The big day is here and finally all the fans and followers of the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2011 will get the chance to watch and hear each entry. This usually brings along the numerous discussions between both local and foreign fans on who should be Malta’s next Eurovision representative. It is quite interesting to see what the fans are thinking as unlike previous years where there have always been someone mentioned as the favourite, this year one can say it is a complete different story and it seems that the fans are waiting to hear the songs before passing any judgements. The reason for this might actually be that last year numerous people were mentioning four names in particular but in the end, it was the unknown newcomer, seen as the dark horse that ran away with victory over singers who enjoyed more popularity and thus were expected to score much better.
After an exclusive 30 seconds clip on ‘Xarabank’, where the songs were heard in the public for the very first time; from tomorrow one can find the clips online on the official website for this year’s Malta Eurovision Song Contest which is www.MaltaEurovision2011.com. The videos previewed on the website were filmed last Wednesday and they will also be used in the promotional activities leading up to the actual festival on the 11th and 12th of February. The schedule of this promotion includes the following programmes; "12:05", "Sibtek", "Hadd Ghalik", "Xarabank", "Bongu" and "Bla Agenda". This was done to ensure that each song is presented professionally in the public eye and one can actually see that each video looks really professional and each song is presented in the right way. These were directed by Reuben Sant.
It is interesting to note that from next Monday the 24th of January exactly before the TVM News, a short programme presented by Peter Carbonaro will be held to introduce the singers and their songs. In this manner, the public will start getting used to the songs more and therefore one can make up his mind better when picking up the phone to vote on Friday and Saturday night. In each programme there will be 2 artists and viewers will be able to watch the full video of the song there. The programme will be held on a daily basis and will run for twelve days. PBS are simply trying to ensure that the artists that made the finals for this year's selection get as much exposure as possible. More information will be published in due time, so make sure to keep following us.
Here are the 24 Entries...
• Amber - Catch 22 (Ray Agius / Godwin Sant)
• Jessica Muscat - Down Down Down (Philip Vella / Jessica Muscat)
• Wayne - Everybody Sing (Wayne Micallef)
• Richard Edwards - Finally (Richard Edward / Jan Van Dijck)
• Cherise Grixti - Heart of Glass (Philip Vella / Gerard James Borg)
• Marilena ft. Michael - He's A Demon (Michael Henry / Anthony Grech)
• Eleanor Cassar - Hypnotized (Paul Giordimaina / Fleur Balzan)
• Raquela - If I Could Do It All Again (Marc Paelinck / Mathias Strasser)
• Domenique - I'll Follow the Sunshine (Ralph Siegel / Bernd Mienunger)
• Jamie - Lost Without You (Marco Debono / Aidan O'Connor)
• Kelly Schembri - Love Me Like Your Money (Sven Lundholm / Gerard James Borg)
• Sophie - Love to Love You (Elton Zarb / Sophie Debattista)
• Baklava - Moon Dance (Philip Vella / Gerard James Borg)
• Claudia Faniello - Movie In My Mind (Philip Vella / Gerard James Borg)
• Fabrizio Faniello - No Surrender (Johan Stentorp / Johan Bederholm)
• Ally - Numb (Ally)
• Glen Vella - One Life (Paul Giordimaina / Fleur Balzan)
• Kurt Calleja - Over & Over (Johan J'amtberg / Kurt Calleja)
• Klinsmann & Ben - This Love (Jonathan Spiteri / Klinsmann Coleiro)
• J.Anvil - Topsy Turvy (Jonas Gladnikoff / Niall Mooney / Andrew Zahra / Deo Grech / Natasha Turner)
• Amber - Touch Wood (Ray Agius / Alfred C. Sant)
• Anna Azzopardi - Unfaithful (Renato Briffa / Keith Zammit)
• Petra - Unintentional (Elton Zarb / Rita Pace)
• Rosman Pace - You'll Never Know (Jordan Milnes / Stephen D. Cook)
Source: PBS
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