Michela Pace did not seem fazed to be the first singer to perform during Saturday's Eurovision Song Contest final in Tel Aviv, putting on a high-energy performance that delighted fans in living rooms across Malta and Gozo.
But what did the internet make of the 18-year-old Gozitan and her song Chameleon?
For many people on Twitter, the upbeat track was the perfect start to the show.
???????? What an opening to the Grand Final! A technicolour performance from Malta's Michela!@TelevisionMalta @MichelaMusic#DareToDream #Eurovision #MLT pic.twitter.com/KoJyIeMinn
— Eurovision (@Eurovision) May 18, 2019
I've only liked #Malta up to now #Eurovision
— Mary Tough (@tweetiepie80) May 18, 2019
La voce... c'è! La canzone coinvolge ed è anche di bella presenza la ragazza! #Malta #Eurovision
— Ⓡⓔⓝⓐⓣⓞ (@renato_damico) May 18, 2019
Defo gonna download #Malta ???????? #Eurovision song !! It’s better be on Spotify & go far in the competition
— Smudge (@Smell_Ur_Mother) May 18, 2019
#Malta was a wonderful opening #Eurovision I'm inspired to actually visit Malta ????
— R A D K O (@RadkoKelemanUK) May 18, 2019
Others, though, seemed slightly confused by the song's genre - or is it genres? - and busy stage.
Never heard a song with this many genre-transitions before #malta #esc2019
— amanda källgren (@AmandaKallgren) May 18, 2019
#Malta's stage clearly suffers ADD. The poor young girl is totally drowned out. ????????
— Sertan Sanderson (@SertanSanderson) May 18, 2019
2 out of 5 stars.#ESC#ESC2019#DareToDream #Eurovision pic.twitter.com/YAyvPHwRx6
Malta continuing its strong Reggaetón tradition. #ESC2019
— Seamus Dever (@seamusdever) May 18, 2019
Oh hell, #malta have gone OTT with the DVE box of tricks for their staging. Also, the song doesn’t seem to know what genre it is, so keeps switching #Eurovision #eurovision2019 #mlt
— James Randall (@BerkshireJames) May 16, 2019
That colourful backdrop, though, seemed to be a hit with at least one younger Eurovision viewer.
6 year old has colour coded the #eurovision2019 performances.
— Beth Watson (@Watson_Beth_) May 18, 2019
Only #Malta getting a green so far... ????????????????#EurovisionSongContest @Eurovision pic.twitter.com/0YIkWzijkE
Another managed to wedge in a Game of Thrones reference.
This is first dance at most Dothraki weddings. #Eurovision #Malta
— David Whitley (@mrdavidwhitley) May 18, 2019
No televised contest would be complete without its share of sartorial critics, of course. The Eurovision Song Contest's global audience of 200-odd million featured a few who were not quite sold on Michela's wardrobe decisions.
She’s still wearing support stockings…bless her.
— Nick Adams-King (@Nickking) May 18, 2019
It’s a long flight from Valetta#Malta #Eurovision
I’m impressed she’s kept those white jeans so clean in the desert. That’s worth at least three points. #Malta #EurovisionSongContest
— Julia Hartley-Brewer (@JuliaHB1) May 18, 2019
The award for Malta-related tweet of the evening, though, went to an Italian man who managed to fuse references to the country's Sardinian-Egyptian singer, and Mediterranean migration policy tensions into 60-odd characters.
"I tried phoning in to vote for Mahmood, wrote @maurizioneri79, "but they told me 'call Malta'".
Ho provato a telefonare per votare #Mahmood e mi hanno risposto: "Chiamate Malta".#ESCita #escita2019 #ESC2019 #Eurovision
— Maurizio Neri (@maurizioneri79) May 18, 2019
Correction May 19: A previous version incorrectly stated that Italy's Mahmood is Muslim.