Malta Song for Europe 2008
The Malta Song For Europe 2008 Festival was organized by the Ministry of Youth and Culture under the auspices of Minister Dr Francis Zammit Dimech, the Festival was held on 24 and 26 January 2008 at the Malta Fairs and Convention Centre at Ta’ Qali.
The Organising Committee for this Festival was made by Robert Abela as the chairman of the Festival, John Demanuele as the Deputy Chairman, Martin Gauci Secretary and Valerie Vella PRO, Steve Aquilina, Joseph Dalmas, Frans Fenech, Anton Miceli, Marbeck Spiteri and Mike Spiteri as members
Over two hundred submissions were narrowed down to 36 and on the 9th January 2008 seventeen songs made it to this year's Malta Song for Europe festival.
The winning song, which will represent Malta in Serbia during the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest semi-final in May, was selected through public televoting (80%) and jury board (20%). The finalists will be selected by an international panel of judges.
The program of the Festival was so
Thursday 24 th January 2008 at 7.30pm
Sung the Seventeen semi finalist Songs. Show by Chiara and Ruth Sammut Casingena. Time to know the eight songs that will be in the Final Night
Saturday 26 th January 2008 at 7.30pm
Sing Olivia Lewis the winner of the Malta Song For Europe 2007. Sung the Eight Finalist Songs. Show by Sway Latin Dance Company. Show by Natalie Gauci winner of the Australian Idol. Show by Chiara, Ruth Sammut Casingena and Mike Spiteri. Band was leaded by Aldo Spiteri and Jesmond Baldacchino.
Winners must been know and becomes the Presentation by Hon. Minister Mr. Francis Zammit Dimech.
Finalist
Here are the 17 Songs featured in the final:-
| No | Singers | Songs | Lyrics | Music |
| 01 | Glen Vella & Pamela Bezzina | Loved By You | Fleur Balzan | Paul Giordimaina |
| 02 | Claudia Faniello | Caravaggio | Godwin Sant | Ray Agius |
| 03 | Eleanor Cassar | Give Me A Chance | Fleur Balzan | Paul Giordimaina |
| 04 | Mary Spiteri | My Last Encore | Godwin Sant | Ray Agius |
| 05 | Margaret Camilleri – Morena | Casanova | Gerard James Borg | Philip Vella |
| 06 | Daniela Vella | Throw Your Stones | Gerard James Borg | Philip Vella |
| 07 | Rosman Pace | Love Is Just The Way | Rosman Pace | Rosman Pace |
| 08 | Klinsmann Coleiro | Go | Claudette Pace | Domenic Galea |
| 09 | Margaret Camilleri – Morena | Vodka | Gerard James Borg | Philip Vella |
| 10 | Pamela Bezzina | Whispers | Fleur Balzan | Paul Giordimaina |
| 11 | Klinsmann Coleiro | Superhero | Gerard James Borg | Philip Vella |
| 12 | Jean Claude Vancell | Contradiction | Jean Claude Vancell | Jean Claude Vancell |
| 13 | Chris & Moira | All Right Now | Moira Stafrace | Chris Scicluna |
| 14 | Jessika Muscat | Tangled | Gerard James Borg | Philip Vella |
| 15 | Mary Spiteri | If You Believe | Ray Mahoney | Paul Abela |
| 16 | Petra Zammit | Streetcar Of Desire | Rita Pace | Elton Zarb |
| 17 | Claudia Faniello | Sunrise | Ray Agius | Ray Agius |
The Winners
Here are the first 3 placing Songs featured in the final:-
| No | Singers | Songs | Lyrics | Music |
| 01 | Margaret Camilleri - Morena | Vodka | Gerard James Borg | Philip Vella |
| 02 | Claudia Faniello | Caravaggio | Godwin Sant | Ray Agius |
| 03 | Claudia Faniello | Sunrise | Ray Agius | Ray Agius |
The Song Vodka by Margaret Camilleri - Morena will be rappresent Malta in the Eurovision song Contest 2008.
The Jury
The Members of the Jury where:- (Not Known till today)
The Comperes
The presenters of the two evenings were John Demanuele, Chiara Siracusa and Ruth Sammut Casingena.
The Singers sing their songs on playback.
Special Thanks
- Producation – Malta Song Board
- Executive Producation – Peter Busuttil
- Stage Management – Chris Mallia, Twanny Fenech, Beverly Cutajar
- Visual direction – Frans Lia
- Graphics Effects – Winston Degiorgio
- Photographer – Foto Classic
- Designs Of Stage – Rueben Caruana
- TV Producation – PBS
- Audio – Sound System
- Lighting – Nexos Lighting Technology Ltd
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