Posted November 14, 20168 yr http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z369/RC741/Eurovision%20Logos/Flag%20Logos/Malta_zps3a4222ef.png Malta Claudia Faniello - Breathlessly Bfoq7udRPwk
November 14, 20168 yr Author Quite a few changes for Malta's 2017 selection process. Televoting will play a much larger part in the result than usual, there's no semi-final to eliminate 6-8 of the entries and the show is happening later than it has done in the last few years! https://escxtra.com/2016/11/09/malta-change...ce-in-february/ I'm really hoping to see Maxine Pace return, if she brings another song like "Young Love" then she'd definitely pick up the cutesy vote that Gianluca got a few years ago!
December 13, 20168 yr So, Malta do this thing every year where they release a 'longlist' of songs that have got through to the final pre-televised jury check where basically every single singer in Malta of working age gets a look in. The source here reveals that all of the usual suspects are there including fan favourites Jessika, Brooke, Kevin Borg, Maxine Pace, Richard Edwards outta Firelight, everyone with the surnames Faniello or Calleja and tragifave Deborah C (sadly this time only in a duet).
December 21, 20168 yr The final 16 are: Brooke Borg – “Unstoppable” Cherton Caruana – “Fighting To Survive” Claudia Faniello – “Breathlessly” Crosswalk – “So Simple” Deborah C & Josef Tabone – “Tonight” Franklin Calleja – “Follow Me” Jade Vella – “Seconds Away” Janice Mangion – “Kewkba” Kevin Borg – “Follow” Klinsmann Coleiro – “Laserlight” Maxine Pace – “Bombshell” Miriana Conte – “Don’t Look Down” Raquela Dalli Gonzi – “Ray of Light” Rhiannon Micallef – “Fearless” Richard Edwards – “You” Shauna Vassallo – “Crazy Games EDIT: Links to listen to each song are here. Edited December 21, 20168 yr by AdamAloud
December 21, 20168 yr So, to my mind, the three main standouts are: Brooke Borg – “Unstoppable” (strikes me as the kind of song Ira thought 'Chameleon' was, got serious potential this one!) Claudia Faniello – “Breathlessly” (major Disney ballad influences with this one) Maxine Pace – “Bombshell” (she's moved from Meghan Trainor to early Little Mix but this is another one with serious potential) Kevin Borg and Richard Edwards are probably going to do reasonably well with their rather bland efforts but hopefully one of these three will get it. Edited February 18, 20178 yr by LexC
January 26, 20178 yr Author Running order surely confirms victory for Brooke? 01. Laserlight – Klinsman Coleiro 02. Ray of Light – Raquela Gonzi 03. Tonight – Deborah C/Josef Tabone 04. Follow – Kevin Borg 05. Seconds Away – Jade Vella 06. So Simple – Crosswalk 07. Follow Me – Franklin 08. Fearless – Rhiannon Micallef 09. Don’t look down – Miriana Conte 10. Crazy Games – Shauna Vassallo 11. Kewkba – Janice Mangion 12. Fighting to Survive – Cherton Caruana 13. Bombshell – Maxine Pace 14. You – Richard Edwards 15. Unstoppable – Brooke Borg 16. Breathlessly – Claudia Faniello
January 26, 20178 yr All of that last four are in with the biggest chance I think, Maxine's number is being very underrated!
January 26, 20178 yr Author Oh I'd LOVE Maxine, her song has the most potential for Eurovision itself I think. It's so cutesy and catchy and will go down very well with jury and televoters alike. It all depends on the exact details of this televote/jury split. If it is going to be 50/50 then it's very hard to see past the Borgs and Claudia at a push. I'd love Maxine to be a contender though!
February 17, 20178 yr Author TOMORROW'S NATIONAL FINAL... MALTA http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z369/RC741/Eurovision%20Logos/Flag%20Logos/Malta_zps3a4222ef.png Malta Eurovision Song Contest 18th February 2017 Begins at 7.50pm in the UK or 8.50pm Central European Time and in Malta. Programme is scheduled to last 2 hours 40 minutes. Watch the selection via the official TVM webcast. Running order 01. Klinsmann Coleiro - Laserlight 02. Raquela Dalli Gonzi - Ray Of Light 03. Deborah C & Josef - Tonight 04. Kevin Borg - Follow 05. Jade Vella - Seconds Away 06. Crosswalk - So Simple 07. Franklin - Follow Me 08. Rhiannon - Fearless 09. Miriana Conte - Don't Look Down 10. Shauna Vassallo - Crazy Games 11. Janice Mangion - Kewkba 12. Cherton Caruana - Fighting To Survive 13. Maxine Pace - Bombshell 14. Richard Edwards - You 15. Brooke - Unstoppable 16. Claudia Faniello - Breathlessly Voting format For the first time in Malta Eurovision Song Contest history, the winner will be chosen by 100% televoting. Each phone number may only cast one vote. The favourites to win While there are no betting odds for the competition, the fan community predicts Brooke to be the favourite to win. Nevertheless, she is expected to face stiff competition from Kevin Borg and Janice Mangion. Furthermore, Claudia Faniello and Maxine Pace are also expected to be in contention.
February 18, 20178 yr Author Shocker in Malta as Claudia Faniello finally wins after like 25 tries! Brooke fails to make the top 3...
February 18, 20178 yr Brooke texting every Maltese person not working then, what a costly flop she's had. It's a nice entry from Malta but that's all I can say about it, think it'll struggle to get out of the semi.
February 20, 20178 yr Author Full voting results in Malta have been revealed, Brooke finished 4th and Maxine was 6th! http://www.escxtra.com/2017/02/20/full-vot...n-song-contest/
February 21, 20178 yr I desperately want Malta to win. They literally get so excited about the contest - for a country that only has a population of 400,000 it's pretty impressive that over 18,000 votes were cast in the national final. Doubt we are going to be in Malta in 2018 with this entry but I really hope they get a winner soon!
February 21, 20178 yr Author It was limited to only 1 valid vote per phone number too, so even more impressive when taking into account that multivoting wasn't even possible.
April 16, 20178 yr I'm really coming around to this song, but I do wish it had a little bit more of a punch. I feel like the addition of a strong bridge and a much bigger climax or classic Eurovision money note ending at the end could have made it into a much more classic ballad. Bit of a wasted opportunity.
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