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Wednesday, 10 October 2012 15:27
Malta: Second Episode of D.R.E.A.M.S This Evening
Written by Marc Calleja Bayliss
Television has always had a resounding role in the life of several people and this is due to the fact that in order to escape a troubled reality, they find comfort in noting other peoples' discomfort in that little slight method of putting it. Autumn has just officially commenced and therefore, so has the fall schedule, one which includes a number of brand new dramas as well as some others which have been picked up for yet another season. One of such shows is surely the hit musical drama series known as D.R.E.A.M.S with a script written by Michael Vella Haber and Evelyn Saliba La Rosa as Rewind Productions take care of all of the technical work from behind the scenes. Many people were brought up to speed last week with all of the respective happenings and now, it seems that a number of brand new characters are being introduced…
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Tuesday, 09 October 2012 06:58
Malta: MTV Award Ambitions for Brooke
Written by Marc Calleja Bayliss
Comeback has surely become one of the most used words in the music industry and during this past summer, one of the individuals who marked her return was none other than Brooke who has been studying in the United Kingdom in recent years and thus has been a bit busy with other projects but she has continuously honed her musical elements and hence forth, is now back with two singles; Fairytale whose video was exclusively released on escflashmalta.com and Bingo which is more recent and has just started getting airplay. It is to be noted that Brooke has succeeded already in Malta with a number of hit singles including awards at both major ceremonies in the country. She has gone through the runaround in the past, trying her luck in the Junior Eurosong competition on a number of occasions but never getting to that top position unfortunately despite presenting suitable…
Tuesday, 09 October 2012 06:08
Malta: An Original Song with a Message
Written by Marc Calleja Bayliss
One of the most difficult roles in the music industry is surely songwriting and whenever a vocal artist performs work which he/she wrote, it becomes something special as has been noted on several occasions by the likes of 2011 Malta Eurovision Song Contest finalists; Corazon and Wayne Micallef who have been writing several of their tracks for a very long time. Nevertheless, the focus of this piece is a brand new original track entitled Destiny's Call which has been composed and penned by Mark Micallef, whom I have just found is keyboards player with local band; Negative Spaces who are looking forward to releasing their respective material onto radio very soon. This particular song though features his raspy vocal performance alongside that of Simone Gauci who is best known for being the winner of the first edition of Passport 2 Indifest organised by Spiteri Lucas Entertainment last year and thus…
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Monday, 08 October 2012 18:32
Malta: Let's Make It Happen with Lyndsay and Dimal
Written by Marc Calleja Bayliss
One of the main reasons why most local artists remain current is because of their consistent drive to release work which would have been carefully written and ultimately produced and one of the names that has many people talking is surely that of Lyndsay who has most recently released a brand new track entitled Let's Make It Happen but it is to be noted that she is joined by none other than Dimal, the Russian rapper who is based in Malta and has even tried his luck on entering the Malta Eurovision Song Contest in the past, to no avail unfortunately. It is quite intriguing to see these two working together but then again, the final product which is currently on all local radio stations is hitting the right notes with the listeners of 89.7 Bay requesting the song quite heftily noting a weekly increase in airplay. Dimal, has been…
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Monday, 08 October 2012 17:01
KKI 2013: Second Edition of Passport 2 Indifest Begins
Written by Marc Calleja Bayliss
One of the most prestigious competitions in the local music industry is surely the annual Konkors Kanzunetta Indipendenza which does not only help promote upcoming talent but also does so within the Maltese language which is recognized as the national method of conversation in the country respectively. Throughout the years, winners of the competition have included the likes of Mike Spiteri, Miriam Christine, Claudette Pace, Claudia Faniello, Amber, Annabelle Debono and Eleanor Cassar, all of which have gone onto achieve various forms of success in other local and international competitions. In the meantime, as from this years' edition, one of the places in the Established Category was given to the winner of the Passport 2 Indifest competition organized by Spiteri Lucas Entertainment. The initial winner was the upcoming performer; Simone Gauci who ended up performing the track Id F'Id composed by Renato Briffa and penned by Keith Zammit. The song…
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Sunday, 07 October 2012 15:54
Malta: Drama on ONE TV Featuring Jessica Muscat
Written by Marc Calleja Bayliss
Following the conception of Television, the society has changed by virtue of getting messages through this so called screen which translates images which are either being filmed there and then or having been recorded prior to the actual broadcaster. On the other hand, Malta has become renowned for the drama that is produces on the three main television stations; Television Malta, ONE Television and NET Television respectively. Intriguing as it may sound, the repertoire of actors is somewhat increasing and this is due to the fact that media houses are including people from various sectors in their showcases noting that one of the latest individuals to garner a role is none other than Jessica Muscat, the four time participant at the Malta Eurovision Song Contest, who is currently taking part in the drama Il-Klikka which airs on ONE every Tuesday night at 20:30 CET. Jessica Muscat first made it onto…
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Friday, 05 October 2012 12:59
Exclusive: Franklin Confirms MESC 2013 Intentions
Written by Marc Calleja Bayliss
Several names are being touted as possible semi-finalists when the list for the 2013 edition of the Malta Eurovision Song Contest is revealed on the 30th November but then again, many have to note that the submissions date for the competition is at the end of this month and that is when the journey will officially start for the people who do intend to submit a song or a couple into the procedure. In the past couple of days, escflashmalta.com has learnt that acts such as Stefan Galea and Marilena Gauci will indeed be trying their luck but now it seems that up and coming faces including that of Franklin Calleja is also interested having just come forth from a resounding victory on the reality television music programme Don't Stop Me Now hosted by Eileen Montesin on NET Television and featuring Maestro Dominic Galea as well as former Eurovision Song…
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Friday, 05 October 2012 12:35
Malta: Kurt Calleja Enters 89.7 Bay Local Chart
Written by Marc Calleja Bayliss
89.7 Bay has always spearheaded the importance of the local music scene and it is extremely refreshing to see that the existing divide between radio and local competitions is coming to an end because of the evolution of the respective acts that are coming forth and taking reigns over their respective music careers. In recent weeks, Ira Losco was leading the local chart with her hit single What I'd Give which still finds itself in position number #3 just behind the likes of the group Scar, former entrants in the Malta Song for Europe for starters who have most recently released their latest track White Lie. Nevertheless, the focus of the past two weeks has surely been Kurt Calleja who has found his way onto the chart with a brand new song which is definitely giving him an edge over the prior music he released. The song entitled Boomerang co-written…
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Thursday, 04 October 2012 06:40
Exclusive: Marilena Confirms Submission into the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2013
Written by Marc Calleja Bayliss
Kurt Calleja alongside his band and also backing vocalist Amber did what many before him could not manage to achieve and that is make it to the final of the Eurovision Song Contest with his track This Is The Night which he co-wrote alongside Johan Jämtberg and Mikael GunnerÃ¥s, both hailing from Sweden which ended up being the winning nation of the event. It will not be an easy feat to follow for any artist who will be doing the honour for the country in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea actually but then again, it will definitely not hurt to try because following the achievement of qualification, other artists might be hoping to do something better and that is acquire a better placing in the final round of the competition and it seems that the names or people preparing their respective material are now coming forward as the deadline…
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Thursday, 04 October 2012 06:11
Malta: Big Names for KSU Pepsi Campus Fest 2012
Written by Marc Calleja Bayliss
Several aspects of education have to be dealt with accordingly in order to ensure that each respective individual is making the most of his life and that is why the University of Malta does more to promote not only the typical lectures which come with every respective course but also to having a social life within other institutions that ultimately make the all round experience more vital. KSU is the representative student body of the educational facility and it has helped improve the life of students through a number of projects in the years gone by with a recently elected council looking to continue doing more of the same. This years' edition of the Freshers Week will ultimately come to a close this Friday evening with the KSU Pepsi Campus Fest 2012, featuring a host of local talent coming from the radio scene as per the collaboration brought forward annually…
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