Twenty-two year old Kurt Calleja won Malta’s national selection for Eurovision 2012 last night, surviving a three-hour concert and a neck-and-neck race with Claudia Faniello. For the “This Is the Night” singer, it really was his night—and he could barely contain his emotions afterwards.
“Honestly, this was a gamble,” he said on stage afterwards, surrounded by his parents and back-up vocalists. Kurt, who works as a for a company that promotes alternative energy, said he was “relieved” for himself and his band, which has worked hard for several months. After winning, he probably had to re-think his initial plans for the evening. “We were planning to chill out at a mates’ flat, now I have no idea what’s going to happen.”
Speaking with the Times of Malta ahead of the show, he pleaded with their reporter not to call him a favorite. “Don’t say that! You’re going to give me a heart attack!” The health scares are likely to continue. Kurt also told reporters that he “won’t take this responsibility lightly.”
You can watch Kurt’s reaction to winning and relive his winning performance below. You’ll also find the complete results of the Maltese final at the end of this post.
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And his performance:
01 This is the Night – Kurt Calleja
02 Pure – Claudia Faniello
03 Answer with your eyes – Amber
04 Petals on a rose – Gianni
05 Look at me now – Richard Edwards
06 I will fight for you – (Papa’s song) – Fabrizio Faniello
07 In your eyes – Lawrence Gray
08 Autobiography – Dorothy
09 7Days – Danica Muscat
10 Mystifying eyes – Corazon
11 Time – Wayne Micallef
11 Take me far – Francesca Borg
13 First time – Kaya
14 You are my life – Janvil
15 You make me go uh uh – Deborah C
16 No way back – Klinsmann
12 points from portugal
I think malta can win the eurovision song contest with this catchy song and powerful voice.
12 points from the netherlands , and he looks like charly luske.
Good luck to Kurt and congratulations to LAWRENCE GRAY on his amazing performance tonight! Even though Lawrence had serious voice problems, he managed to give a really stupendous performance!!! And considering also that his song “In Your Eyes” is a very difficult song to sing, Lawrence accomplished an extremely difficult feat!! Well done Lawrence!! You make us all so proud!!