Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2013

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The Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2013 is the television show by which PBS selected Malta's entry to the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest to be held in Malmö, Sweden between the 14 and 16 May 2013.

PBS regulations for this year stipulate that the last five Maltese representatives are not allowed to compete in the selection. All lead singers should be Maltese while foreign composers and authors are allowed to compete.

The Event

The semifinal and final of the national selection process will be held on Friday 1 and Saturday 2 February 2012 at the Republic Hall of the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta.

The event is organized by PBS Malta and will be transmitted live on TVM.

The song selected from this contest will represent Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest taking place in Malmö, Sweden, in May 2013.


Songs

The 24 songs selected for the semifinal were announced by PBS on Friday 30 November 2012 during the popular TV show Xarabank.

Semi-final - 1 February 2013
Draw Artist Song Composer & Lyrics
Janice Debattista "Perfect Day" Boris Cezek, Dean Muscat
Chris Grech "Never Walk Away" Matthew James Borg, David Cassar Torregiani, Chris Grech, Peter Borg
Claudia Faniello "When It's Time" Errol Sammut, Claudia Faniello
Corazon Mizzi "My Stranger Love" Paul Giordimaina, Fleur Balzan
Richard Edwards "Fall Like Rome" Philip Vella, Magnus Kaxe, Gerard James Borg
Ylenia Vella "Tides of Illusion" Jason Cassar, Mario Farrugia
Gianni Zammit "Us Against the World" Boris Cezek, Dean Muscat
Jessica Muscat "Ultraviolet" Philip Vella, Thomas G:son, Gerard James Borg
Dorothy Bezzina "Starting from the End" Magnus Kaxe, Gerard James Borg
Gianluca Bezzina "Tomorrow" Boris Cezek, Dean Muscat
Danica Muscat "Fantasy" Paul Abela, Joe Julia Farrugia
Kevin Borg "Needing You" Kevin Borg, Simon Gribbe, Dan Attlerud, Thomas Thörnholm, Michael Clauss
Melanie Zammit "Loverdose" Maria Lundin, Niclas Lundin, Gerard James Borg
Domenique "Too Little Too Late" Marc Paelinck, Matthias Strasser
Davinia Pace "Betrayed" Elton Zarb, Muxu
Raquela "Keep Believing" Raquela Dalli Gonzi
Scar "Superstar" Konrad Pule
Marilena Gauci "Overrated" Philip Vella, Gerard James Borg
Amber "In Control" Paul Giordimaina, Fleur Balzan
Petra "No One Home" Wayne Micallef, Richard Micallef
Deborah C "Love-O-Holic" Johan Bejerholm, Gerard James Borg
Franklin Calleja "Let Your Heart Talk" Ray Aguis, Alfred C Sant
Klinsmann "The Remedy" Philip Vella, Magnus Kaxe, Gerard James Borg
Petra & Richard "Wonderful Tonight" Wayne Micallef, Richard Micallef


Overrated sung by Marilena Gauci replaced Saska Hunt singing Dress Rehearsal by the same songwriting team ahead of the show.

Voting was based on 7 judges on a panel a public televoting amounting to an 8th judge. Public televoting was conducted solely through landlines and mobile phone numbers. No SMS voting was used in this edition.

Semi-final

The semi-final was televised live on TVM on Friday 1 February 2012.

The show was presented by Elaine Saliba and Gordon Bonello, with backstage links by Rodney Gauci.

All vocals were performed live.

Eight songs were eliminated and the remaining sixteen made it through to the final phase in which the final result will be decided by a professional panel of seven judges as well as another one judge worth of points from televoting.

Kurt Calleja opened the show as a special guest.

Chris & Moira were the guest act for the semifinal and they lip-synced a number of their songs after all the contest songs were performed. Alex Alden performed two songs live (Bittersweet Symphony and Dancing Alone) with percussionist Luke Briffa just before the qualifying songs for the final were announced.


See also


YouTube playlists


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