The second semi final of the Maltese selection for the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest is about to take place. Seven songs will be presented.
WEBCASThere, here and here(not working tonight)
Line-up
- Q – Live for today (Paul Giordimaina, Fleur Balzan)
- Josmar – Circus (Josmar)
- Jessica Muscat – Smoke-screen (Philip Vella, Gerard J. Borg)
- Georgina – To be myself (Rafael Artesero, Joe Julian Farrugia)
- Laura Bruno– Something about you (Philip Vella, Gerard J. Borg)
- Marija Galdes – Castaway (Philip Vella, Rita Pace)
- Vittorio & Dorothy– Promises (Chan Vella, Alexia Schembri)
Live
As the webcast is not working, we cannot comment on the songs tonight. As a substitute, we offer you some Eurovision background information about the participants and composers.
1. Q- Live for today
This entry was composed by Paul Giodimaina, who represented Malta as a singer in 1991, when the country returned to the competition after 16 years. He sang with Georgina, who will perform song number four, and finished sixth. The group Q consists of Fiona, Glen Vella, Pamela, Leontine & Luca and all of them have previously taken part in Maltese national finals (Leontina was also a backing singer for Lynn Chircop in Riga).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oP7HMKIwOA&ap=%2526fmt%3D18&rel=0
2. Josmar- Circus
Josmar takes part in the Maltese selection for the first time. He is the only singer-songwriter in tonight's show.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yo1IjLV4qFQ&ap=%2526fmt%3D18&rel=0
3. Jessica Muscat- Smokescreen
Jessica Muscat returns to the MSFE stage after her song Tangled was eliminated in the semi final last year.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5kp8qOJVdM&ap=%2526fmt%3D18&rel=0
4. Georgina- To be myself
As mentioned above, Georgina represented Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991. She would take part in many Maltese finals in the 1990s but never qualify again. Her last attempt was in 2004, when she finished 15th and second last. As a composer, she brought Malta its first third place in 1992 with Little child. To be myself was composed by Rafael Artesero, who composed the Andorran entries in 2005 and 2006.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuEYntJ3Rnc&ap=%2526fmt%3D18&rel=0
5. Laura Bruno- Something about you
Laura Bruno is another newcomer in MSFE. The song is the second Vella/Borg collaboration of the evening. They have previously written five Maltese entries, among them Vodka and Vertigo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itN8KqQggmA&ap=%2526fmt%3D18&rel=0
6. Marija Galdes- Castaway
The lyrics of this song were written by Rita Pace, who has previously contributed the lyrics to various MSFE entries.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0jHEHI2WYU&ap=%2526fmt%3D18&rel=0
7. Vittorio & Dorothy- Promises
Vittorio & Dorothy also take part for the first time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Busp4QWqX4A&ap=%2526fmt%3D18&rel=0
