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 […]
When it comes to the Eurovision Song Contest, there have been 52 participating nations in the past – if you count Serbia & Montenegro and Yugoslavia as separate nations too. Therefore only three nations not to feature in the annual Eurovision Top 250 poll was a surprise to […]
Yes, you’ve read the headline right – Malta will no longer be using the Malta Eurovision Song Contest as their National Final. MESC has been in use since 1971, when Malta debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest. Instead this year, the artist representing Malta will be chosen through […]
Confirmation of another two artists taking part in this year’s Eurovision Young Musicians, in Edinburgh this August have been announced. The Belgium broadcaster RTBF, have selected Alexandra Cooreman as their entrant at this year’s Contest. Alexandra, a 15 year old, will be playing the Violin in hope of […]