Prior to the 2019 Contest, Malta had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest fourteen times since its first entry in 2003 only opting not to participate at the 2011 and 2012 contests. Malta has won on two occasions: in 2013 when Gaia Cauchi won with the song "The Start", and again in 2015 when Destiny Chukunyere came first with "Not My Soul" when it won the contest with 185 points, breaking the previous record held by Spain for the most points ever given to a winner. In the 2018 contest, Ela Mangion represented her country in Minsk, Belarus with the song "Marchin' On". She ended 5th out of 20 entries with 181 points.