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Applications were issued and a total of 156 applications were submitted by prospective participants in the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2017. After the elimination was held the organisers, PBS, announced the 60 song titles which made it to the first phase on Monday 12 December 2016. The list of the 60 songs shortlisted is shown hereunder: | |||
The | |||
==Maltese Eurovision Songs Contest - Preliminary Round== | ==Maltese Eurovision Songs Contest - Preliminary Round== | ||
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| 05||Breathe||[[Cherylis Camilleri]] | | 05||Breathe||[[Cherylis Camilleri]] | ||
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| 06|| | | 06||Breathlessly||[[Claudia Faniello]] | ||
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| 07||Butterfly||[[Lyndsay Pace]] | | 07||Butterfly||[[Lyndsay Pace]] | ||
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==Select the Sixteen Finalist== | ==Select the Sixteen Finalist== | ||
On Tuesday 20 | On Tuesday 20 December 2016, the 60 songs were further shortlisted to choose the 16 finalists. 11 jury members listened to the recorded songs at [[St. James Cavalier]], at [[Valletta]] in the presence of authors, composers and singers. On Wednesday 21 December 2016, the finalist songs were announced on the 8pm news on TVM. | ||
It was announced that the final would be held on one night and that the choice of the winning song to represent Malta in Kiev, Ukraine in May 2017, would be done by the public through 100% televoting. | |||
==The Sixteen Finalist Songs of The Maltese Eurovision Songs Contest 2017== | ==The Sixteen Finalist Songs of The Maltese Eurovision Songs Contest 2017== | ||
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| 01||Bombshell||[[Maxine Pace]]||[[Noel Cohen]],[[Michael Macallister]]||[[Julie hardy]], [[Erin Bowman]] | | 01||Bombshell||[[Maxine Pace]]||[[Noel Cohen]],[[Michael Macallister]]||[[Julie hardy]], [[Erin Bowman]] | ||
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| 02|| | | 02||Breathlessly||[[Claudia Faniello]]||[[Gerard James Borg]]||[[Philip Vella]], [[Sean Vella]] | ||
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| 03||Crazy Games||[[Shauna Vassallo]]||[[Muxu]] Matt Mercieca||[[Cyprian Cassar]]|| | | 03||Crazy Games||[[Shauna Vassallo]]||[[Muxu]] Matt Mercieca||[[Cyprian Cassar]]|| | ||
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==The Running Order For the Final Night== | ==The Running Order For the Final Night== | ||
On Tuesday 25 January, | On Tuesday 25 January 2017, [[PBS]] Chief Executive [[John Bundy]] announced the songs' running order for the final night, Saturday 18 February 2017 at the MFCC in [[Ta' Qali]] | ||
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| 15||Unstoppable||[[Brooke Borg]]||[[Christian Schneider]], [[Sara Biglert]], Brooke Borg, [[Aidan O'Connor]] ||Christian Schneider, Sara Biglert, Brooke Borg||52302115||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ua852tHJxs click on YouTube] | | 15||Unstoppable||[[Brooke Borg]]||[[Christian Schneider]], [[Sara Biglert]], Brooke Borg, [[Aidan O'Connor]] ||Christian Schneider, Sara Biglert, Brooke Borg||52302115||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ua852tHJxs click on YouTube] | ||
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| 16|| | | 16||Breathlessly||[[Claudia Faniello]]||[[Gerard James Borg]]||[[Philip Vella]],[[Sean Vella]]||52302116||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POwL37CIZTg click on YouTube] | ||
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==The | ==The Presenters== | ||
The | The festival presenters in this edition were actor [[Daniel Azzopardi]], known for television dramas Deċeduti and Strada Stretta, and [[Charlene 'Charly' Mercieca]], a businesswoman who recently had a publicised battle with cancer. | ||
==Special Guests== | ==Special Guests== | ||
In the final night interval, the audience present at MFCC were entertained by Gozitan band [[The Travellers]] performing two numbers: ''Dak Li Int'' and ''Xemx u Xita'', [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYdZNWEU9j4 click for video]. Then, 2016 winner [[Ira Losco]] performed ''Chameleon'' and ''Walk on Water'' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWoVwtVBzSY click for video], and her brand new number ''We are the shoulders'' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWoVwtVBzSY click for video]. Finally, [[Christina Magrin]], Malta's representative in [[Junior Eurovision 2016]] sang ''Parachute'' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbMvBYde48A click for video] along with her new song ''Snow Globe'' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UZoew9Daag click for video] | |||
==30 Time Partecipate in Eurovision== | ==30 Time Partecipate in Eurovision== | ||
This year marked the | This year marked the 30th participation for Malta in the [[Eurovision Song Contest]]. For the occasion, all past representatives and festival chairmen were invited for the final night [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8i8Y6LbGZj8]. | ||
==Sponsors== | ==Sponsors== | ||
This year the festival was | This year the festival was sponsored by the following companies:- | ||
* [[Go]] | * [[Go]] | ||
* [[Hamilton Travel]] | * [[Hamilton Travel]] | ||
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* [[Schwarzkopf]]. | * [[Schwarzkopf]]. | ||
==Presentation== | ==Presentation of trophies== | ||
The presentation was done by | The presentation to the winners was done by three past singers; [[Chiara]],[[Ira Losco]] and [[Mary Spiteri]]. | ||
==The Winners== | ==The Winners== | ||
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| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Video''' | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Video''' | ||
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| 01|| | | 01||Breathlessly||[[Claudia Faniello]]||[[Gerard James Borg]]||[[Philip Vella]],[[Sean Vella]]||4,996||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POwL37CIZTg click on YouTube] | ||
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| 02||Kewkba||[[Janice Mangion]]||[[Emil Calleja Bayliss]]||[[Mark Scicluna]]||4,544||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR1zcVF2EhM click on YouTube] | | 02||Kewkba||[[Janice Mangion]]||[[Emil Calleja Bayliss]]||[[Mark Scicluna]]||4,544||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR1zcVF2EhM click on YouTube] | ||
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| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Televoting Votes''' | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Televoting Votes''' | ||
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| 01||Breathlessly||Claudia Faniello||4,996 | |||
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| 02||Kewkba||Janice Mangion||4,544 | |||
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| 03||Follow||Kevin Borg||2,502 | |||
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| 04||Unstoppable||Brooke Borg||2,000 | |||
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| 05||Follow Me||Franklin Calleja||1,303 | |||
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| 06||Bombshell||Maxine Pace||625 | |||
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| 07||Tonight||Deborah C & Josef Tabone||572 | |||
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| 08||Ray Of Light||Raquela Dalli Gonzi||551 | |||
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| 09||Fighting To Survive||Cherton Caruana||340 | |||
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| 10||Laserlight||Klinsmann Coleiro||332 | |||
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| 11||Fearless||Rhiannon Micallef||288 | |||
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| 12||So Simple ||Crosswalk||245 | |||
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| 13||You||Richard Edwards||186 | |||
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| 14||Seconds Away||Jade Vella||166 | |||
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| 15||Crazy Games||Shauna Vassallo||159 | |||
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| 16||Don’t Look Down||Miriana Conte||156 | |||
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== See also == | == See also == |
Revision as of 15:31, 17 July 2017
Applications were issued and a total of 156 applications were submitted by prospective participants in the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2017. After the elimination was held the organisers, PBS, announced the 60 song titles which made it to the first phase on Monday 12 December 2016. The list of the 60 songs shortlisted is shown hereunder:
Maltese Eurovision Songs Contest - Preliminary Round
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Select the Sixteen FinalistOn Tuesday 20 December 2016, the 60 songs were further shortlisted to choose the 16 finalists. 11 jury members listened to the recorded songs at St. James Cavalier, at Valletta in the presence of authors, composers and singers. On Wednesday 21 December 2016, the finalist songs were announced on the 8pm news on TVM. It was announced that the final would be held on one night and that the choice of the winning song to represent Malta in Kiev, Ukraine in May 2017, would be done by the public through 100% televoting. The Sixteen Finalist Songs of The Maltese Eurovision Songs Contest 2017
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