Joseph "Joe" Grech was a Maltese singer. He started as a trumpet player, but switched to singing soon after. Over the course of his career, he won several music festivals in Malta and won the Best Foreign Singer prize at the 1967 Festival di Martina Franca in Italy. In 2002, he was awarded the Order of Malta.
He was Malta's first entrant at the Eurovision Song Contest 1971 in Dublin with the song Marija l-Maltija. It finished in last place overall.
He passed away on 30 December 2024 at the age of 90.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1971 | |||
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 Marianne Mendt •  Joe Grech •  Séverine •  Peter, Sue & Marc •  Katja Ebstein •  Karina •  Serge Lama •  Monique Melsen •  Clodagh Rodgers •  Lily & Jacques •  Massimo Ranieri •  Family Four •  Angela Farrell •  Saskia & Serge •  Tonicha •  Krunoslav Slabinac •  Markku Aro & Koivistolaiset •  Hanne Krogh
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| Songs | |||
| Musik • Marija l-Maltija • Un banc, un arbre, une rue • Les illusions de nos vingt ans • Diese Welt • En un mundo nuevo • Un jardin sur la terre • Pomme, pomme, pomme • Jack in the Box • Goeiemorgen, morgen • L'amore è un attimo • Vita vidder • One Day Love • Tijd • Menina do alto da serra • Tvoj dječak je tužan • Tie uuteen päivään • Lykken er
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