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Nicole Hammett will participate in Konkors Kanzunetta Indipendenza 2020 and Malta’s Got Talent

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Nicole Hammett will soon participate in two important competitions in Malta. She will sing Eku in the Konkors Kanzunetta Indipendenza 2020 festival. Nicole will also participate in Malta’s Got Talent.

Eku is composed by Emil Calleja Bayliss and Mark Spiteri Lucas. The song is a powerful and emotive production with charming vocals by Nicole.

As ESC Covers has reported before Nicole is a very versatile singer with soprano vocals and easily switch to pop style.

Nicole was very busy during the Covid ‘lockdown’ and has had many big successes at various international online festivals. She also gave some home online concerts.

Nicole previously released much acclaimed cover versions and music videos of Zero Gravity (Kate Miller-Heidke – ESC 2019 Australia) and La Forza (Elina Nechayeva – ESC 2018 Estonia).

ESC Covers wishes Nicole good luck on her journey in Malta’s Got Talent and the KKI festival.

You can hear Eku below and also perform MacArthur Park (Donna Summer) on Life & Style show on Net tv in Malta.

Source: ESC Covers

 

2020 Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Malta Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020 national selection finalists include a couple of familiar faces

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The 2020 Malta Junior Eurovision Song Contest national selection finalists were revealed yesterday (as ESC Covers reported). There were 12 finalists announced and a couple of familiar faces are in contention.

Gianluca Cilia, who charmed the audiences and tv viewing public, represented Malta in 2017 in Tbilisi, Georgia with the catchy Dawra tond. This time Gianluca is involved in a duet with Yulan Law. It will be interesting to see if Gianluca can make it to Junior Eurovision again, as no male has ever done this before.

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Another act returning to the Malta Junior Eurovision final is the talented Leah Cauchi. She sang the much rated Maltese language song, Illejla, in the national selection in 2019. Although Leah did not win the song achieved much acclaim and she filmed an official music video for the track.

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All the acts will perform their songs later this month and the eventual winner will be decided by an expert jury and the public vote. The 12 acts are –

  • Leah Cauchi – Anġli (Angels)
  • Leah Mifsud – Anywhere
  • Isaac Tom – Beside Me
  • Mariah Cefai – Change The Silence
  • Chanel Monseigneur – Chasing Sunsets
  • Yulan Law and Gianluca Cilia – Deck Of Cards
  • Kaya Gouder Curmi – Made Of Stars
  • Emma Cutajar – Modern Day Cinderella
  • Anneka Xerri – Moving
  • Zaira Mifsud and Eksenia Sammut – Only Live Once
  • Michela Caruana – Replay
  • Mychael Bartolo Chircop – The Child From Inside

ESC Covers wishes all the acts lots of luck.

Source: ESC Covers; Photos@facebook – gianluca cilia; yulan law; leah cauchi

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Malta: Eliana Gomez Blanco has big success as a composer …and also rides high in the local charts with her new song, ‘Evening Star’

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Eliana Gomez Blanco from the music video of 'Evening Star'
Eliana Gomez Blanco from the music video of ‘Evening Star’

Eliana Gomez Blanco represented Malta at the 2019 Junior Eurovision Song Contest with her song We Are More. She is just 15 years old and besides continuing her own singing career, she is now having success as a composer. Her new single Evening Star is currently riding high in the Maltese charts and she wrote and produced this all by herself too. The song is currently riding high in the local charts in Malta.

You can see the official music video for Evening Star courtesy of Flash Productions below.

Eliana has composed two songs that have reached the finals of the popular Konkors Kanzunetta Indipendenza festival in Malta. She also has two songs in the KKI Junior contest.

The songs that have reached the KKI contest finals are –

Jessica Magro – Is-Silenzju Jinkiser Mill-Ġdid (Silence is broken again) – (composer- Eliana Gomez Blanco; author- Etienne Micallef)

Kaylie Magri – Dinja Għalija (World for me) – (composer- Eliana Gomez Blanco; author- Joe Julian Farrugia)

In the KKI Junior –

Laura Borg – Snajjiet Li Llum Biss Ħolma (Crafts that today only dream) – (composer- Eliana Gomez Blanco; Etienne Micallef)

new release/Malta

Malta: Giorgia Borg releases new version of ’10’

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Giorgia Borg has released a brand new and contemporary version of her song 10. This song propelled her in to the spotlight in the UK where she performed it on her big audition on Britain’s Got Talent in 2019.

10 helped Giorgia, now 12 years old, to impress the BGT judges, Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, David Walliams and Alesha Dixon and they, and the audience, gave her a standing ovation.

Giorgia also performed 10 in the 2018 Malta Junior Eurovision Song Contest national selection.

10 is available to purchase or stream from most digital stores.

You can hear the new version of 10 below and also relive her audition on Britain’s Got Talent.

Source: ESC Covers

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Nicole Hammett/Malta

Malta: Nicole Hammett has big success at international online festivals!

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Nicole Hammett

Nicole Hammett has been busy during the ‘lockdown’ and has had many big successes at various international online festivals.

Nicole won first place awards in all the categories in the Golden Voice International Contest 2020.Also, she won the adult Grand Prix runner up prize in Golden Voice 2020

Other festival prizes included the Grand Prix Runner Up award at the Good Vibes International Festival.  The top prize in the online International Festival Lemari and runner up prize at the Rain Star Cup Festival from Germany.

In the competitions the songs Nicole performed were No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) (Donna Summer & Barbra Streisand),  Zero Gravity (Kate Miller-Heidke – 2019 ESC Australia), La Forza (Elina Nechayeva – 2018 ESC Estonia), Grande Amore (Il Volo – 2015 ESC Italy), MacArthur Park (Donna Summer), La Voix (Malena Ernman – 2009 ESC Sweden).

During the ‘lockdown’ Nicole also gave many home online concerts.

You can see Nicole perform a version of No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) in an earlier video below.

Source: ESC Covers

 

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Claudia Faniello returns with ‘Say’

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Claudia Faniello has released a brand new song entitled Say. It is a radio friendly track with a hypnotic sound.

Say is composed by Claudia herself. It is produced by WickedandLoud. The song is published by CAP-sounds/Budde Musicpublishing. The track is available to purchase or stream via most digital stores.

Claudia represented Malta at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest with Breathlessly.

You can see the official music video for Say below.

Source: ESC Covers

 

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Listen: Eliana Gomez Blanco and her cover of ‘Rhythm Inside’ – 2015 ESC Belgium

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Eliana Gomez Blanco from the music video of 'Rhythm Inside'
Eliana Gomez Blanco from the music video of ‘Rhythm Inside’

Eliana Gomez Blanco has recorded a cover version of the 2015 Eurovision song of Belgium by Loïc Nottet, Rhythm Inside.

Eliana has also filmed a cool music video to accompany the track.

Eliana represented Malta at the 2019 Junior Eurovision Song Contest with We Are More.

You can see the video clip of Eliana singing Rhythm Inside below.

Source: ESC Covers

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Listen: Eliana Gomez Blanco and her cover of ‘Falling’ by Harry Styles

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Eliana Gomez Blanco has covered the song Falling by Harry Styles. She gives her own special and charming interpretation of the track.

Harry Styles is Eliana’s favourite artist and if things in the world were normal she would have seen him in concert in London but hopefully she will get that opportunity again very soon.

Eliana represented Malta at the 2019 Junior Eurovision Song Contest with the anthemic We Are More.

You can see Eliana sing Falling below.

Source: ESC Covers

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Eliana Gomez Blanco releases her new single ‘Storms Run Out Of Rain’

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Eliana Gomez Blanco from the official lyric video of 'Storms Run Out Of The Rain'
Eliana Gomez Blanco from the official lyric video of ‘Storms Run Out Of Rain’

Eliana Gomez Blanco has released her brand new single entitled Storms Run Out Of Rain. The song is about what is happening throughout the world right now and has a positive message about staying safe, stay at home and we can get over these difficult times!

Eliana has been working hard with her music recently at a studio at home. The author of Storms Run Out Of Rain is Etienne Micallef and the composer is Eliana, herself. The production is by Eliana with Cyprian Cassar. Eliana would also like to thank her vocal coach, Danica Muscat.

Eliana represented Malta at the 2019 Junior Eurovision Song Contest with We Are More.

You can see the official lyric video for Storms Run Out Of Rain below.

Source: ESC Covers

 

 

 

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Christina Magrin releases new song and music video for ‘Dance Away Our Fears’

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Christina Magrin from the music video of 'Dance Away Our Fears'
Christina Magrin from the music video of ‘Dance Away Our Fears’

Christina Magrin has released her new song entitled Dance Away Our Fears. It is a pop mid tempo ballad beautifully sung by Christina that showcases her powerful vocals.

The music video for Dance Away Our Fears is filmed in the spectacular and delightful surroundings of Lake Bled in Slovenia. Special thanks to Bled tv and  Sandi Vovk in the making of the video. Also to Matthias Brancaleone and his team of Xandru Azzopardi and Yelena Conti for the production and editing.

Dance Away Our Fears is composed by Aidan O’Conner, Sara Biglet and Christian Schneider. Recording engineer is Cyprian Cassar.

Christina represented Malta at the 2016 Junior Eurovision Song Contest with Parachute.

You can see the video clip for Dance Away Our Fears below.

Source: ESC Covers