Life after Helsinki 2007 Eurovision

  Malta's Eurovision final takes places tonight in Valletta's Ta'Qali and there will be 50-50 televote-juries. What can I say about the songs? There's no Eurovision winner this year either among them, that's for sure, sadly. Nor a sure qualifier either. I guess my favorites - not thinking at all in Eurovision terms - are Richard & Joe and Eleanor I guess, followed by Deborah C and Dwett (maybe for all the wrong reasons though). Turn it up needs a good remix and it could become something great though. Christabelle and Brooke are quite good if staged and sung well live, Jasmine, Matthew Anthony and Tiziana follow on my list with Lawrence Gray , even if takes some moments to let it sink in it's Lawrence baby. Aidan leaves me borderline, I might learn to like it a lot or then not with further listenings but these comments are based on hearing the songs when they came out, and now for the second time after all these weeks. I have no clue who's goi...

Malta announced last night the 20 songs that made the cut and once again there are a lot of familiar names, most of all Ira Losco, who strangely is there with two songs. Will that be a fatal mistake (ask Claudia Faniello for example....) will be seen later. Anyways listen bits of the songs by clicking the title or go  here . Hard to judge the short snippets and crappy audio, but it sounds like we have a pretty decent selection of songs. And a very Melodifestivalesque one. All artists but Ira were present at the announcement show.  Jasmine Abela – Alive Deborah C – All Around the World Ira Losco – Chameleon (Invincible) Ira Losco – That’s why I Love you Domenique Azzopardi – Empty hearted Corazon – Falling Glass Dominic – Fire burn Raquel Galdes – Flashing lights Danica Muscat – Frontline Brooke – Golden Dario Bonnici – I love you Christabelle Borg – Kingdom Stefan Galea – Light up my Life Kimberley Cortis – Lighthouse Franklin Calleja – Little...