Thea Garrett back in Pole position

Poland’s Eurovision singer Marcin Mrozinski, a musical theatre star in his country, will be coming to Malta next month to record a number of tracks with Thea Garrett.

Besides some cover versions, they will also record two original songs that will be released in Poland and Malta.

Thea and Marcin became best buddies during their Oslo Eurovision experience last May, prompting speculation that they had fallen in love.

The fact that Marcin will be staying at Thea’s parents’ Tarxien home during his July visit will probably continue to fuel rumours, but Thea insists the two have a strictly professional relationship.

“We are not speaking to each other that much in fact. Everyone thinks it’s a soap opera but it’s nothing of the sort,” she said.

THEA MAKES TOP 10 IN JURY VOTE

Meanwhile, data just revealed by Eurovision Broadcasting Union shows that Thea would have made it to the Eurovision final had voting been restricted just to the festival's national juries.

The progression from the semis to the final was decided equally by the jury vote and televoting.

Belarus, Moldova and Russia earned a place in the top 10 thanks to televoting, which tipped the scales in their favour.

“This confirms that neighbours vote for each other not for the songs,” 18-year-old Thea, who sang the song My Dream in May’s contest, said when contacted.

She said the members of the jury were professional and based their decisions on the songs, which was why Russia would have placed 15th and Malta seventh.

The songs of Estonia and FYR Macedonia, which ended in 14th and 15th place respectively, would also have appeared on stage in the final night, if it were up to the juries.