This Friday, the 8th July will be a special day in the local music calendar as Joseph Barber Bonavia, known to many as a true fan of the Eurovision Song Contest is organising a get-together in the form of a party, with music from the international competition all night long.
Several artists from the local music scene, most of them having been part of the Malta Eurovision Song Contest, or else a national music competition will be attending, interacting with the fans and performing some of their most iconic original songs, along with a couple of covers, some being rather well known.
The line-up for this event includes:
This event, aptly titled ‘Eurovision Party 2’ is being supported by OGAE Malta, as well as escflashmalta.com who have always been on the forefront of covering news from the local music scene as soon as it becomes available. Stay tuned to this portal even on Facebook and Twitter for all the latest news.
Source: Joseph Barber Bonavia, escflashmalta.com
On Saturday 26th September, the 6th edition of the Summer Hit Song Contest will be taking place at the City Theatre in Valletta. 20 participating entries, all of which are both original and in English will have the opportunity to be presented to the public on a larger stage, noting that all of the songs had been previously made public through lyric videos on viral website, YouTube, as well as to being performed during the programme which preceded the competition, which aired on F Living every Monday evening.
Deo Grech, organiser, and host of the local music competition is in 'awe of the talented singers, and entries that have been submitted into the competition' and is excited to see the final outcome of several months of hard work. On Friday afternoon, between 16:05 and 16:45 pm, a select number of participants were present on the F Living Show in order to draw the running order for the Summer Hit Song Contest, which results you may denote below.
01. Remember (Emilio Verdejo / Yann Charpentier / Emil Calleja Bayliss) - Marie Claire
02. Bounce Back (Renato Briffa / Emil Calleja Bayliss) - Michela Galea
03. C'est Moi (Alexander Leu / Ryan Axisa / Nikos Sofis) - Ryan Axisa
04. Shattered Dreams (Chan Vella / Alexia Schembri) - Annalise Psaila
05. Lucky Me (Kaya / Rita Pace) - Graziella Vella
06. Escape (Carlo Gerada / Matt 'Muxu' Mercieca) - Stefan Galea
07. Why? (Kurt Aquilina / Alison Ellul) - Dayle Camilleri
08. Feel (Joe George Micallef) - Odessa
09. Bandwagon (Pamela Bezzina / Emil Calleja Bayliss) - Sarah Bonnici
10. Astronaut (Marco Debono / Rita Pace) - Maria Cassar
11. Tabula Rasa (Augusto Cardinali / Giovann Attard) - Julie Pomorski
12. Perfect (Dominic Cini / Rita Pace) - Jurgen Xerri
13. Eclipse (Andrew Zammit / Rita Pace) - Ana-Maria Grima
14. Dangerous (Elton Zarb / Matt 'Muxu' Mercieca) - Jillianne Camilleri
15. Do It Better (Rita Pace) - Rita Pace
16. Summer Time (Marco Debono / Doris Chetcuti) - Kurt Cassar
17. Our Last Goodbye (Dominic Cini / Rita Pace) - Dorcas Debono
18. Lessons in Love (Ray Agius / Rita Pace) - Dario Mifsud Bonnici
19. One of a Kind (Andrew Zahra / Rita Pace) - Michela Dalli
20. Amour (Philip Vella) - Danica Muscat
On behalf of the editorial team, we would like to wish all of the acts competing in the 2015 edition of the Summer Hit Song Contest the very best of luck. If you would like to attend the show, you may do so by getting your tickets on 21664566 at a cost of €10. We kindly urge you to stay tuned to escflashmalta.com even through Facebook and Twitter for all the latest news about the 2015 edition of the Summer Hit Song Contest.
Source: F Living
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eciWrf7IHto
On Sunday 14th June, it was revealed by the producers of the Summer Hit Song Contest (#summerhit2015) that four entries had to be withdrawn from the competition due to other commitments during the recording dates. As a result, it was announced that another four (4) entries would be brought into the frame, keeping in mind the original result of the jury. On behalf of the editorial team at escflashmalta.com, we would like to wish Cherylis ("Unbreakable") Marilena Gauci ("Hurricane"), Simaria Galea ("Freedom"), and Sarah Crystal ("If I Only Knew") the very best of luck, whilst welcoming first time finalists Dorcas ("Our Last Goodbye") Jurgen Xerri ("Perfect"), Ryan Axisa ("C'est Moi") and returning finalist Dayle Camilleri ("Why?").
This year, a record number of 89 submissions were sent in for the Summer Hit Song Contest, with a professional panel of judges first whittling them down to 30, before eventually making the final selection, thus eliminating a total of 10 songs, all of which were deemed to be possible qualifiers. The idea of bringing in two songs from the reserve list continues to show the strength of submissions for this year's edition of the local music competition. In a statement to this portal, Deo Grech stated that 'another successful edition of the Summer Hit Song Contest' is on the agenda with a mixture of new, and established artists, all seeking the main prizes.
Amour (Philip Vella) - Danica Muscat
Astronaut (Marco Debono / Rita Pace) - Maria Cassar
Bandwagon (Pamela Bezzina / Emil Calleja Bayliss) - Sarah Bonnici
Bounce Back (Renato Briffa / Emil Calleja Bayliss) - Michela Galea
C'est Moi (Alexander Leu / Ryan Axisa / Nikos Sofis) - Ryan Axisa
Dangerous (Elton Zarb / Matt 'Muxu' Mercieca) - Jillianne Camilleri
Do It Better (Rita Pace) - Rita Pace
Eclipse (Andrew Zammit / Rita Pace) - Ana-Maria Grima
Escape (Carlo Gerada / Matt 'Muxu' Mercieca) - Stefan Galea
Feel (Joe George Micallef) - Odessa
Guess What? (Chan Vella / Alexia Schembri) - Christian Arding
Lessons in Love (Ray Agius / Rita Pace) - Dario Mifsud Bonnici
Lucky Me (Kaya / Rita Pace) - Graziella Vella
One of a Kind (Andrew Zahra / Rita Pace) - Michela Dalli
Our Last Goodbye (Dominic Cini / Rita Pace) - Dorcas Debono
Perfect (Dominic Cini / Rita Pace) - Jurgen Xerri
Remember (Yann Charpentier / Emilio Martinez Verdejo / Emil Calleja Bayliss) - Marie Claire
Shattered Dreams (Chan Vella / Alexia Schembri) - Annalise Psaila
Summer Time (Marco Debono / Doris Chetcuti) - Kurt Cassar
Tabula Rasa (Augusto Cardinali / Giovann Attard) - Julie Pomorski
Why? (Kurt Aquilina / Alison Ellul) - Dayle Camilleri
In support of the local music scene, and the festival circuit, escflashmalta.com will be interviewing all of the acts competing in the 2015 edition of the Summer Hit Song Contest over the next couple of weeks and months, following the aftermath of the Eurovision Song Contest. We kindly urge you to stay tuned to escflashmalta.com even through Facebook and Twitter for all the latest news about the 2015 edition of the Summer Hit Song Contest.
Source: F Living
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQKwxQBv9Ww
On the 18th April, a special edition of The Celebrity Night will be airing on F Living, as the revelation of the acts, and their respective entries for the 2015 edition of the Summer Hit Song Contest will be made public by Deo Grech. Following the initial submission process, where F Living received 89 entries, a shortlist of 30 entries has now been made available on escflashmalta.com and the Official Facebook Page.
Even though the competition will feature 18 different acts, 1 has already been given the greenlight to proceed, having been given the opportunity to compete as a result of the Public Choice Award given in 2014. As a matter of fact, Rita Pace & Audrey Marie will be competing in a duet for the second consecutive year. A quick glance at the list will instantly denote a mixture of upcoming and experienced artists, proving once more that this competition is seen as a true springboard for talent.
Amour - Danica Muscat
Astronaut - Maria Cassar
Bandwagon - Sarah Bonnici
Bounce Back - Michela Galea
C'est Moi - Ryan Axisa
Dangerous - Jillianne Camilleri
Eclipse - Ana-Maria Grima
Escape - Stefan Galea
Feel - Odessa
Freedom - Simaria Galea
Guess What? - Christian Arding
Hurricane - Marilena Gauci
If I Only Knew - Sarah Crystal
Keep on Playing - Roberta Briffa
Lessons in Love - Dario Mifsud Bonnici
Lucky Me - Graziella Vella
My Own Best Friend - Nakita Ambinette
One More Try - Joseph
One of a Kind - Michela Dalli
Our Last Goodbye - Dorcas
Perfect - Jurgen Xerri
Precious - Daniel Muscat
Remember - Marie-Claire
Shattered Dreams - Annalise Psaila
Summer Time - Kurt Cassar
Tabula Rasa - Julie Pomorski
Unbreakable - Cherylis
We Can - Christian
Weight On Me - Ann Marie Ellul
Why? - Dayle Camilleri
In an official statement published through social networking website Facebook, "The producers and organisers would like to thank all the songwriters and singers who submitted their entries but did not make it to the next round." We urge you to stay tuned to escflashmalta.com, even through Facebook and Twitter for all the latest news about the Summer Hit Song Contest as soon as it becomes available.
Source: F Living, Summer Hit Song Contest
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQKwxQBv9Ww
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