Malta fourth in Junior Eurovision contest

Maria Dolores Fenech

Nov 24th 2008, 10:53

Even when we get good results, there are some people who have to taint the success of these young kids!

Just be happy for them. Well done kids!

Jake Mamo

Nov 24th 2008, 03:51

Congratulations for obtaining the best result ever for Malta!!!!

Paul Camilleri

Nov 24th 2008, 00:39

next time around we will be neutral and use a language that everyone can understand like for instance humming instead of buzzing !

Brian Maloret

Nov 23rd 2008, 12:29

Lets not argue about the language used, these two youngsters gave an excellent performance and the whole of Malta should feel proud of them. Well done.

Abigail Vella

Nov 23rd 2008, 12:08

Rules say that contestants must sing in their official language and we're gifted with 2. Lucky us, we have a choice! Just congratulate the boy, he has achieved the best place Malta has ever got in Junior Eurovision! He made us proud, and let's be honest, we've all enjoyed seeing Malta in the top places (something we've failed to do in the past 3 years)! Well done Daniel & Francesca, keep it up!

S. Spagnol

Nov 23rd 2008, 11:42

@Gianluca Barbieri

You are wrong. The rules state that each singer has to sing in his country's OFFICIAL language. That's why Malta's songs in the adult contest were in English between 1991 and 1998, when a similar rule was in place.

Gianluca Barbieri

Nov 23rd 2008, 11:12

@Michael Andrews - Exactly my point, the national language of Malta is Maltese. One of the rules was that all countries are required to present a song with their national language. English is not the national language of Malta, it is an OFFICIAL but not NATIONAL. If it were only the official language of Malta.. it wouldn't have been one of the languages of the EU.

I'm not complaining, at the end of the day i won't lose rest on it. It's something that occurred to me and just wanted to point it out.

@Fleur Hili -, it can sound arabic how much it wants, that's not the point. It's still our language and part of our identity as Maltese and we should be proud of it. Like other countries are with theirs.

@Michael Seychell - What's your point? that's ridiculous. Whatever i do is irrelevant at this stage. All countries stuck to their languages except Malta.

g.c.Forte

Nov 23rd 2008, 10:51

I am confused now......We are in the E.U. and we are making all our efforts to use the Maltese language through all europe, because we are saying " We have the right to use our language like everybody else in the E.U." then when it comes to just a song contest we blow it off, and start argue between us.I know that even now we are using the English language, but this is because it is an English paper, but still, the editor sometimes closes his eyes when somebody including me writes in Maltese. Still I am proud to see a Maltese boy and a lovely little Maltese girl doing an impeccable performance last night, and all in all thats what we want to see. Well done to all the team involved.

Manuel Mifsud

Nov 23rd 2008, 10:48

I saw the contest and was most impressed with the excellent intrepretation of "Junior Swing" given by Daniel. Were it not for the usual "Eastern Alliance" he could have easily won the contest. Well done Daniel, I am sure you have a very bright future.

I only have one thing to say about the language. Remember all the fuss about Maltese entries in the senior Eurovision Song Contest being sung in English? Now that several entries are sung in English, including those of large countries, the protests have become very few. This has nothing to do with whether we respect our beloved Maltese language or not. If that was the case, then we wouldn't have newspapers, magazines etc. in English. We also participate by sending letters and online comments in english. This is our culture: Proud to be Maltese and to have our own language but no regrets to be bi-lingual.

Fleur Hili

Nov 23rd 2008, 10:30

My Oh my....................always complaining. Can you tell me who will vote for a song whose language sounds more like Arabic than anything else!!!!!!!
God blessed us with this marvellous language and we are stuck with it but since we have a choice how to present ourselves why not use ours next best language, which most of Europe can understand????
After all, the winners sang a song in animal language.

michael seychell

Nov 23rd 2008, 09:47

@Gianluca Barbieri

ur the perfect 'MALTESE GEMGEM'.......if u stick to only Maltese language u know what i mean !!!

Michael Andrews

Nov 23rd 2008, 09:30

@ Gianluca.....................As you may or may not know the two official languages of Malta are Maltese AND English.Granted though,the national language is Maltese.
The boy had a choice and chose English.
Now instead of moaning about what language he was singing in,can you not just congratulate him on his 4th place.
Well done Daniel and good luck for the future.

Lawrence Darmanin

Nov 23rd 2008, 09:18

Well done to Daniel & all the team!!

It was also great watching all the participating children singing the UNICEF song- Drinking water for all. It is a great song with a strong message.

Joseph Debono

Nov 23rd 2008, 08:55

To D.Barbieri

Since we have been sending songs in English, we are finally getting some well deserved results. Although I am proud of my language I still think it will put voters in other countries off.

Christine Micallef

Nov 23rd 2008, 07:21

Well Done Daniel and best of luck for a bright future

Gianluca Barbieri

Nov 22nd 2008, 22:59

How patriotic of Malta, all countries sang with their national language except Malta of course who made use of English to the detriment of Maltese. Shameful.