After three entries, and having experienced only modest success, Malta withdrew from the Eurovision Song Contest. Interest in a return developed over the 1980s, but due to a restriction on the number of entrants, the country was ineligible to enter. Following The Netherlands' withdrawal from the 1991 Contest, however, Malta was able to take up the vacant position. Thus, the song was succeeded as Maltese representative at the 1991 Contest by Georgina &amp; Paul Giordimaina with "Could It Be".