Last night 20 acts sang in the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2015 semi-finals, but only 14 have advanced to tonight’s grand finale, which you can watch live from 20:45 CET on this link and this link. (Click HERE for the running order.). For several weeks the team at wiwibloggs have been running a fan poll — won by Amber — and a Wiwi Jury series of reviews — won by Christabelle. We have now combined the results and, surprise, surprise, these two ladies are tied at the top. The ladies both share songwriter Matt “Muxu” Mercieca and it looks like he is on to a good thing!

Below you can see our combined results, and then the individual results from our fan poll and our Wiwi Jury rankings. Click on a contestant’s name to read our interview with them. Click on the song to read our review of their song. Click here to see fan messages from the contestants.

Who do you want to see come out on top? Who do you think actually will? Let us know!

Combined Fan Poll and Jury rankings

Singer Poll Jury Total
1. Christabelle 8 12 20
= Amber 12 8 20
3. Jessika 10 4 14
4. Chris Grech 2 10 12
5. Daniel Testa 5 6 11
=L-Ahwa 6 5 11
7. Karen DeBattista 3 7 10
8. Ekklesia Sisters 7 0 7
9. Glen Vella 4 2 6
10. Deborah C 0 3 3
11. Dominic 0 1 1
12. Franklin 1 0 1
13. Lawrence Gray 0 0 0
= Triology 0 0 0

Fan Poll Prediction: Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2015

Please note: This poll was conducted with all 20 semi-finalists.

1. Amber “Warrior” 17.89% (777 votes)
2. Jessika “Fandango” 11.38% (494 votes)
3. Christabelle “Rush” 10.71% (465 votes)
4. Sisters (Ekklesia) “Love And Let Go” 9.35% (406 votes)
5. L-Ahwa “Beautiful To Me” 6.52% (283 votes)
6. Raquel “Stop Haunting Me” 6.08% (264 votes)
7. Daniel Testa “Something In The Way” 5.34% (232 votes)
8. Glen Vella “Breakaway” 4.05% (176 votes)
9. Karen DeBattista “12, Baker Street” 3.92% (170 votes)
10. Chris Grech “Closed Doors” 3.66% (159 votes)
11. Franklin “Still Here” 3.48% (151 votes)
12. Lawrence Gray “The One That You Love” 2.63% (114 votes)
13. Trilogy “Chasing A Dream” 2.58% (112 votes)

14. Deborah C “It’s Ok” 2.16% (94 votes)
=. Lyndsay Pace “Home” 2.16% (94 votes)
16. Corazon “Secretly” 1.75% (76 votes)
17. Domenique “Take Me As I Am” 1.73% (75 votes)
18. Danica Muscat “Close Your Eyes” 1.57% (68 votes)
19. Iona Dalli “Could Have Been Me” 1.52% (66 votes)
=. Dominik “Once In A While” 1.52% (66 votes)

Total Votes: 4,342

Wiwi Jury: Malta Reviews and Rankings

Plesae note: These reviews include all 20 semi-finalists

1. Christabelle – “Rush” (8.5)

2. Chris Grech – “Closed Doors” (8.3)

3. Amber – “Warrior” (7.9)

4. Karen DeBattista – “12, Baker Street” (7.7)

5. Daniel Testa – “Something in the Way” (7.5)

6. L-Ahwa – “Beautiful to Me” (7.3)

7. Raquel – “Stop Haunting Me” (7.2)

8. Jessika – “Fandango” (7.1)

9. Domenique – “Take Me As I Am” (6.9)

10. Corazon – “Secretly” (6.6)

11. Deborah C – “It’s OK” (6.5) **

12. Glen Vella – “Breakaway” (6.5) **

13. Dominic – “Once in a While” (5.8)

14. Franklin – “Still Here” (5.5)

15. Lyndsay Pace – “Home” (5.2)

16. Lawrence Gray – “The One That You Love” (4.9) **

17. Danica Muscat – “Close Your Eyes” (4.9) **

18. Trilogy – “Chasing a Dream” (4.8)

19. Iona Dalli – “Could Have Been Me” (4.4)

20. Ekklesia Sisters – “Love and Let Go” (3.0)

** Both Danica/Lawrence and Glen/Deborah finished with the same average score; to break the tie, we looked at which act scored the highest rating once the highest and lowest scores were removed. Lawrence and Deborah’s averages were higher and therefore both acts placed above their respective counterparts.

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CookyMonzta
CookyMonzta
9 years ago

Congrats to everyone who chose correctly. Obviously an outstanding final outcome at a fairly recent previous ESC (8th for Gianluca in 2013) counts for nothing, as L-Ahwa found out; nor does any assistance from a record-breaking past ESC winner (Alexander Rybak), as it applies to Franklin.

My top picks were a mixed bag:
1. L-Ahwa, 13th (next-to-last in the final)
2. Franklin, 5th
3. Chris Grech, 4th
4. Raquel did not qualify
5. Danica Muscat did not qualify
6. Glen Vella, 3rd
7. Jessika, 9th
8. Ekklesia Sisters, 7th
9. Lawrence Gray, 8th
10. Trilogy, 10th

CookyMonzta
CookyMonzta
9 years ago

Dayum! L-Ahwa got buried, and Karen DeBattista didn’t get a single point.

Me still thinks they need a new musical arrangement for Amber (the reason she lost big points with me), lest it sound too generic against a wave of powerful music arrangements. Of course, that remains to be seen, depending on what the rest of Europe sends.

Mavision
Mavision
9 years ago

AMBER WINS AND CHRSITABELLE 2ND!
IT COULDN’T BE BETTER. WELL DONE MALTA!

Erin
Erin
9 years ago

Sometimes you just have to admit that the song that grabs your heart by the very first instinct is the right one without any ulterior motives. Congratulations Malta!

jr esc nl
jr esc nl
9 years ago

yes! ambeeeeeeeerrrrrrrr!!!!!

CookyMonzta
CookyMonzta
9 years ago

CLEAN SWEEP FOR AMBER!

CookyMonzta
CookyMonzta
9 years ago

Did get the last judge wrong? It doesn’t matter. Amber has clinched the title and will be going to Vienna as the Maltese representative.

CookyMonzta
CookyMonzta
9 years ago

Gasparyan gives her 12 points to Amber. I think this one is over.

CookyMonzta
CookyMonzta
9 years ago

Blasia (ITA) calls it for Amber, followed by Christabelle and Daniel Testa. I think Amber will get the call for Vienna.

CookyMonzta
CookyMonzta
9 years ago

Melzig (SWE) calls it for Amber, followed by Chrisabelle and Glen Vella. Amber leads with 24.

CookyMonzta
CookyMonzta
9 years ago

Amber wins the televote, followed by the Ekklesia Sisters and Franklin.

CookyMonzta
CookyMonzta
9 years ago

Nice to see Firelight doing very well for themselves. I thought they placed way too low in Copenhagen.

Erin
Erin
9 years ago

FIRELIGHT is an exceptional band. “Talk Dirty to me’ could have done marvels for Malta. That’s the way to go into the future…

jr esc nl
jr esc nl
9 years ago

Mavision yeah haha xd

Mavision
Mavision
9 years ago

How are the sisters anything like The Common Linnets? You really do need your ears testing if that’s what you think haha. They were magical last year, country and western pop. Not even a hint of that here?

CookyMonzta
CookyMonzta
9 years ago

@Mavision: They’re playing the Buranovskiye Babushki card. They’re thinking, “How can any of those countries say NO to them?”

Mavision
Mavision
9 years ago

@Jr esc nl – I agree with you on that one! I bet it will be God’s way of karma on these comments by sending them though LOL.

bavarson
bavarson
9 years ago

Buranovskiye Babushki + The Common Linnets = Ekklesia Sisters

jr esc nl
jr esc nl
9 years ago

please let it be amber,trilogy or karen actually most acts would be great! but i pray to god to let the sisters stay in malta and i’m not even christian…

bavarson
bavarson
9 years ago

Lawrence Gray reminds me Axel Hirsoux

Mavision
Mavision
9 years ago

How anyone can put the sisters in their first place is beyond me… Flat, old, cliche and at the end of the day they won’t be gimmicks either due to EBU rules.

Erin
Erin
9 years ago

@Mavision – Lawrence Grey was perfect, but his romantic style doesn’t stand a real chance on the ESC. Franklin’s song was received with mixed reviews and I sense that the juries will be split on this, even if he was pitch perfect, but the song itself is a bit old-school. It all boils down to what the juries view as ‘the secret combination’…

davved
davved
9 years ago

I feel another year with a generic bland male singer as winner… its ok..but malta will end up either not qualifying or place like 20th in the final as usual with any of those male singers that i expect will win…

bavarson
bavarson
9 years ago

12 points go to Ekklesia Sisters
10 points go to Franklin
8 points go to Amber
7 points go to Christabelle
6 points go to L-Ahwa
5 points go to Trilogy
4 points go to Lawrence Gray
3 points go to Deborah C
2 points go to Jessika
1 point goes to Glen Vella

Mavision
Mavision
9 years ago

It’s going to be another ‘Firelight’ surprise winner. Franklin, Lawrence and Daniel really pulled it out of the bag tonight – goes with the male theme too.

CookyMonzta
CookyMonzta
9 years ago

Ekklesia Sisters were off their game today. And Jessika still has a problem pronouncing “fandango”. I was still not sold on Amber, but I think an entirely different musical arrangement could make her song better.

CookyMonzta
CookyMonzta
9 years ago

@davved: Daniel ain’t going. He’s an easy non-qualifier at Vienna.

davved
davved
9 years ago

daniels song sounds like the typical generic song that malta has sent with male singers in the last few years….

CookyMonzta
CookyMonzta
9 years ago

@Erin: Absolutely. Alex Rybak may very well be the reason Franklin gets the ticket to Vienna. But then again, that is a very good song, anyway, and Franklin sang it very well.

Keep an eye on the scores for Lawrence. I have a feeling that, if anyone scores a huge upset, it could be him. I picked him for 9th before this contest got started. I’d keep an eye on the scores for Trilogy (my 10th pick) as well.

Mavision
Mavision
9 years ago

I am now calling Daniel too, can’t make my mind up LOL.

Amber, Christabelle, Daniel, Franklin, or Lawrence for me. TOP 5!

Mavision
Mavision
9 years ago

@ Erin – In that case, It’s Franklin or Lawrence. He is amazing at the moment, even better than last night. Perhaps my new favourite 😡 gah.

davved
davved
9 years ago

chris song is ok.. but boring…it will be forgotten about at esc..

ekklesia sisters to eurovision….

Erin
Erin
9 years ago

If juries have Alexander Rybak’s involvement as the composer of Franklin’s song in the back of their minds, that may affect their vote. It’s worth noting that Malta has been sending male performers in a row for the last couple of years…I am obly certain about one thing: If it was up to the Maltese televoters, they would send the Ekklesia sisters in case Italy sends Sister Cristina…

Mavision
Mavision
9 years ago

Franklin has been amazing again tonight, now to see if Lawrence Grey can put in a good performance for a possible win. Jessika fell flat, again. As well as Karen, again. Trilogy were also very good, even though I’ve never liked their song.

CHRISTABELLE or AMBER please!
No to the nuns! 😀 😀

bavarson
bavarson
9 years ago

Amber probably falls. The winner should be Ekklesia Sisters or Franklin.

CookyMonzta
CookyMonzta
9 years ago

But even L-Ahwa (and I dare say Amber, which many here seem to have picked) had better look out for Franklin!

CookyMonzta
CookyMonzta
9 years ago

L-A?wa has 2 advantages none of the others have: A past participant who finished 8th, and they are offering something completely different (once again, as far as Gianluca is concerned) from all but a very, very few.

Erin
Erin
9 years ago

I felt that Chris Grech’s hoarse falsetto voice became squeaky and somewhat unpleasant as the song progressed. Amber wasn’t pitch-perfect when she had to make the transition from the verse to the chorus, but overall she did a good job.
I have a feeling the Bezzinas will be the juries’ favorites.

vlad bogdan
vlad bogdan
9 years ago

GO CHRISTABELLE

bavarson
bavarson
9 years ago

50% Ekklesia Sisters
40% Amber
10% Franklin

CookyMonzta
CookyMonzta
9 years ago

My broadband will not play fair with me, but it stayed stable long enough for me to watch Chris Grech. The calmness of Carl Espen and the fury of Softengine in one package. Methinks he’s still on course for a possible win.

bavarson
bavarson
9 years ago

Amber vs Franklin

Christopher
9 years ago

Malta would be very proud to send Amber for the Eurosvision in Austria.

joey
joey
9 years ago

Lawrence Gray please!!!! Or Karen or Amber!!!!

Bogdan Honciuc
9 years ago

Lawrence Gray FTW.

Alvarito_Spain
Alvarito_Spain
9 years ago

Jessika is the worst!! The song is so bad and she sing very bad too…
I don’t understand how you can like it very much
Chris Winner!!!

ESCFan
ESCFan
9 years ago

L-Ahwa for the win!

Mavision
Mavision
9 years ago

If the nuns would have to change outfit then there is NO point in voting for them. The novelty factor would vanish, and therefore it will just be a weak song sung by 6 weak singers. I think Christabelle did very well last night, considering her past track record of not being able to sing live. Jessika fell flat, so she needs to improve tonight for any chance at all. Amber was amazing after a shaky start, I think these are the top 3 if it weren’t for the nuns. Good luck to all tonight!

beccaboo1212
9 years ago

Please, Malta, send Daniel Testa! 😀

jr esc nl
jr esc nl
9 years ago

1 amber
2 karen debattista
3 trilogy (based on live performance)
4 chris grech
5 Deborah C