ESC2019: BLOG OF DAY FOUR REHEARSALS #DARE TO DREAM LIVE FROM 9.00AM CET Welcome back to day four of the rehearsals for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest. Today we see the final nine songs in the second semi-final that takes place on Thursday 16 May. Will the eventual […]
BIRTHDAY: Georgina Abela from Malta is 60 today What is it with some countries that takes years out of our favourite TV show? They’re in, they’re out… To be fair, finances pay a role, as getting a singer on stage for three (or six, or maybe nine) minutes […]
YOUTUBE: How is your favourite doing? 25-31 March Every year, we look at which songs are the Youtube favourites. Last year, Netta’s Toy was the favourite, and we know what happened to her. So will this year’s most-watched official video suffer the same fate? The figures for 25 […]
BIRTHDAY: Debbie Scerri from Malta is 50 today Everyone likes the winners of contests, but we all like those that try, try, and try again. Even if they don’t always quite get that illusive victory. I’m taking about Malta. It’s the Mediterranean’s happiest rock and will be there […]
MALTA: Michela Pace to sing Chameleon in Tel Aviv After weeks of speculation, Malta finally revealed the song it hope will give it success in Israel in May. Michela’s sing is called Chameleon, and here’s the official video. Do you like this song? Could it win in May? […]
BIRTHDAY: Morena from Malta is 35 today We all know that Eurovision should be a family affair. Yes, most of the fans are men, but there’s nothing to stop families settling down on a Saturday evening. So if it’s for a family audience, are there any subjects that […]
EDITORIAL: How do you pick a song? Don’t worry, we’re not using a certain Norwegian in this editorial, as we know small children sometimes read our work. You may have read around the Internet about the selection processes of certain countries. We at EI think this needs to […]
BIRTHDAY: Joe Grech from Malta is 85 today Every now and then a song comes along that is just legendary. It could be for one of several reasons. It could be a big winner, a début entry, or one that just has fine costumes or choreography. Today’s song […]
This coming Saturday evening, The X Factor final will take place in Malta. The winning artist will go on to represent Malta at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv. The four artists vying for the place in Tel Aviv are: Owen Leuellen Nicole Frendo Michela Pace […]
The first two weeks of live shows have taken place in Malta of their version of X-Factor – this year’s mechanism to select the nation’s entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019. During the first week (06/01/19), we saw the first double elimination. The two acts to leave […]