Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011
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Malta
participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011
in Düsseldorf
, Germany
, selecting their entry through the national selection Malta Eurosong 2011, organised by Maltese broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services
(PBS).
Twenty-four songs will make it through to the semi-final on 11 February 2011. The 24th finalist will be the winner of last year’s L-Isfida. Should the latter not participate the next song in line from phase two, eligible to participate, will qualify. Singers having submitted multiple interpretations will only be allowed to compete with two songs in the final phases. The 24 songs will be televised on a show broadcasted by PBS.The Comperes will be Keith Demicoli and Valerie Vella. As in previous years, Radio Malta
will also transmit live, both the semi-final and the final with a commentary by the seasoned Radio Malta broadcaster Tony Micallef. The jury, which will be led by Riccardo Cocciante
, will have a weight of 66% while the public vote will have the remaining 33%.
Sixteen songs will qualify to the final to take place on 12 February. In the final phase the winning song will be chosen through 66% expert jury and 33% public vote. Meanwhile the new regulations say that the winner of the past three Maltese selections is not allowed to compete in the Malta Eurovision Festival 2011. This means that neither Morena
, Chiara Siracusa nor Thea Garrett
can submit songs for the next selection. Maltese composers and authors can submit up to four songs but foreign writers can compete with two entries.
On 26 November, PBS announced that they received 141 entries for the Malta Eurovision festival 2011.
and 2006
, and Sophie Debattista, who represented Malta in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006
. The list also included former MSE contestants; Jessica Muscat, Wayne Micallef, Richard Edwards, Eleanor Cassar, Raquela, Jamie Tonna, Baklava, Claudia Faniello
, Ally, Glen Vella, Kurt Calleja, Klinsmann Coleiro, J. Anvil, Petra Zammit and Rosman Pace. Domenique Azzopardi has also previously entered Junior Malta Song for Europe, the preselection for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
.
Two time Maltese Eurovision representative Fabrizio Faniello
has announced that he will return to the Maltese national selection. Marking his eighth attempt to represent Malta in Eurovision.
but at the MCC (Mediterranean Conference Centre) in Valletta
.
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Eurovision Song Contest 2011
The Eurovision Song Contest 2011 was the 56th annual Eurovision Song Contest and was won by Eldar & Nigar performing "Running Scared" for Azerbaijan. The event took place in the Esprit Arena in Düsseldorf, Germany, following Germany's win in the previous year...
in Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, selecting their entry through the national selection Malta Eurosong 2011, organised by Maltese broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services
Public Broadcasting Services
Public Broadcasting Services Limited is Malta's public broadcasting company, responsible for the TVM television channel and the Radio Malta and Radju Parlament and Magic radio stations. PBS is funded by government grant and the sale of commercial airtime...
(PBS).
Changes in Selection
The next Maltese selection will be divided intro three phases. The first phase will commence immediately after the submission deadline. In the initial phase all songs submitted will be judged by a panel of experts appointed by the national broadcaster. The first judging phase will take place behind closed doors and the jury will listen to the songs on CD. 74 songs made it through phase one and will be performed in front a jury in phase two. In this phase all artists will perform the songs live behind closed doors.Twenty-four songs will make it through to the semi-final on 11 February 2011. The 24th finalist will be the winner of last year’s L-Isfida. Should the latter not participate the next song in line from phase two, eligible to participate, will qualify. Singers having submitted multiple interpretations will only be allowed to compete with two songs in the final phases. The 24 songs will be televised on a show broadcasted by PBS.The Comperes will be Keith Demicoli and Valerie Vella. As in previous years, Radio Malta
Radio Malta
Radju Malta is the main radio service of PBS Ltd, the public service broadcaster of Malta.The origins of Radio Malta go back to 1935.For many years, transmissions were effected on a cable-radio system which started way back in 1935 by a British company called Rediffusion...
will also transmit live, both the semi-final and the final with a commentary by the seasoned Radio Malta broadcaster Tony Micallef. The jury, which will be led by Riccardo Cocciante
Riccardo Cocciante
Riccardo Cocciante, also known in French-speaking countries as Richard Cocciante , is an Italian singer-songwriter and actor. His oeuvre includes recordings in Italian, French, and Spanish; he has recorded some of his songs in all three languages.He was born in Saigon, French Indochina, now Ho Chi...
, will have a weight of 66% while the public vote will have the remaining 33%.
Sixteen songs will qualify to the final to take place on 12 February. In the final phase the winning song will be chosen through 66% expert jury and 33% public vote. Meanwhile the new regulations say that the winner of the past three Maltese selections is not allowed to compete in the Malta Eurovision Festival 2011. This means that neither Morena
Morena (singer)
Morena is a singer from Sannat, Gozo, Malta. "Morena" means "brunette", which fits her complexion.Morena became to be known as the "Mediterranean Volcano"....
, Chiara Siracusa nor Thea Garrett
Thea Garrett
Thea Garrett is a Maltese singer who represented Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo.-Early life:Born in Malta in 1992, Thea has been studying vocal technique and interpretation under the direction of soprano Gillian Żammit...
can submit songs for the next selection. Maltese composers and authors can submit up to four songs but foreign writers can compete with two entries.
On 26 November, PBS announced that they received 141 entries for the Malta Eurovision festival 2011.
Malta Eurosong 2011
On 8 January, PBS announced the 24 songs for the national selection. The list included former Malta Eurovision representatives Fabrizio Faniello, who represented Malta in 2001Eurovision Song Contest 2001
The Eurovision Song Contest 2001 was the 46th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 12 May 2001 in the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was the first time in 36 years that Denmark hosted the Eurovision Song Contest, thanks to the Olsen Brothers' win the previous year in Stockholm...
and 2006
Eurovision Song Contest 2006
The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece on 18 May and 20 May 2006 . The hosting national broadcaster of the contest was Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi . The Finnish band Lordi won the contest with the song "Hard Rock...
, and Sophie Debattista, who represented Malta in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the fourth edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest for young singers aged 8 to 15. On 2 December 2006, the contest was broadcast live from Bucharest, Romania making it the second time the contest had been held in a capital city...
. The list also included former MSE contestants; Jessica Muscat, Wayne Micallef, Richard Edwards, Eleanor Cassar, Raquela, Jamie Tonna, Baklava, Claudia Faniello
Claudia Faniello
- Biography :Claudia was born and raised in Malta, along with her siblings Fabrizio and Miriana. At the age of 12, Claudia began to participate in a variety of television shows and participating also in many festivals and placing in top positions. In 2001, at the Phoenicia Hotel in Malta, she won...
, Ally, Glen Vella, Kurt Calleja, Klinsmann Coleiro, J. Anvil, Petra Zammit and Rosman Pace. Domenique Azzopardi has also previously entered Junior Malta Song for Europe, the preselection for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Junior Eurovision Song Contest
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest , is an international song competition which has been organised by the European Broadcasting Union annually since 2003 and is open exclusively to broadcasters that are members of the EBU. It is held in a different European city each year.The competition has many...
.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Composers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Amber | "Catch 22" | Ray Agius, Godwin Sant |
| 02 | Kurt Calleja | "Over and Over" | Johan J'atmberg, Kurt Calleja |
| 03 | Cherise Grixti | "Heart of Glass" | Philip Vella, Gerard James Borg Gerard James Borg Gerard James Borg is one of Malta's most successful song writers and concept creators for the last decades. Borg has penned five of the Maltese entries for the annual Eurovision Song Contest with Philip Vella, besides several Eurovision national final entries.... |
| 04 | Wayne Micallef | "Everybody Sing" | Wayne Micallef, Wayne Micallef |
| 05 | Claudia Faniello Claudia Faniello - Biography :Claudia was born and raised in Malta, along with her siblings Fabrizio and Miriana. At the age of 12, Claudia began to participate in a variety of television shows and participating also in many festivals and placing in top positions. In 2001, at the Phoenicia Hotel in Malta, she won... |
"Movie in my Mind" | Philip Vella, Gerard James Borg Gerard James Borg Gerard James Borg is one of Malta's most successful song writers and concept creators for the last decades. Borg has penned five of the Maltese entries for the annual Eurovision Song Contest with Philip Vella, besides several Eurovision national final entries.... |
| 06 | Klinsmann & Ben | "This Love" | Klinsmann Coleiro, Jonathan Spiteri |
| 07 | Eleanor Cassar | "Hypnotized" | Paul Giordimania , Fleur Balzan |
| 08 | Domenique Azzopardi | "I'll Follow the Sunshine" | Ralph Siegel Ralph Siegel Ralph Siegel is a German record producer and songwriter. He is married to the opera singer Kriemhild Jahn. He has three daughters, one of them Giulia Siegel divorced from German entrepreneur Hans Wehrmann.... , Bernd Meinunger Bernd Meinunger Bernd Meinunger is a German lyricist and record producer who frequently works with Ralph Siegel and David Brandes... |
| 09 | Rosman Pace | "You'll Never Know" | Steven D. Cook, Jordan Milnes |
| 10 | Raquela | "If I Could Do It All Again" | Marc Paelnick, Mathias Strasser |
| 11 | Sophie Debattista | "Love to Love You" | Elton Zarb, Sophie Debattista |
| 12 | Petra Zammit | "Unintentional" | Elton Zarb, Rita Pace |
| 13 | Baklava | "Moondance" | Philip Vella, Gerard James Borg Gerard James Borg Gerard James Borg is one of Malta's most successful song writers and concept creators for the last decades. Borg has penned five of the Maltese entries for the annual Eurovision Song Contest with Philip Vella, besides several Eurovision national final entries.... |
| 14 | Jamie Tonna | "Lost Without You" | Marco Debono, Aidan O'Connor |
| 15 | Amber | "Touch Wood" | Ray Agius, Alfred Sant |
| 16 | Anna Azzopardi | "Unfaithful" | Renato Briffa, Keith Zammit |
| 17 | Marilena ft. Michael | "He's a Demon" | Michael Henry, Anthony Grech |
| 18 | Glen Vella Glen Vella Glen Vella is a Maltese singer. He started his singing career at the age of 13. He studied both practical and theory in voice and piano. He is certificated in voice coaching from the Victoria Music and Arts Collage London... |
"One Life One Life (Glen Vella song) "One Life" is a song by Maltese singer Glen Vella which won the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2011 final on Saturday 12 February 2011. The song will be representing Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Germany... " |
Paul Giordimania, Fleur Balzan |
| 19 | J.Anvil | "Topsy Turvy" | Jonas Gladnikoff / Niall Mooney / Andrew Zahra, Deo Grech / Natasha Turner |
| 20 | Jessica Muscat | "Down Down Down" | Philip Vella, Jessica Muscat |
| 21 | Kelly Schembri | "Love Me Like Your Money" | Sven Lundholm, Gerard James Borg Gerard James Borg Gerard James Borg is one of Malta's most successful song writers and concept creators for the last decades. Borg has penned five of the Maltese entries for the annual Eurovision Song Contest with Philip Vella, besides several Eurovision national final entries.... |
| 22 | Fabrizio Faniello Fabrizio Faniello Fabrizio Faniello is a Maltese pop singer. He represented Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2001 and 2006. He is seen by many as Malta's hope in its fledgling experimental electronica scene, contributing to many international compilations and collaborating with well known artists as diverse... |
"No Surrender" | Johan Stentorp , Johan Bederholm |
| 23 | Ally | "Numb" | Ally, Ally |
| 24 | Richard Edwards | "Finally" | Jan Van Dijck, Richard Micallef |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Composers | Jury | Televote | Total | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Eleanor Cassar | "Hypnotized" | Paul Giordimania , Fleur Balzan | 12 | 3 | 15 | 10 |
| 02 | Amber | "Catch 22" | Ray Agius, Godwin Sant | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 03 | Jessica Muscat | "Down Down Down" | Philip Vella, Jessica Muscat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 04 | Ally | "Numb" | Ally, Ally | 15 | 0 | 15 | 10 |
| 05 | Baklava | "Moondance" | Philip Vella, Gerard James Borg Gerard James Borg Gerard James Borg is one of Malta's most successful song writers and concept creators for the last decades. Borg has penned five of the Maltese entries for the annual Eurovision Song Contest with Philip Vella, besides several Eurovision national final entries.... |
15 | 30 | 45 | 6 |
| 06 | Fabrizio Faniello Fabrizio Faniello Fabrizio Faniello is a Maltese pop singer. He represented Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2001 and 2006. He is seen by many as Malta's hope in its fledgling experimental electronica scene, contributing to many international compilations and collaborating with well known artists as diverse... |
"No Surrender" | Johan Stentorp , Johan Bederholm | 36 | 21 | 57 | 4 |
| 07 | Kurt Calleja | "Over and Over" | Johan J'atmberg, Kurt Calleja | 54 | 15 | 69 | 3 |
| 08 | Glen Vella Glen Vella Glen Vella is a Maltese singer. He started his singing career at the age of 13. He studied both practical and theory in voice and piano. He is certificated in voice coaching from the Victoria Music and Arts Collage London... |
"One Life One Life (Glen Vella song) "One Life" is a song by Maltese singer Glen Vella which won the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2011 final on Saturday 12 February 2011. The song will be representing Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Germany... " |
Paul Giordimania, Fleur Balzan | 54 | 36 | 90 | 1 |
| 09 | Marilena ft. Michael | "He's a Demon" | Michael Henry, Anthony Grech | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| 10 | J.Anvil | "Topsy Turvy" | Jonas Gladnikoff / Niall Mooney / Andrew Zahra, Deo Grech / Natasha Turner | 3 | 12 | 15 | 10 |
| 11 | Claudia Faniello Claudia Faniello - Biography :Claudia was born and raised in Malta, along with her siblings Fabrizio and Miriana. At the age of 12, Claudia began to participate in a variety of television shows and participating also in many festivals and placing in top positions. In 2001, at the Phoenicia Hotel in Malta, she won... |
"Movie in my Mind" | Philip Vella, Gerard James Borg Gerard James Borg Gerard James Borg is one of Malta's most successful song writers and concept creators for the last decades. Borg has penned five of the Maltese entries for the annual Eurovision Song Contest with Philip Vella, besides several Eurovision national final entries.... |
19 | 0 | 19 | 9 |
| 12 | Richard Edwards | "Finally" | Jan Van Dijck, Richard Micallef | 64 | 24 | 88 | 2 |
| 13 | Raquela | "If I Could Do It All Again" | Marc Paelnick, Mathias Strasser | 28 | 18 | 46 | 5 |
| 14 | Kelly Schembri | "Love Me Like Your Money" | Sven Lundholm, Gerard James Borg Gerard James Borg Gerard James Borg is one of Malta's most successful song writers and concept creators for the last decades. Borg has penned five of the Maltese entries for the annual Eurovision Song Contest with Philip Vella, besides several Eurovision national final entries.... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 15 | Wayne Micallef | "Everybody Sing" | Wayne Micallef, Wayne Micallef | 23 | 0 | 23 | 8 |
| 16 | Klinsmann & Ben | "This Love" | Klinsmann Coleiro, Jonathan Spiteri | 23 | 9 | 32 | 7 |
Two time Maltese Eurovision representative Fabrizio Faniello
Fabrizio Faniello
Fabrizio Faniello is a Maltese pop singer. He represented Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2001 and 2006. He is seen by many as Malta's hope in its fledgling experimental electronica scene, contributing to many international compilations and collaborating with well known artists as diverse...
has announced that he will return to the Maltese national selection. Marking his eighth attempt to represent Malta in Eurovision.
Venue
The Malta Eurosong 2011 will not be held at the MFCC (Malta Fairs and Conventions Centre) in Ta' Qali, AttardAttard
Ħ'Attard is a village located at the centre-most point of the island of Malta. Together with Balzan and Lija it forms part of "the Three Villages" and has been inhabited since the Classical Period. Ħ'Attard's traditional Latin motto is Florigera rosis halo due to its many flower gardens and citrus...
but at the MCC (Mediterranean Conference Centre) in Valletta
Valletta
Valletta is the capital of Malta, colloquially known as Il-Belt in Maltese. It is located in the central-eastern portion of the island of Malta, and the historical city has a population of 6,098. The name "Valletta" is traditionally reserved for the historic walled citadel that serves as Malta's...
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