Helen Micallef, who represented Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest 1972, has died at the age of 75.
The Maltese singer Helen Micallef has passed away at the age of 75. Helen was best known for having represented Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest 1972 in Edinburgh alongside Joe Cutajar with the song “L-imħabba”, they finished last, scoring 48 points.
Helen started performing at the age of 10 and joined the six-member group The Links at the age of 14. They would go on to compete in song contests internationally and would compete in multiple Maltese national selections. She would continue to perform over the years and reunited with Joe in 2022 to mark 50 years since their Eurovision participation.
The Eurovoix team would like to express our condolences to Helen Micallef’s family and friends at this difficult time.
Source: TVM
Malta debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1971 and was represented by Joe Grech and the song “Marija L-Maltija”, which finished last. Malta competed again in 1972 and 1975 but then withdrew until their return in 1991. During the 1990s, Malta only once finished outside of the top 10, and in 1998, they came within just 7 points of victory. It was Chiara who brought the country their 3rd place finish in 1998, and who went on to finish in 2nd at the 2005 contest in Kyiv. The only other artist to finish 2nd for Malta is Ira Losco, who was 12 points away from victory in 2002. They are the longest and most successful participating country to have never won the Eurovision Song Contest.