Three ex-winners among Malta Eurosong finalists
Three former winners are among the 20 finalists vying to clinch the title of next month's Malta Eurosong 2009, to go on to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow.
Georgina Abela, who competed with Paul Abela in 1991, Miriam Christine Borg (1996) and Chiara, who won the Malta title twice in 1998 and 2005, are among the finalists.
The national finals will be held on February 7 at the Malta Fairs and Convention Centre, Ta' Qali. The event is sponsored by Go and Hamilton Travel. Tickets cost between €12 and €20. For more information call the ticket helpline on 7964 6407.
The following are the 20 songs that have made it to next month's finals. The list, which starts with the name of the song, followed by the singer/group, composer and author, does not reflect the order in which they will perform:
1. Ha Hi Hu, The Elements (Carm Fenech).
2. Kamikaze Lover, Baklava (Philip Vella, Gerard James Borg).
3. Choose Your Number, J. Anvil (Augusto Cardinali, Giovann Attard).
4. Where You Belong, Wayne Micallef (Wayne Micallef, Luke Ambrogio).
5. Tonight At The Opera, Classic Rebels (Ralph Siegel, John O'Flynn).
6. Promises, Vittorio & Dorothy (Chan Vella, Alexia Schembri).
7. What If We, Chiara (Marc Paelinck, Gregory Bilsen).
8. One Million Ways, Rosman ( Rosman Pace).
9. Before You Walk Away, Q (Paul Giordimaina, Fleur Balzan).
10. Let it Shine, Kylie Coleiro (Andrew Zahra, Joe Julian Farrugia).
11. Where was I?, Jamie Tonna (Jason Paul Cassar, Mario J. Farrugia).
12. Life Is An Opera, Christine Barbara (Rita Pace).
13. Someday, Eleanor Cassar (Paul Giordimaina, Fleur Balzan).
14. Crossroads, Racquela (Philip Vella, Gerard James Borg).
15. Mama, Miriam Christine (Miriam Christine Warner).
16. Avalon, Georgina & Ruth Casingena (Paul Abela, Joe Julian Farrugia).
17. Typical Me, Alison Ellul (Philip Vella, Gerard James Borg).
18. The Song In Your Heart, Trilogy (Paul Abela, Joe Julian Farrugia).
19. Blue Sonata, Claudia Faniello (Ray Agius).
20. Butterfly Sky, Klinsmann, (Klinsmann Coleiro, Joe Julian Farrugia).
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lgalea
Jan 15th 2009, 09:19
Personal gain at our expense in a sham contest with politically motivated voting system so much so that Italy has not taken part for a good number of years, but we still allow the Maltese singers to contest in the hope that we might win it some day.
It's simply our money down the drain.
George Grech
Jan 14th 2009, 22:22
Mr. Ebejer, these ARTISTS deserve respect as much as Joseph Calleja and Miriam Gauci. Stop being so mediocre yourself.
mario sant
Jan 14th 2009, 19:47
Georgina competed with Paul Giordimaina not Abela in 1971
Chris Ebejer
Jan 14th 2009, 13:57
Another show hailing mediocrity on to a high culture stage!
Whilst our opera house lays dormant in ruins waiting to be turned into a tejatrin of politics,our very own cultured individuals have to strive with their own expense to demonstrate their abilities which at the end those are the very once who made us proud and deserves an artistic merit like Joseph Callejja & Miriam Cauchi.