Manager files judicial protest on MaltaSong rules

Winston Chircop

Oct 11th 2009, 14:05

Grace Borg.....how can you or the singers you represent be taken seriously if you have EUROSVISION on your agenda as the next big thing for local singers. I mean hasn't there been enough given to this Euroflop.

Well done on the ones who moved on and the ones who don't care anymore. Nonetheless i completely disagree with your protest and if there should be one it should be totally local. I mean its not like Malta has a population of 10 million or so, breaking borders with neighboring countries!

Let the local composers have their experience ( good or bad) but at least lets keep it in house.

Raymond Sammut

Oct 11th 2009, 10:18

There is no need for these negative comments against the ESC. The issue here is whether Maltese nationals should represent Malta in the ESC as they do in other events such as national soccer.

There is a more fundamental issue at stake here when you think of it. What is being challenged here is the right of Maltese people on Malta to govern their own country through their freely elected government. Maltese people must never lose sight of the fact that Parliament alone can set the rules and not the Law Courts. This is, in fact, a fundamental constitutional issue. The PBS is a government authority, and only the PBS should set the criteria --which are being challenged here in court. The role of the Law Courts is to ensure that the PBS applies the criteria without discrimination but not on how the criteria themselves should be set.

Note how the "regulations" themselves are being challenged, rather than how the "regulations" are being applied. In effect, this is a challenge against the freely elected Maltese government. In a democratic country, the Law Courts cannot be used to dictate to a freely elected government how regulations should be set.

E. Azzopardi

Oct 10th 2009, 11:14

Yes, I totally concur. Waste of money, time, energy and efforts( which are all money of course)
Can we please get our priorities right in this country? We have so many "top priority pressing problems" in this country!
On another section I read that the government is spending €4 million on road repairs. The money for the Song Contest could be added to this amount. This is a priority. When we get back on our feet we can then start "wasting" money again on this stupid contest. Yes, that is my opinion and that of many others and we have every right to it.

Joe Cassar

Oct 10th 2009, 09:13

I agree wih Adrea Portelli - if this type of competition is to have any sense, the participants should be at least nationals of the countries they represent.

Imagine a World Cup where Beckham plays for France, Cannavaro play for Spain and - who knows - Ronaldinho plays for Malta!

Anthony Briffa

Oct 10th 2009, 07:54

What a waste of time, effort and money. When are the authorities going to stop throwing good money after useless initiatives. The funds used in this uesless exerise is only benefitting the few hot heads who participate in some form or another. Why not use the same funds to boost the school of music, or in tourism advetising, or to improve the product of the natioanl T.V. station. These are only few examples how to the funds to better use.

MarieLouiseGatt

Oct 9th 2009, 20:44

Oh No not again, when will they ever learn that malta's days of this boring show is well and truly over and passed its sell by date, or is it that same old saying...If at first U don't succeed try and try again, but in the mean time the money is flying out the window for sheer stubbornness by the euro song board.

Math Calejja

Oct 9th 2009, 20:13

Dream on folks, another waste of time and money for Malta, the good days for high points are well and truly over, i know that=You know that= and the Maltese know that, but unfortunately the participants apparently are glutton for punishment. Ah well back to sleep.

Anthony Debono

Oct 9th 2009, 20:13

@ J Micallef
Correction:
San Remo was set up in 1951, BEFORE the Eurovision Song Contest.
Incidentally, the Eurovision SC was first run in 1955 and based on....
...San Remo !!

The Italians don't need the ESC, they have the original, more prestigious internationally-acclaimed show.

I guess it wouldn't be a bad idea if Maltese singers participate in San Remo. I'm sure they'll get a warm(er) welcome.

Albert Bonnici

Oct 9th 2009, 19:55

Contest for Eurovision song? not again!!! haven't we made enough of a mess of it over and over again? When are we going to learn? Can't the Minister of education make better use of our taxes? Now we have to go to court then ensure that we make an even better mess

Nigel Lawrence

Oct 9th 2009, 19:44

I don't know how anybody can take this Eurobore contest so seriously.

Michael Vella

Oct 9th 2009, 18:59

Who the hell cares!! The Eurovision is a complete scam anyway and a total waste of money in my opinion! It might be a good idea to get a russian singer actually, we would probably get max points from all the East European nations that normally forget that we even exist.

Andrea Portelli

Oct 9th 2009, 18:16

Not that I care about the Euroflop, but the aim of such a contest is for artists to represent their own country.

Foreign-Nationals can participate.... but with their own country.

Frans H Said

Oct 9th 2009, 18:14

Who cares. Its all a frace of collusion between nearby countries and foreign residents in Europe. It is all a gimick. Waste of money. It is of no use to tourism. Money should be spent on better advertising.

In the next 100 years Malta has no chance of ever winning

Noel Abela

Oct 9th 2009, 17:21

Here we go again....let the farce begin!!

J. Micallef

Oct 9th 2009, 17:20

Eurovision raises the preferred ones and destroys the true musicians or singers.

I am still amazed that Eurovision is still going !!! In this case Italy was the bravest of us all and simply refuses to take part and they put up a much better and more interesting show for themselves ....... San Remo