "Young and Free" | 51 | 24 | 75 | 11 |
| Detailed Jury Votes | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Song | Jury 1 | Jury 2 | Jury 3 | Jury 4 | Jury 5 | Jury 6 | Total |
| 1 | "Because We R Friends" | 8 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 38 |
| 2 | "Precious time" | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 27 |
| 3 | "The Magic Window" | 18 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 68 |
| 4 | "Say No" | 4 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 65 |
| 5 | "Warzone Children" | 1 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 89 |
| 6 | "Colours of Love" | 16 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 60 |
| 7 | "Power of a Song" | 20 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 73 |
| 8 | "Talk To Me" | 5 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 43 |
| 9 | "Dream" | 12 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 72 |
| 10 | "Come Over" | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 23 |
| 11 | "One Way Journey" | 9 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 57 |
| 12 | "Shalom" | 3 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 34 |
| 13 | "Eviva I-Muzika" | 14 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 14 | 20 | 96 |
| 14 | "Colour Dreaming" | 11 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 48 |
| 15 | "Don't You Think It's Time" | 6 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 32 |
| 16 | "Young and Free" | 10 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 51 |
At Eurovision
Malta performed 2nd in the contest, following Greece and preceding the Netherlands. Malta placed 12th out of total 18 countries with 14 points.[2]
Voting
| Score | Country |
|---|---|
| 12 points |  Greece |
| 10 points |  United Kingdom |
| 8 points |  Cyprus |
| 7 points |  Spain |
| 6 points |  Macedonia |
| 5 points |  Denmark |
| 4 points |  Switzerland |
| 3 points |  Netherlands |
| 2 points |  Romania |
| 1 point |  France |