Kurt Calleja’s PR team has been seriously hard at work. Malta may be tiny, but it has big aspirations this year to prove that this is their night. While we at WiwiBloggs.Com aren’t so convinced by the song’s chances of fulfilling Kurt Calleja’s dreams, we do appreciate his PR team’s efforts to create a buzz [...]
Question: How do you generate much-needed PR and add spice to a dated pop number? Answer: Go to the town square and choreograph your captive public. Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend
Deban: So much effort is being made by Kurt and the Gang, but it still reads as bland. The refrain ‘eh eh eh eh eh eh…’ just grates on me! The backdrop is faithful to what we’ve seen in the videos. I didn’t like it then, and I still don’t like it now. What could [...]
Wiwi and Vebooboo recently caught up with Malta’s Kurt Calleja at Eurovision in Concert. His victory at Malta’s national selection hasn’t gone to his head. Rather than thinking about whether he’s going to win in Baku, he’s busy making friends with the likes of Turkey’s Can Bonomo and Denmark’s Soluna Samay. In the video below [...]
Earlier this evening TVM, Malta’s state broadcaster, released the official video of “This is the Night”—Kurt Calleja’s 2012 Eurovision entry. The video gives the impression it was filmed at a late-night street rave that set off a few fires. But in reality the video was shot in the Chicago Suite at the Radission Blu Resort [...]
Anggun—the luscious diva representing France at Eurovision 2012—has been touring Europe promoting her entry “Echo (You and I).” As part of that, she’s already made appearances at national finals in Malta, where she gave an on-stage interview, and Ukraine. On both occasions she’s demonstrated grace, poise, and an ability to lip-synch while looking pretty. We [...]
The Wiwi Jury—a panel of music unprofessionals—will be passing judgment on all of the Eurovision 2012 contestants in the coming weeks. Is this the night for Malta’s Kurt Calleja? Here’s what Wiwi Bloggs, Vebooboo Nadella, Meows Kitty and Deban Aderemi think. Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on [...]
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. Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to [...]
Listen to Kurt Calleja’s “This is the Night”—Malta’s Eurovision 2012 song. Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend
France’s Anggun was a special guest at Malta’s national final on February 4. She performed her Eurovision song “Echo (You and I).” Wiwi loved it, and hopes she lip-synchs as well at Eurovision! Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend
National finals and semi-finals take place tonight in Sweden (Melodifestivalen), Norway (Melodi Grand Prix), Malta, Hungary and Lithuania. Here’s where to watch live web streams as the people of Europe move one step closer to choosing contestants for Eurovision 2012! Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this [...]
The first stage of Malta’s two-part national final took place last night, and 24 semi-finalists were narrowed to 16 finalists. They’ll perform live this evening for the opportunity to represent Malta in Baku. The running order has been partially determined: Lawrence Gray will perform first, and Francesca Borg will perform last. The remaining contestants have [...]
If Wiwi’s readers have it right, then Kaya, Lawrence Gray and Annalise Ellul are the favorites to win Malta’s national selection for Eurovision 2012. Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend
National selection season is well under way, and you guys have cast hundreds of votes in our various polls to determine who should compete at Eurovision 2012. All of these polls close on the eve of the respective country’s national final, so there’s still time to let us know what you think! Let’s quickly review [...]
Maltese Eurovision fans are among the most spirited and passionate at every ESC. So you know it’s going to be HOT inside the arena on the night of Malta’s national selection contest. For the past month Wiwi’s readers have been voting for their favorite contestant. We thought we’d give you guys an update ahead of [...]
If voters logging on to the ESC Flash Malta fan site have it right, then Kaya is the artist to beat at Malta’s national selection contest. Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend
All y’all who haven’t watched Malta’s 24 finalists for Eurovision 2012, get thee to TVM’s official Eurovision page! This year’s semi-finalists are seriously on fire. Wiwi hasn’t watched all of the videos—he was distracted by Cher’s Mediterranean look-a-like. But his early favorite is definitely Fabrizio Faniello with “I Will Fight For You (Papa’s Song).” Recommend [...]
On Saturday Malta named the 24 finalists competing to represent the sunny island at Eurovision 2012. Now they’ve released snippets of the songs they’ll be singing. Have a listen below and let us know who’s hot and who’s not. Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post [...]
It’s been six months since the head of Malta’s Eurovision delegation passed out on camera. That was exciting. But not as exciting as learning the 24 artists vying to fly the Maltese flag in Baku. Fabrizio Faniello, who finished ninth at Eurovision 2001, is among the contenders. Here’s the complete list. Recommend on Facebook Share [...]
Joseph Mizzi, the chairman of Malta’s state broadcaster PBS, has resigned after footage posted on the Internet showed him lying on the floor in an apparent drunken stupor at the official Eurovision 2011 afterparty. Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend