Malta – Tonight, the second entry for Eurovision 2015 was chosen. And it’s Amber with Warrior who will represent Malta in Vienna!
In Malta, the national final came to an end as PBS, the Maltese broadcaster, held the grand final with the14 songs that qualified in yesterday’s semi! Yesterday a semifinal qualified only 14 songs out of 20 for tonight’s show. If you missed the show, you can recap all performances on this youtube’s playlist!
This was tonight’s line-up:
- Glen Vella – Breakaway (Kevin Borg & Simon Gribbe)
- Karen DeBattista – 12, Baker Street ( Jan Van Dijck & Emil Calleja Bayliss)
- Minik – Once in a while (Elton Zarb & Rita Pace)
- Trilogy – Chasing a dream (Paul Abela & Joe Julian Farrugia)
- Chris Grech – Closed doors (Chris Grech, Edward Mifsud, Peter Borg & David Cassar Torregiani)
- Ekklesia – Love and let go (Philip Vella)
- Jessika – Fandango (Philip Vella & Gerard James Borg)
- Deborah C – It’s OK (Elton Zarb & Matthew Mercieca)
- Amber – Warrior (Elton Zarb & Matthew Mercieca)
- L-Aħwa – Beautiful to me (Erik & Anjou)
- Franklin – Still here (Alexander Rybak)
- Christabelle – Rush (Elton Zarb & Matthew Mercieca)
- Lawrence Gray – The one that you love (Elton Zarb & Lawrence Gray)
- Daniel Testa – Something in the way (Mins Ek & Charlie Mason)
Held in JESC’s stage in Marsa, the show saw many artists on stage next to tonight’s competitors, like Conchita Wurst who sang bot her winning song Rise like a phoenix and her new single Heroes and Firelight, last year’s Maltese representative, who presented many of their new materials.
After which we got the results, the televote’s Top 3 was Amber, Ekklesia Sisters and Franklin. But then juries came in and gave Amber a clean sweep victory! Christabelle came second.
This is the first win for Amber in MESC. She took part many times before: in 2014 she came 4th with Because I have you, in 2013 she came 4th with In control, in 2012 she came 3rd with Answer in your eyes, in 2011 she came 13th with Catch-22 and her other song, Touch wood, failed to qualify to the final.
So here’s the winning entry:
Oh and before I forget it, here is the turkvizion winner :
She is definately…passionate I guess…And the tatars did put a lot of work to build an extravagant stage I’ll give them that..!
Miles better than Malta’s winner tonight.
This would not only make a great esc entry, but also a great winner as well.
Check below for RIzamneh :D
She is the member of KeshYou, this song is way better than Turkyvizion winner, but sounds like a rip-off Sirusho Pregomesh. Still nice song to listen :D
Turkvision 14 May end up better than esc 15.
Both these songs kill the 2 esc entries chosen so far. It’s not even close. Ethnic, non English and catchy.
Whaaat? No way, I don’t get why don’t people here do not like Malta and Macedonia. I like both songs, both are very good, miles better from what they sent recently. And best is yet to come for ESC (Serbia, cough) :D ..
Tukvizion is okay, but will never be better than ESC…
A few people like Malta here.
Esc has the history behind it so of course it is the number 1 song contest.
But a song contest where English isn’t the predominant language should be welcomed.
Good luck to Serbia. Send Sara from Moje 3.
Hehe, I will send her in 2018 when I become HoD of course :D
Yes, but I don’t care about Turkyvizion at all. I mean they withdrew so they can run their own contest… :/
And If Kazakhstan send something like this on their debut to ESC (hopefully it will happen soon), they will be at the top for sure.
Forget something like this, send this. Even if you need to break any and all the esc rules.
Something that will send our Queen victorious, happy, and glorious. Long may she reign over us.
Honey, this is so much better than “PreGomesh.” :P
No way. Just a good copy paste!
It is good i like it very, very much but It has little resemblance to Pregomesh.And can I tell you little secret’
I wanted this to send to the first edition of that contest I am in, but gave up since I didn’t knew what would sent for next editions for Kazakhstan so I gave up and picked India :D
And now look at what’s happened! xD I’d always thought that this song would be perfect for that contest.
I know :(( But I wouldn’t do good anyway with it… I am not very lucky when I send good songs. I was pleasantly surprised with last editions result for me. I really love that song, but with early draw I thought I was doomed..
And you weren’t. ;)
:) I always feel like whenever I think I will go good I end terrible, and when I do not have much expectations I end surprisingly well…
At leasr you didn’t have massively high expectations like I did after winning on my first try. :P
You won… On your first try :D Well that’s awesome… I just checked with which song… I don’t know this one, but do know “Stars align” from her, she is great singer… I’ll never win it, I’m in just to have fun and discover something beyond Europe (I have a lot of fun searching for my songs , I usually send something I didn’t knew before)…
I know. And nearly fifty contest entries later, it’s my sole win. :3 But yeah, initially, I wanted to send “Some Die Young,” but it had already been sent.
Don’t count yourself out! I’m in to have fun too, but that also means actively trying to do well sometimes. ;)
I always send what I like, and hoping for the best and that is what matters right… :)
Oh and good luck in this edition… And I cannot wait for FDLC to start :D
Thank you! :) Good luck to you too.
All I have to say is: Kazakhstan, please get EBU membership!
In the meantime, I wish Azerbaijan started sending songs in their language. Forget going with western English language songs.
Especially after their best entry ever was thoroughly rejected this year.
Alex, youve still not voted in Maxifestivalen.
Oops, I’ll get that over in a moment.
Exactly
Remember yesterday you were wondering why turkey plummeted so badly?
These guys offer their own thoery.
http://eurovoix.com/2014/11/21/turkey-juror-may-have-had-a-hand-in-last-place-result/
Btw, If you ever find evidence that the winner won because of a fix, let me tell you right now that it won’t matter to me. The Queen winning is the just result and if it was fixed, let me offer my gratitude to those involved in it. I support Her Majesty and her win wholeheartedly. Lol
Just look at this performance, there is no need to fix anything.
I like it. :)
Top 2 thus far.
1. Macedonia 6-7/12
2. Malta 4-5/12
Yay! A fellow non-conformist!
So…
1. Malta 6.5
2. FYR Macedonia 3
Wow! With only two songs decided I guarantee this is top 10 or possibly even top 5! Best from Malta in a long time and the change of the background music at 0:35 is gold
I don’t like this song :(
Since Turkvision has come up, here is the link to the final. The winning performance gets better and better the more it is watched.
I see you’re holding up fine after your second bandwagon in 2 finals crashed tonight…
Lol.
You know I quickly recover and move on. The bandwagon I’m currently on just won this contest,
Btw the turkvision final is awesome. I just finished it. Awesome.
I watched the winning performance and it was very interesting.We’ve missed those good ethno-influenced entries in esc after 2009.
Let’s get back to pre 2009 then.
Btw, She wrote and composed it. Zhanar is the Kazakh Queen. I stand by what I said earlier, this would make a great esc winner next year. Can’t they enter it?
Kazakhstan is my favorite country of all time right now.
I think 4 of my top 5 finished in the top 5 in the actual contest. Intelligent voters.
It’s a very diverse show. There is even Iranian rock. And Azerbaijan entries in Azerbaijani. And of course the winning entry that simply destroys everything in its path.
Lol!You really love Turkvision.Don’t you?
I don’t know if it could win eurovision but it would definitely add to the diversity of the contest.
My top 5 pretty much matches the final top 5, that says it all.
The winning entry is easily better than the last 2 eurovision winners.
Also, that’s what I noticed with the show, diversity. Everyone looks and dresses differently, and they send ethnic music in their own language. And the final lasted 2 hours total. What’s not to love?
I can’t stop listening!! Amazing performance and song.
You and me both. The Kazakh Queen is gaining fans from ET left and right.
I’m curious as to how the host communicates with all the participants in what seems to be the same language?
Maybe it’s like eurovision where all the participants speak English. But it’s only a guess on my part.
I think the people that speak these languages might be better at answering this good question.
I am sure all the participants knows Russian if not English
It sounded like everyone spoke Russian.
Well, since it’s Turkvizyon, I’d venture to guess that only Turkish-language songs or performers who are fluent in Turkish are allowed to compete.
Too much ethnic sound is not my thing…but she is a good singer,I am glad she won…Here is another Kazakh song you may like😎
The title of the song:Kazakh Girls
I love the Balkan girls, the Slavic girls, how can I not love the Kazakh girls?
But my loyalties are still with The Queen. She is the number one Kazakh girl. I must support her wholeheartedly, being that I am just a loyal subject.
Long live the Queen!
hahaha Kazakhstan owe you big time :)
1)Macedonia 8.5/10
2)Malta 7.5/10
I just posted on the community page. :P
https://eurovisiontimes.wordpress.com/about-5/the-community/comment-page-2/#comment-161127
Okay, so I re-listened to both selected songs so far, and have downgraded Malta to 7/12.
While I still really like the individual components of the song, the way they are put together (particularly that odd second bridge at the end) is a little jarring. That being said I thought the performance was close to spot-on.
1. Malta 7/12
2. Macedonia 4-5/12
I have just bought “Talk Dirty”, the second song FireLight performed last night. :)
Among other stuff I bought Can Bonomo’s “Aşktan ve Gariplikten” too. :)
I love new song of Kenan Dogulu :D
Thanks. I will check it later, and if I like it, it will go to my Songs to Buy excel sheet. :)
It is a lovely, relaxed and very positive song, a song that makes you believe that the world is a fantastic place without any bad things for 4 minutes. I need that sometimes … and thus the song goes to my shopping list. :)
I know, I love this type of songs where you can feel it , forget everything bad and just enjoy the moment.. So simple and beautiful… I knew you will like it :D
:)
Shake it up shekerim is the biggest mistake Kenan made :)I am sure he regrets it..He is a great musician ;)
This song proves it, as I said I LOVE IT!!!
Think about representing Turkey in next FDLC ;)
I will :) I have couple of great songs on my mind :)
Olmaz Sensiz and AliBaba are my favorites in that album :)
Can is becoming one of my favourite contemporary singers. :)
By the way,have you bought those 2 Alkinoos Ioannidis songs?The first is called “Bosphorus”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uImlgAjWp8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zSqnPGLxXY
both are great songs…
They’re songs form the 90’s.They bring back school memories.
Not yet but they are both on my shopping list. :)
Yuk! Don’t like this! 4/12 !
I don’t see the difference?
GOSH this pic in the article is marvelous!! It’s shows the power of this magnifcent entry!
This entry takes me into another dimension…the best Maltese entry EVER…
Glad you like the pic I chose :)
I’m not too sure of this one if it going to make it in Vienna may 2015 at ESC. But either way very best of luck and lots of love for Amber and Malta! :) @ http://jake.suntuubi.com/