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Raquela releases upbeat new ‘Sweet Nothings’ track

Raquela has released her new single called Sweet Nothings. An upbeat song with a positive vibe and soulful vocals. It is about the emotion and fallout of empty promises.

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Raquela releases beautiful and powerful new song ‘Lo Voglio’

Raquela has released a powerful and emotional new song in Italian called Lo Voglio (I want it). It is beautifully sung and has a really nice use of music instrumentation with piano and orchestral strings.

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Results released of 2017 Malta Eurovision Song Contest final

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After Claudia Faniello‘s successful win for Malta with Breathlessly, the full public voting results of the 2017 Malta Eurovision Song Contest final have been released by the broadcaster PBS.

  1. Claudia Faniello – Breathlessly – 4,996 votes
  2. Janice Mangion – Kewkba – 4,544 votes
  3. Kevin Borg – Follow – 2,502 votes
  4. Brooke Borg – Unstoppable – 2,000 votes
  5. Franklin Calleja –Follow Me – 1,303 votes
  6. Maxine Pace – Bombshell – 627 votes
  7. Deborah C & Josef Tabone – Tonight – 572 votes
  8. Raquella – Ray Of Light – 551 votes
  9. Cherton Caruana – Fighting To Survive – 340 votes
  10. Klinsmann Coleiro – Laserlight – 332 votes
  11. Rhiannon – Fearless – 288 votes
  12. Crosswalk – So Simple – 245 votes
  13. Richard Edwards – You – 186 votes
  14. Jade Vella – Seconds Away – 166 votes
  15. Shauna Vassallo – Crazy Games – 159 votes
  16. Miriana Conte – Don’t Look Down – 156 votes

You will see it was a straight race between Claudia and the song performed in the Maltese language by Janice Mangion, Kewkba. The acts between third and fifth place received votes in the thousands but from sixth to last place the votes were in the hundreds.

You can see a short version of Claudia singing Breathlessly on the popular entertainment show Xarabank below and also Janice singing Kewkba at the Malta Eurovision final.

Source: PBS; wiwibloggs

Malta: 60 shortlisted songs for 2017 Malta Eurovision Song Contest

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From a total of 156 submissions in Malta we now have the first phase of the competition where 60 songs have been shortlisted. PBS will eventually narrow down the list to just 16 songs for the grand final to be held most likely in February of 2017.

Who will follow Ira Losco and represent Malta at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest in Kiev, Ukraine. Here are the 60 acts and songs –

  • Aidan Cassar – You
    Ana Boynuegri – Feel
    Avenue Sky – We Can Run
    Brooke Borg – Unstoppable
    Cherton Caruana – Fighting To Survive
    Cherylis – Breathe
    Christian Arding – Chill Out
    Claudia Faniello – Breathlessly
    Clive Issac Gauci & Karine Caruana – Rescue Me
    Clive Issac Gauci & Karine Caruana – When Love Cries
    Corinna Baldacchino – Leap of Faith
    Crosswalk – So Simple
    Dario Bezzina – Prisoner
    Dario Mifsud Bonnici – Pawn In A Game
    Deborah C & Josef Tabone – Tonight
    Derrick Schembri – U
    Domenique Azzopardi – Hey Yo
    Dominic – Don’t Let Your Heart Say No
    Dre’ Curmi – The Rapture
    Floren Sultana – Unforgettable
    Franklin Calleja – Follow Me
    Gabriella Azzopardi – Heal With Me
    Iona – Fireworks
    Jade Vella – Seconds Away
    Janice Mangion – Kewkba
    Jasmine Abela – Supernovas
    Jessica Magro – Different Light
    Jessika – Edge Of Tomorrow
  • Jessika – Immortal
    Jessika – Let There Be Light
    Joseph Refalo – I Got You
    Joseph Tabone – When The Sun Shines
    Kaya – The Power
    Kayla Borg – Falling
    Kevin Borg – Follow
  • Klinsmann Coleiro – Laserlight
    Kylie Colerio – Breathe
    Lydon Incorvaja – Sunshine In The Rain
    Lyndsay Pace – Butterfly
    Lyndsay Pace – Gemini
    Maria Cini – Chasing My Dreams
    Maria Muscat – Unbreakable
    Maxine Pace – Bombshell
    Milkmi – Shelter
    Michela Pace – Cruise Control
    Miriana Conte – Don’t Look Down
    Nadia Vella – Bird Of Prey
    Nazio Rotin – Free Fall
    Nazio Rotin – Gone
    Raquela Dalli Gonzi – Ray of Light
    Raquel Galdes – Beautifully Bruised
    Rhiannon Micallef – Fearless
    Rhiannon Micallef – Moving Mountains
    Richard Edwards – You
    Romina Mamo – Child Of The Sun
    Sebastian Calleja – Escape
    Shauna Vassallo – Crazy Games
    Stefan Galea – Wait Forever
    Tiziana – Only Night
    Wayne William – Calling Out

Source: wiwibloggs; eurovoix.com; ESC Covers