 Complete the following phrase:  Prior to the 2016 Contest, Malta had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest twenty-eight times since its first entry in 1971. Malta briefly competed in the Eurovision Song Contest in the 1970s before withdrawing for sixteen years. The country had, to this point, competed in every contest since returning in 1991. Maltas best placing in the contest thus far was second, which it achieved on two occasions: in 2002 with the song 7th Wonder performed by Ira Losco and in the 2005 contest with the song Angel performed by Chiara. In the 