There is no denying, Ira Losco gave an excellent performanceat the Eurovision Song Contest. She did her best, with an impeccable voice and, in spite of being five months pregnant, she gave a first class rendition of a song which, however, was not the one chosen by the Maltese public nor by the judges.

The song Walk on water was imposed by so-called artistic experts. This was an insult to public opinion and went against the basic rules of democracy. Consequently, the chosen song was not tried and tested by any jury and had to compete with songs chosen after seeking the opinion of much larger nations. Certain so-called artistic experts thought they know best and that the public and jury’s choice was irrelevant.

Thus, Ira had to compete against all odds. Unfortunately, politics also had an important part in this contest. Moreover, disparaging and discouraging remarks made by a certain lawyer on Facebook while thinking it was a private exchange were most inappropriate.

It is hoped the lawyer has now learned his lesson that private remarks made on the social media can spread like wildfire and can thus be exposed to the whole wide world.

Although expectations were boosted in terms of aiming for  a place among the first three, albeit with an imposed song rather than the one selected by the Maltese public and jury, Ira was not just expected to sing Walk on water but to actually walk on water. And, as far as is known, only Jesus Christ managed to achieve such a task without mechanical or artificial assistance.