Don't Stop Me Now 2017
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This year the fourth series of the musical reality show Don’t Stop Me Now returns. It established some of the best talent in the country at present. This year Christine Haber is the show’s host. This will be part of the programme ‘Week & More’ with the presentation of Eileen Montesin and the participation of Mark Haber in the part of Uncle Morris with the humoristic touch. Besides ‘Don t Stop Me Now’, ‘Week & More’ will also consist of a candid camera with various politicians and interviews with the spouse or partner of Maltese personalities in various fields including television, radio and sports’ personalities.
This year 31 participants applied to be a part of Don’t Stop Me Now and they did so by submitting a video audition. In all, 16 finalists are chosen. All applicants are 15 years of age and over. With contrast to previous years, this time the singers will be split into four groups, each consisting of four singers. Two groups will participate in the programmes which are being aired between October and December while the other two groups will take part in the programmes which will air from January to March.
The winner of every part will then compete in the final so that the ‘Overall winner of ‘Don t Stop Me Now’ 2017-2018 will be established. During each programme two singers from each team will have the opportunity to sing a song related to a specific theme.
The jury will be composed of 4 members. Three resident jury members which are:- Moira Stafrace, Dj Toby Farrugia and Ray Mangion and the other member will be one of the contestants from the show’s previous editions who have achieved success in prestigious festivals and which have become household names with the Maltese public. These are Kurt Calleja, Franklin Calleja, Lyndsay Pace, Cherise Attard, Dario Bezzina, Ylenia Vella, Francesca Borg and Joseph Refalo. The jury’s duty is to award points after having watched the singers’ performances. In each programme the singer who gets the highest amount of points as well as the singer that gets the least amount of points will be announced. The latter will then have to challenge one of the singers who did not manage to make it through to the final round and it will be up to judges to decide who deserves to be a part of the competition that following week.
In every programme the group which manages to accumulate the most amount of points when putting together the points of the singers who would have performed that week, will be given the right to choose the theme of the following programme while also gaining 10 points. On the other hand , the group with the least amount of points that particular week will have to perform a song from a musical, choreographed by Alison White Dance studio and accompanied by Alison White’s dancers and it will then be up to Alison White herself to decide whether that particular group gains 5 points or not to try and make the discrepancy between the group points as minimal as possible.
This year the programme is offering the biggest and best prices yet! These include a photo shoot thanks to ‘The Fotografer’ Fgura, a Gig at ‘The Londoner British Pub’, a 500 Euro Voucher, which can be redeemed in cosmetic services thanks to Chic Med Aesthetic Clinics at Sky Parks , a hamper of CHI hair products, a trophy thanks to Mdina Glass, a custom-made outfit made by the local designer Gaetano, a musical theatre course which focuses on drama, singing and dancing thanks to Stagecoach Malta, a goodie bag worth of 200 Euros thanks to MaxFactor Malta and a 1000 Euro CASH.
The Singing Challenge – (Eliminatory Phase)
No | Singers | Songs | Age | Passed | Video |
01 | Anhelica Pace | Halo | 15years | No | (Click for Video |
02 | Brad James | Music Of The Night | 24years | No | (Click for Video |
03 | Bradley Debono | Raise Me Up | 15years | No | (Click for Video |
04 | Chanelle Cardona | Il Uomi Non Cambiano | 15years | No | (Click for Video |
05 | Clayton Portelli | Feeling Good | 19years | Yes | (Click for Video |
06 | Clive Galea | Insonia | 30years | No | (Click for Video |
07 | Dan Muscat | All Of Me | 26years | Yes | (Click for Video |
08 | Jessica Micallef | Uncover | 24years | Yes | (Click for Video |
09 | Jurgen Xerri | All Of Me | 18years | Yes | (Click for Video |
10 | Karine Caruana | The Winner Take It All | 22years | Yes | (Click for Video |
11 | Kelsey Farrugia | Clown | 16years | No | (Click for Video |
12 | Lorisanne Refalo | All I Ask | 17years | No | (Click for Video |
13 | Maria Spiteri | Can't Helping Falling In Love | 23years | Yes | (Click for Video |
14 | Mariah Cutajar | A-Team | 17years | Yes | (Click for Video |
15 | Mario Vella | I Can't Stand Still | 15years | No | (Click for Video |
Jury
The members of the jurys where the Three resident jurys, Moira Stafrace, Dj.Toby Farrugia, Ray Mangion and one of the passed singers Kurt Calleja.
The Singing Challenge – (Eliminatory Phase)
No | Singers | Songs | Age | Passed | Video |
01 | Victoria Sciberras | At Last | 16years | Yes | (Click for Video) |
02 | Martina Micallef | Time After Time | 15years | Yes | (Click for Video) |
03 | Martina Palmier | I Will Always Love You | 18years | Yes | (Click for Video) |
04 | Natalia Galdes | La Isla Bonita | 23years | No | |
05 | Nedved Galea | Broken Vow | 15years | Yes | (Click for Video) |
06 | Nicole Falzon | Pround Mary | 16years | Yes | (Click for Video) |
07 | Nicole Frendo | I Didn't Know My Own Strength | 15years | Yes | (Click for Video) |
08 | Nicole Galea | Concrete Angel | 17years | No | (Click for Video) |
09 | Nicole Micallef | Better Half of Me | 21years | No | (Click for Video) |
10 | Nicole Sciberras | Sweet Dreams | 15years | Yes | (Click for Video) |
11 | Paolo Micallef | What I've Been Looking For | 15years | No | (Click for Video) |
12 | Rebecca Bilocca | Fly Me To The Moon | 18years | Yes | (Click for Video) |
13 | Shaian Debono | Il Canto Della Terra | 15years | Yes | (Click for Video) |
14 | Shakira Bonavia | Black Velvet | 15years | No | (Click for Video) |
15 | Timea Farr | Perfect | 16 years | No | (Click for Video) |
Jury
The members of the jurys where the Three resident jurys, Moira Stafrace, Dj.Toby Farrugia, Ray Mangion and one of the passed singers Kurt Calleja.
The Finalist
So the Sixteen Singers u made to the Final where:- Clayton Portelli, Dan Muscat, Jessica Micallef, Jurgen Xerri, Karine Caruana, Maria Spiteri, Mariah Cutajar. Victoria Sciberras, Martina Micallef, Martina Parnis, Nedvid Galea, Nicole Falzon, Nicole Frendo,Nicole Sciberras, Rebecca Bilocca and Shaian Debono.
Programm No.1 (Sunday 22.10.2017)
General theme - the singers were given the opportunity to perform any song they wanted.
(Team 1) – Benna
The singers in this group are : Rebecca Bilocca, Clayton Portelli, Nicole Frendo, Jurgen Xerri
The singers in this team who will be singing during the first programme are:
Rebecca Bilocca - Your Song
Clayton Portelli - The Climb
(Team 2) – Ilma St.Anna
The singers in this group are:
Jessica Micallef, Maria Spiteri, Mariah Cutajar, Martina Palmier
The singers in this team who will be singing during the first programme are:
Jessica Micallef - Wrecking Ball
Mariah Cutajar - Wicked Game
Jessica Micallef is the singer who got the highest amount of points - 29.
Mariah Cutajar is the singer who got the least points, 17 points, so she is the finalist who has to challenge one of the singers that got eliminated in the preliminary phase.
Kelsey Farrugia is the one who was chosen in the draw. Kelsey performed the song ‘Broken Hearted’ while Mariah Cutajar chose to sing the song ‘Bring me to life’.
The judges chose to give Kelsey a chance and so she will be part of the Ilma St.Anna team next week while Mariah will be sitting with the eliminated contestants hoping she will get a second chance throughout the weeks.
Points:
Programm No.1 | Singers | Points |
Programm No.1 | Rebecca Bilocca | 21 |
Programm No.1 | Clayton Portelli | 21 |
Programm No.1 | Jessica Micallef | 29 |
Programm No.1 | Mariah Cutajar | 17 |
Winning theme - Benna - they got to choose the following programme's theme and they chose to interpret Eurovision Songs
Jury
The members of the jurys where the Three resident jurys, Moira Stafrace, Dj.Toby Farrugia, Ray Mangion and one of the passed singers Dario Bezzina.
Presented
The show was presented by Christine Haber with the help of Roanna Muscat
Programm No.2 (Sunday 29.10.2017)
The theme of this week for the Singers is to perform any of the Eurovision Songs.
(Team 1) – Benna
The singers in this group are : Rebecca Bilocca, Clayton Portelli, Nicole Frendo, Jurgen Xerri
The singers for this team who will be singing during this Second programme are:
- Nicole Frendo - Rise Like a Phoenix
- Jurgen Xerri - Fairytale
(Team 2) – Ilma St.Anna
The singers in this group are:
Jessica Micallef, Maria Spiteri, Mariah Cutajar, Martina Palmier
The singers in this team who will be singing during this Second programme are:
- Maria Spiteri - What If
- Martina Palmier - Angel
Jessica Micallef is the singer who got the highest amount of points - 31.
Martina Palmier is the singer who got the least points, 23 points, so she is the finalist who has to challenge one of the singers that got eliminated in the preliminary phase.
Anhelica Pace is the one who was chosen in the draw. Anhelica performed the song ‘E Poi’ while Martina Palmier chose to sing the song ‘Memory’.
The winning team again was Benna. Maria Spiteri sang ‘What If’ a musical song and get 5 points for her team.
And now they are:-
Benna – 20 points Ilma St Anna – 10 points
Points:
Programm No.2 | Singers | Points |
Programm No.2 | Nicole Frendo | 31 |
Programm No.2 | Jessica Micallef | 29 |
Programm No.2 | Clayton Portelli | 27 |
Programm No.2 | Jurgen Xerri | 24 |
Programm No.2 | Maria Spiteri | 21 |
Programm No.2 | Rebecca Bilocca | 21 |
Programm No.2 | Kelsey Farrugia | 0 |
Programm No.2 | Anhelica Pace | 0 |
Winning theme - Benna - they got to choose the following programme's theme and they chose to interpret Songs.
Jury
The members of the jurys where the Three resident jurys, Moira Stafrace, Dj.Toby Farrugia, Ray Mangion and one of the passed singers Lyndsay Pace.
Presented
The show was presented by Christine Haber with the help of Roanna Muscat.
Programm No.3 (Sunday 12.11.2017)
This week's theme was modern songs and so the singers performed songs which were launched from the 00's onwards. (Team 1) – Benna
The singers in this group are : Rebecca Bilocca, Clayton Portelli, Nicole Frendo, Jurgen Xerri
The singers singing during this third programme are:
- Nicole Frendo - Turning Tables
- Clayton Portelli - Heroes
(Team 2) – Ilma St.Anna
The singers in this group are: Jessica Micallef, Maria Spiteri, Mariah Cutajar, Martina Palmier
The singers singing during this third programme are:
- Maria Spiteri - How long will I love you
- Kelsey Farrugia - Rule the world
Clayton Portelli was the singer who got the least amount of points and therefore was the one chosen to challenge one of the eliminated participants during the preliminary phase. This contestant was Chanelle Cardona. For this challenge, Clayton chose to sing the song Feeling Good while Chanelle sang the song One Last Breath. In the end, the members of the jury decided to keep Clayton in the competition.
Points: Programm No.3 Singers Points Programm No.3 Nicole Frendo 63 Programm No.3 Maria Spiteri 50 Programm No.3 Clayton Portelli 49 Programm No.3 Jessica Micallef 29 Programm No.3 Jurgen Xerri 24 Programm No.3 Kelsey Farrugia 24 Programm No.3 Rebecca Bilocca 21 Programm No.3 Anhelica Pace 0
Winning team - Benna - they got to choose the following programme's theme and they chose to interpret songs from Animated Movies.
Jury The members of the jury were the three resident judy: Moira Stafrace, DJ Toby Farrugia and Ray Mangion and one of the past Don't Stop Me Now singers, Kurt Calleja.
Winning team - Benna - they got to choose the following programme's theme and they chose to interpret songs from Animated Movies.
Points:
Programm No.3 | Singers | Points |
Programm No.3 | Nicole Frendo | 31 |
Programm No.3 | Jessica Micallef | 29 |
Programm No.3 | Clayton Portelli | 27 |
Programm No.3 | Jurgen Xerri | 24 |
Programm No.3 | Maria Spiteri | 21 |
Programm No.3 | Rebecca Bilocca | 21 |
Programm No.3 | Kelsey Farrugia | 0 |
Programm No.3 | Anhelica Pace | 0 |
Winning theme - Benna - they got to choose the following programme's theme and they chose to interpret Songs.
Jury
The members of the jurys where the Three resident jurys, Moira Stafrace, Dj.Toby Farrugia, Ray Mangion and one of the passed singers Kurt Calleja.
Presented
The show was presented by Christine Haber with the help of Roanna Muscat