18 June 2013

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 One of the competitions which proudly promotes upcoming talent as well as the Maltese language as a leading form of communication through the world of the arts is the Konkors Kanzunetta Indipendenza and for the very first time this year, there were a number of changes brought in to the competition, one of them being the 60% Jury and the 40% Tele-Voting split in the Talent Å»agħżugħ portion of the competition as well as the addition of LIVE backing vocals to have that special something to the song both the aforementioned category as well as that featuring the Talent Stabbilit. Both were introduced through two members of the escflashmalta.com editorial team who fought the conservative fight for change in the competition. Taking into account the former, there was one artist who took the risk to try and impress the present jury of the evening, that being none other Ludwig…
Sunday, 23 September 2012 17:00

Malta: Klinsmann Singing Lead in Planet Seed

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Klinsmann burst onto the local music scene at a relatively young age noting his initial appearances in the Junior Eurosong competition with tracks such as Time Is Running Out and Warzone Children but nevertheless, he would get his big break by virtue of the 2007 edition of the Malta Song for Europe submitting the song She Gives Me Wings composed by Mark Spiteri Lucas and penned by Rita Pace finishing in third place behind the likes of Olivia Lewis who competed with Vertigo composed by Philip Vella and penned by Gerard James Borg and ultimately triumphed and Trilogy who performed the classical crossover Starlight composed by Paul Abela to the lyrics of Joe Julian Farrugia. Every edition since then, has featured Klinsmann, who as of the last couple of months becomes the lead vocalist of the band Planet Seed which also features Stefan Farrugia on lead guitar, Liam Spiteri on…
Saturday, 22 September 2012 06:33

Malta: The Voice of an Enchantress

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The Maltese Islands have been truly gifted with some astonishing vocals throughout the years, some of which have shined at particular moments and others which just amaze at any given point in time. One of the latter is surely that of Corazon who brings about a touch of warmth and peace to every track, especially ones which are specifically written for her either in Maltese or English. Looking back through a personal record collection, it has to be noted that her very first outing within a competition came at the 2005 edition of the Konkors Kanzunetta Indipendenza where she had performed the track L-IrÄ¡iel which she co-wrote alongside her mother Mariella but nevertheless, things have changed a lot since then and so has her respective genre with fast, uptempo pop songs seemingly set aside giving way to slow, piano ballads which are much more suited to her voice and soothing…
Saturday, 22 September 2012 06:06

United Kingdom: Successful Tour for John Galea

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Talent is already a blessing for any individual due to the fact that it is expressed publicly for the enjoyment of flocks of people but when it is exported to foreign shores, it takes a different dimension, one which should be appreciated even more with several more individuals getting to know about the artist along with the respective culture brought about through personality and biography. One of such singers is surely John Galea, who lives in the United Kingdom and has Maltese heritage. Over the past couple of weeks, he has supported acts such as McFly, Lemar, Marcus Collins and also Heather Small whilst on his promotional tour known as The Scrapbook Tour, one which he is currently hoping to bring about to the Maltese Islands to give something back to his nation. The tour is in support of his debut release, an extended play known as The Scrapbook. At…
Friday, 21 September 2012 18:28

Malta: Olivia Lewis May Return to Festival

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Comebacks have definitely become a current thing both in the local and foreign music industries but nevertheless, when it comes to our shores, it seems that they tend to become more predominant and likely noting that Olivia Lewis has been rife about the possibility of returning to music with several appearances in a number of high profile shows but unfortunately not having the opportunity to return to the stage of the Malta Eurovision Song Contest due to the rules specifying that the last five winners of the local competition could not submit in the past two years. It is quite intriguing that Olivia Lewis is now a possible candidate for the role with 2007, the year she represented Malta with the song Vertigo composed by Philip Vella and penned by Gerard James Borg being out of that respective range. Close sources to escflashmalta.com state that Olivia Lewis is hoping for…
Friday, 21 September 2012 18:00

Malta: Scar Scaling the 89.7 Bay Local Chart

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One of the most difficult elements that the Public Broadcasting Services has faced during the years is the opportunity to get bands to participate in the Malta Eurovision Song Contest but then again, this eventually changed slightly back in 2007 when the popular band Scar submitted the track As Long As You Know, making it through the semi-final stage, eventually finishing in sixth place following a public say in the proceedings. Since then though, the group has been somewhat inclined to release more material having attracted more listeners to their pop/rock kind of music with a funky guitar and drums sound somewhere in between. Their latest release off their album Breaking Radio Silence bears the name White Lie and now finds itself at number #1 in this weeks' local chart on 89.7 Bay for the second week in a row following a three week stint by former Eurovision Song Contest…
Thursday, 20 September 2012 17:07

Malta: Resounding Success for Upcoming Talent

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When it comes to the Maltese Islands, it has been noted of a subsequent number of events that musical talent is pretty much existent in a variety of ages but then again when it is being given in larger doses within upcoming performers, it becomes even more important as it would be shaping out a successful future not only for the individuals concerned but also for the country to be blessed with such aspiring talent. Throughout the year, several victories abroad have been reported and escflashmalta.com is proud to mention even more as achieved in the Microfono D'Oro competition in Italy as well as in the A Star is Born festival in Hungary where students of Rita Pace, Kaya and Miriam Christine did their best and were ultimately rewarded with positive results. Sonia Muscat, the winner of the television programme Arpeggi on NET Television had just been awarded the top…
Wednesday, 19 September 2012 03:35

Exclusive: Full Results of the KKI 2012

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The Konkors Kanzunetta Indipendenza has been well adapted not only to promote the best in local talent but also the language with the competition remaining the only particular background for Maltese, one of the main items which many can identify to be heritage. The pace of the festival went smoothly except for a small minor glitch during one of the latter entries which prompted an immediate restart and ultimately a great response from the audience. The Established Category featured performances from twenty acts in total with a variety of genres well represented whilst the Teenage Category features a total of four entries this time round because of a tie in third place in the second phase of competition which was televised through the programme Indifest as hosted by Ronald Briffa and Christine Haber who were also the comperes for the evening. In the end, the winners of each respective category…
Tuesday, 18 September 2012 04:30

KKI 2012: Having a Look at 'Flimkien'

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The editorial board of escflashmalta.com wanted to spice up things just a tad with regards to the feature that was taken on board and thus instead of working the way through the songs in their respective order as they will be performing later on during the day, they were presented starting from the last entry and indeed, the final one will actually be the first to perform. Whenever one does not succeed, then giving up is not the option even though it might sparkle at a certain outlook. There is a certain amount of luck which each individual can utilize without even knowing when the timing is right and this could be said for the next performer, Kristen Camilleri who will be performing the track Flimkien composed by Philip Vella and penned by Cher Vella. This was one of the three entries that eventually got through to the competition following…
Tuesday, 18 September 2012 04:15

KKI 2012: A Stunning Spectacle Tonight

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Mike Spiteri, Lawrence Gray, Amber, Annabelle Debono, Miriam Christine, Ira Losco, Tarcisio Barbara, Claudette Buttigieg and Kaya could all note to have at least one thing in common and that is being winners of the elite Konkors Kanzunetta Indipendenza which has been organized by Media.Link Communications for a numerous number of years, noting that this years' edition will be the twenty-first in total and fifteenth consecutive one as a matter of fact. The committee behind the competition led by Mark Azzopardi and including members of the escflashmalta.com editorial team have worked hard to include a number of innovations in the past two years noting the beginning of a seating area which would definitely keep the audience at bay as well as the official preview videos for each track to help aid in terms of promotion. There is stiff competition this evening, featuring twenty acts that will be leading the way…

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