We're staying in the Mediterranean as we move into the top half of my rankings and it's that other country who are long-time entrants but yet to achieve a win - though they have come agonisingly close on several occasions. Eurovision without them just wouldn't …
Tag: Malta
Eurovision 2017 previews countdown: #41 MALTA – Claudia Faniello – “Breathlessly”
An enduring and enthusiastic presence at Eurovision, Malta has one of the longest unbroken streaks of appearances (stretching back to 1991). And while they are small in size (2nd smallest in geographical size, 3rd smallest in population in this year's contest), they have punched above …
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My top 5 songs from…Malta
One of Europe's and Eurovision's smallest countries, this Mediterranean island state is one of Eurovision's most enthusiastic participants. Since their return from a 16 year break in 1991, Malta haven't missed a contest. While they have never won (yet) but have come desperately close on a …
Eurovision 2016 previews countdown: #17 MALTA – Ira Losco – “Walk On Water”
The first of the contest's two Mediterranean island countries is up next and it's one of Eurovision's most enduring and endearing of contestants - Malta. Together with France, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom, they're one of the few countries never to have missed a contest …
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London Eurovision Preview Party 2016 video clips part 1: Nicki French, Nicky Byrne, Kaliopi, Poli Genova and Ira Losco
As expected, I had a fantastic time at the London Eurovision Preview Party 2016, held once again at Café de Paris. I took some video clips of almost all of the performances. Do excuse the fact that I filmed them vertically rather than horizontally (I …
Eurovision 2016 returning artists part 1: Greta Salóme for Iceland and Ira Losco for Malta
There are no less than seven artists making a return to Eurovision this year - that must be approaching some sort of record I would imagine. Since I'm still compiling the YouTube rankings (I'll finish that this weekend) for the preview countdown, I thought I …