Artist dossier
Philip Vella
Philip Vella (Malta) competed at Eurovision in 2000, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008 and 2017. Best result: #2.
Philip Vella is a Maltese musical composer. He has won the main national festivals of Malta several times such as the Malta Song for Europe, International Festival of Maltese Song as well as L-Għanja tal-Poplu festival. He has successfully competed in International festivals in the Netherlands, finalist in the Belgian Song for Eurovision competition in 2006, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Kazakhstan, Romania as well as six times representing Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest, placing 2nd in 2002 in Estonia with the song "7th Wonder", in 2000 in Sweden with the song "Desire", in 2004 in Turkey with the song ‘On Again... Off Again’ and in 2007 in Finland with the song "Vertigo" that received over 31,000 televotes in Malta. For 2008 he composed the song "Vodka" sung by Morena.
- Participations
- 6
- Countries Represented
- 1
- Best Result
- 2
Eurovision Entries
| Year | Country | Artist · Song | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 |  Malta | Claudia Faniello Breathlessly
| — | — |
| 2008 | Malta | Morena Vodka
| — | — |
| 2007 | Malta | Olivia Lewis Vertigo
| — | — |
| 2004 | Malta | Julie & Ludwig On Again... Off Again
| 12 | 50 |
| 2002 | Malta | Ira Losco 7th Wonder
| 2 | 164 |
| 2000 | Malta | Claudette Pace Desire
| 8 | 73 |