Desire was the Maltese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000, performed predominantly in English but with a bridge in Maltese by Claudette Pace. The Eurovision Song Contest 2000 was the 45th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on May 13, 2000 in the Globen Arena in Stockholm, Sweden. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... The Eurovision Song Contest 2000 was the 45th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on May 13, 2000 in the Globen Arena in Stockholm, Sweden. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Claudette Pace is one of Maltas best female singers. ...

The song is a ballad, with Pace explaining the depth of her feelings to her lover. She tells him that "I've desired to hold you/Have you and make you mine" from their first meeting onwards, and that when he turns her away, her "fire" turns to "smoke". She also tells him that she believes that "Deep in your smile is desire for more".

Composer-lyricist combination Philip Vella and Gerard James Borg would go on to provide the Maltese entry at the 2002 and 2004 Contests. Additionally, two of Pace's backing singers were also solo entrants in their own right - Sahlene, performing under her real name, would go on to represent Estonia with Runaway and Gabriel Forss had previously represented Sweden as a member of Blond with Bara Hon Älskar Mig. Gerard James Borg is one of Maltas most successful song writers, lyricists and poets for the last decades. ... Eurovision Song Contest 2002 logo. ... Ruslana , the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 The Eurovision Song Contest 2004 was the forty-ninth Eurovision Song Contest and took place on May 12, 2004 and May 15, 2004, in Istanbul, Turkey. ... Sahlene, or Anna Sahlin, is a singer from Sweden. ...

The appearance of the Maltese language is also of note, as it was the first time since Malta's return to the Eurovision stage in 1991 that this language had been heard, a break of 28 years and thus the longest break between two appearances of a language in Contest history. The Eurovision Song Contest 1991 was the 36th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on May 4, 1991 in Rome. ...

The song was performed seventh on the night (following Romania's Taxi with The Moon and preceding Russia's Alsou with Solo). At the close of voting, it had received 73 points, placing 8th in a field of 24. Taxi are a Romanian pop-rock band. ... Alsou in a commercial for Samsung. ...

It was succeeded as Maltese representative at the 2001 Contest by Fabrizio Faniello with Another Summer Night. Malta has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest since 1971. ... The Eurovision Song Contest 2001 was the 46th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on May 12, 2001 in Copenhagen. ... Fabrizio Faniello Fabrizio Faniello (born April 27, 1981) is a Maltese pop singer. ...

References

• Diggiloo Thrush. 2000 Malta. Retrieved on 2006-11-14.
• Diggiloo Thrush. info on Malta 2000. Retrieved on 2006-11-14.
• Diggiloo Thrush. Malta. Retrieved on 2006-11-14.