Smoke issues settled in Thea’s second rehearsal
Photo: Alain Douit, eurovision.tv
Filled with confidence, Thea Garrett this afternoon sailed through her second rehearsal for the Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo. Different levels of dry ice were used to create artificial smoke, making sure everything will run smoothly on Tuesday’s semi-final.
During her last rehearsal a door was left open back-stage causing the artificial smoke to hinder her singing.
Thea’s voice remained strong throughout both rehearsals and with a simple performance, very little can go wrong.
The only surprise that remains now is Thea’s dress, since for rehearsals she has been wearing the dress she wore during the local contest.
Although most bookmakers are largely ignoring Thea’s song, suggesting that she would find it difficult to qualify for the final, an online gadget created by Google to predict the Eurovision winner, is placing her third.
The Google Eurovision predictor tracks the interest each act is generating online, to gauge the popularity of the songs. It also excludes internet interest coming from one’s own country since countries cannot vote for themselves.
Last year it was accurate in predicting the Norwegian winner, but so were most bookmakers.
This year, it tips one of the bookies’ favourites, Germany’s Lena, to win the contest, but then places Georgia’s entry at second and Malta’s in third place – both songs that have not made the top 10 of most betting firms.
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JOHN O SCERRI
May 21st 2010, 11:45
Malta (Thea and all) seems to be doing all its best to have a next to perfect performance.
Irrespective of the outcome I really wish Thea and all the team success.
She is a young promising artist and should have all our support come what may.
Hers will be is a unique, probably once in a lifetime experience . Lets not make it a miserable one for her .
Just imagine if she were your daughter.
I only hope no one will do anything bad to make all her effort go up in SMOKE!!!
Stephan Ellul
May 21st 2010, 09:31
http://www.google.com/landing/eurovision/index.html
John Ebejer
May 21st 2010, 08:16
Now THAT's a fine issue that, thankfully, has been resolved!
May Richards Visiter
May 21st 2010, 10:57
Well then why don't they put a sign No Smoking Allowed.
S.Mumford
May 21st 2010, 07:37
Great 2nd rehersal, great voice keep going, we are all behind you Thea.
E.Abela
May 21st 2010, 06:54
"My dream" is one of the best ballad in the festival. Brava Thea....great voice ,great performance ! Love the fireworks and the stars too. No matter the the negative comments I see Malta in the top 10 on the final night. Good Luck Malta & Thea.
FR. Galea
May 21st 2010, 10:55
Oh its time to wake up then!!!!!!., Ballads went out with the ark years ago, the real talent is in the up tempo beat thats what the public want to see and hear., i know i am in the music business myself, ballads my friend are for the over 60's. without sounding disrespectful to our older generation.
Tony Scott
May 21st 2010, 04:41
@THEA
Min jafni sew ma tantx inhobb nghid prosit. Imma ha nghidlek prosit ghan-noti li kantajt.
HANFA HAFNA AHJAR MILL-EWWEL PERFORMANCE.
FUQ IL-FESTIVALS generali ktibt hafna anke fuq Eurovision. Fejn kelli nikkritika
ghamiltu u ma bzajt min hadd.Anke lill-genituri ta Thea (u ohrajn), lill-kantanti, kompozituri u forsi
l-iktar li jaqalawha min ghandi huma propju min jorganizza hawn Malta dan il-festival.
NISPERA FORSI ???? XI DARBA KEMM IL-KANTANTI/KOMPOZITURI JITGHALMU MILL-ESPERJENZA QARSA LI GHADDEJJA MINHU THEA. QED NIRREFERI KEMM GHALL-FESTIVAL INNIFSU IMMA L-AKTAR GHAL META JIFFIRMAW XI KUNTRATT.. HUMA MIN HUMA...OQGHODU ATTENTI!!! QED NIRREFERI ANKE GHALL-KUMPANIJI BARRANIN.
Jekk itieni il-permess tat-Times.. hemm xi hadd li ghandu Video clip tajjeb ta din is-song..(u ga ghidtha nehhu dik il-paprata li hemm fis-site ta THEA) HA NGHAMLU FIS-SITE TIEGHI LI GHANDI FUQ IL-MYSPACE... THANKS.
AGAIN TO THEA PROSIT AND KEEP PRODUCING THOSE NOTES (or improve them a bit more, never say enough)..AND FORGET THE RESULTS (VOTING).
John Abela
May 21st 2010, 10:02
Please stop using CAPS LOCK. Learn some netiquette. And some lessons on punctuation would help, too.
Tony Scott
May 21st 2010, 11:20
@John Abela
What is your point Mr. Netiquette? I thought you were going to comment on what I said and not about Caps Lock.. hope I wrote that correct and this time I learned some netiquette, or should I write it as you did “CAPS LOCK”… I am always eager to learn new things. Oops I nearly forgot I need to learn also how to use punctuations…Maybe you give me some lessons that is, if you stay all night doing something worthwhile. As for your information I wrote that at around 4.00 in the morning while I was having a break.
So I hope you will teach me. But now how about commenting or criticizing of what I said, that would be interesting. Don’t you think so, again Mr. Netiquette!! By the way I am being very polite with you. Thanks
John Abela
May 21st 2010, 14:25
@ Tony Scott
As in every other social situation, there are basics of etiquette which are applicable online. The use of capital letters is not considered to be polite and is the equivalent of shouting at the top of your voice. Call me picky, but I consider it to be the equivalent of bad manners on the internet and wanted to point it out. I am sorry if my tone was perceived as being rude; I apologise - no harm meant.
I do not need to comment on the content of your comment. It does not, in the least, concern me, unfortunately.
M. Fenech
May 21st 2010, 00:16
Like John Lennon once said :" There only one thing that I wish, we(The Beatles) could do. And that's winning the Eurovision Song Contest."
Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Surely was the joke of the century!!!!!!
m farrugia
May 20th 2010, 21:35
just hoping this smoke will not cause airspace closures again
mhux bizzejjed ha tiswilna mill anqas xi nofs miljun euro
K.Attard.Bryan
May 20th 2010, 21:26
Welcome to the pearly Gates folks its heaven, or am i dreaming , No! it must be a nitemare.I see the pigeon is still flapping its wings, hasen't been shot down yet? Just joking. Good Luck my girl, you need all the luck you can get, i know i heard the rest of them. Some are very good with a good fast beat to keep us all on our toes and not falling into a coma, others are fairly good but there are a few which are just as crappy as maybe the Malta song, still we wish you luck.
G.Micallef
May 20th 2010, 20:45
Wish you all the best Thea! May God Bless You!
C. Farrugia
May 20th 2010, 20:25
Brava! Calm, confident......great voice! A simple, humble... yet very effective package!
No matter the placing and the negative comments re Thea and the Eurovision in general, this girl has what it takes.
Neil Bugeja
May 20th 2010, 20:05
Thea, beautiful voice. Make sure you are confident on stage and forget all the fools who are trying to hold you down. On another note, perhaps the backing vocals were a little loud at certain times, and Thea wasn't being always heard over them. If they could just lower them a very little bit it would be a great performance. Love the fireworks too :-)
Joseph Schembri
May 20th 2010, 20:03
It's not the smoke; it's the bird that's the issue! Apparently the hunters didn't see this one coming ...
B. Pollacco
May 20th 2010, 19:25
I think NOW is the time to support Thea...lets all forget what happend with Grace Borg...lets forget about the 400,000 euro spent....now lets all come together as a nation and support thea even if she wins or not .. GOOD LUCK
Dylan Olliver
May 20th 2010, 19:23
Please get rid of Big Bird. I have received so many emails from foreign friends telling me they're looking forward to having a big laugh on Saturday seeing Sesame Street !!!!
Dave Farrugia
May 20th 2010, 21:35
Yeah right lets hope that our Terry Wogan is not commentating that night or the British viewers will have a field day laughing bent backwards at our expense., Lets hope nobody is allergic to feather dust, or at least i hope the bird been sprayed againt mites and what not.
David Attard
May 20th 2010, 19:23
Now I can sleep peacefully....who gives a hoot!
Michael Vella
May 20th 2010, 19:11
Thank God for that...i was having sleepless nights lol
C. Vella
May 20th 2010, 19:09
i really wish i can put my support for Malta behind this, but i just can't. the eurovision is just too cheesy and SUCH a waste of time and money. everyone makes a big deal out of this contest because we feel it is the only international competition we have any chance of winning - now that IS sad.
Claire Busuttil
May 20th 2010, 18:57
@Peregin-Smoke issues settled in Thea’s second rehearsal
eee ok now we can sleep this night.....thanks for letting us know!!
S. Gatt
May 20th 2010, 18:46
Couldn't we also settle the smoke issue related to the BWSC HFO power plant!
Jos Vella
May 20th 2010, 18:27
It seems that 'smoke' is all over the place for Thea, there is an issue with smoke that is coming out of Grace here in Malta, an issue with smoke on stage, where else? Anyway, Thea forget about everything that is happening and give it your best shot. Good Luck
Ray Buhagiar
May 20th 2010, 18:54
For us in the South of Malta, smoke is an every day occurrence!
martin saliba
May 20th 2010, 19:06
Wishfull thinkung. Hopefully not or w'll never hear the end of it. Maltese go on and on about the ESC as if we landed on the moon.
C Falzon
May 20th 2010, 19:52
When I saw the headline I though she had a smoking problem or something.