(Kate Ryan with some members from OGAE Malta)
The Belgian representative, Kate Ryan, has ended her weekend promo-trip in Malta. Members from Malta's official Eurovision Fan Club, OGAE Malta, met Kate Ryan for a chat and wished her luck for her Eurovision 2006 adventure in Athens.
An interview with Kate Ryan will be shown this Wednesday 19th on Ogae Malta's EUROVISION FEVER (Wednesdays 22:00 and Sundays 17:35 on Super One Tv). The interview will also be broadcast on Tuesday 25th April on Ogae Malta's EUROVISION RADIO (Tuesdays 20:30 on Super One Radio).
Kate Ryan wished to keep her Eurovision 2006 act as a surprise and didn't wish to talk much about it. However, Ogae Malta managed to get some information and this will be revealed on Wednesday during EUROVISION FEVER.
www.malta.ogae.net is the website of the OFFICIAL Eurovision Fan Club in Malta - OGAE MALTA - affiliated to Ogae International. A BIG Eurovision Annual Meeting will be held this Friday at 19:30. And...watch out for THE LAUNCH - a new concept for ogae malta.....this Wednesday at 22:00 CET!
| Last | THIS | Country | +/-/= |
| 1 | 1 | Greece | = |
| 2 | 2 | Romania | = |
| 3 | 3 | Sweden | = |
| 5 | 4 | Bosnia | +1 |
| 6 | 5 | UK | +1 |
| 7 | 6 | Germany | +1 |
| 8 | 7 | Norway | +1 |
| 4 | 8 | Belgium | -4 |
| 9 | 9 | Croatia | = |
| 11 | 10 | Switzerland | +1 |
| 10 | 11 | Finland | -1 |
| 12 | 12 | Russia | = |
| 13 | 13 | Estonia | = |
| 14 | 14 | Macedonia | = |
| 15 | 15 | Iceland | = |
| 18 | 16 | Turkey | +2 |
| 21 | 17 | Latvia | +4 |
| 17 | 18 | Denmark | -1 |
| 16 | 19 | Malta | -3 |
| 20 | 20 | Ireland | = |
| 19 | 21 | Cyprus | -2 |
| 22 | 22 | Poland | = |
| 23 | 23 | Slovenia | -1 |
| 24 | 24 | Ukraine | +1 |
| 26 | 25 | Monaco | +1 |
| 27 | 26 | Netherlands | +1 |
| 25 | 27 | Armenia | -2 |
| 28 | 28 | Bulgaria | = |
| 30 | 29 | Spain | +1 |
| 31 | 30 | Moldova | +1 |
| 29 | 31 | Lithuania | -2 |
| 34 | 32 | France | +2 |
| 32 | 33 | Israel | -1 |
| 33 | 34 | Andorra | -1 |
| 36 | 35 | Belarus | +1 |
| 35 | 36 | Albania | -1 |
| 37 | 37 | Portugal | = |
Here is our 3rd weekly update from the official Eurovision Song Contest odds grouped by Bestbetting.com.
Positions indicate the results of the odds according to the leading Betting Agencies: BET365, Betdirect, Blue Square, Coral, Landbrokers, Paddy Power, Skybet, VCbet, William Hill and Bet Fair.
In this week's chart, Greece, Romania and Sweden keep a firm hold to the top-3 positions. Bosnia, UK and Germany gain a better placing in the top-6, to the loss of Belgium which is the entry which suffered the biggest loss this week (4 places down from last week, now at the 8th position).
On the other hand, Latvia is the entry which gained a better placing over last week (4 places up, now at the 17th position). Malta suffers a loss of 3 more placings and is now at 19th position.
However, these placings will most definately change once the artists arrive in Athens and start their rehearsals on stage complete with their polished acts and dance routines.
Taking into consideration the new rule of the TOP-6, to be used from this Eurovision Song Contest onwards, the countries which, so far, seem most likely to directly qualify to the finals of next year are: Greece, Romania, Sweden, Bosnia, Norway and Belgium. Although Norway and Belgium are at 7th and 8th position respectively, they gain access to the top-6 due to Germany and UK's direct qualification anyway, being in the BIG 4 Club together with Spain and France.
According to this week's chart, the countries which so far, seem most likely to qualify from the semi-finals round are: Sweden, Bosnia, Belgium, Finland, Russia, Estonia, Macedonia, Iceland, Turkey and Ireland.
7 participants from this year's edition of the 51st Eurovision Song Contest have confirmed their arrival in Malta for next weekend!
It's going to be a unique experience for all local fans to meet with these 7 stars. Thanks to Ogae Malta, Malta's official Eurovision Fan Club, affiliated to Ogae International - this will be possible!
So far, Ogae Malta club members met personally with Anna Vissi (Greece) and Annet Artani (Cyprus). This weekend we will meet Kate Ryan (Belgium). In the coming days we will also meet Dima Bilan (Russia), while next weekend we will meet 7 more artists!
Seven singers from this year's Eurovision Song Contest will be visiting Malta during next weekend: Mihai Traistariu from Romania, Treble from Netherlands, Sibel Tuzun from Turkey, Jennifer from Andorra, Daz Sampson from UK, Severina from Croatia and Ich Troje from Poland will be visiting Malta during the same days.
Big Fun with OGAE MALTA, Malta's official Eurovision Fan Club - affiliated to OGAE International!
Watch out for THE LAUNCH....on Wednesday at 22:00 CET! www.malta.ogae.net - Malta's Official Eurovision Fans website!
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THIS IS FOR YOU !!
OGAE MALTA ANNUAL MEETING 2005/2006
This Friday 21st April 2006 @ 19:30
Several Surprises...more details out soon on http://www.malta.ogae.net
Ogae Malta - Affiliated to OGAE International.
SEE YA !!
(Malta welcomes Kate Ryan...picture © lacoccinelle.net, design poster © Jes Darmanin ogae malta)
This weekend, Malta welcomes one of the hottest favourites to grab this year's Eurovision Song Contest! Popstar Kate Ryan will represent Belgium in this year's Eurovision Song Contest.
After long weeks to select the Belgian enty, however, the song that everyone had predicted would win right from the start did just that - 'Je t'adore', performed by the established Belgian singer Kate Ryan.
With over a million European record sales under her belt, singer/songwriter Kate Ryan is a hot young singer-songwriter with a passion and ability to match her success. Kate is recognized all the time in Belgium but seems unfazed by the attention. Kate and her team are amongst Belgium's most respected dance singer- songwriters.Belgian superstar Kate Ryan will visit Malta as part of her promotour on 15th and 16th April. Thanks to the collaboration with Maltasong, local Eurovision fans and club members of Malta's official Eurovision fan club, Ogae Malta, will have the opportunity to meet the Belgian superstar, personally.
Kate Ryan will be interviewed on Ogae Malta's Eurovision Radio and Eurovision Fever. The tv-interview will be broadcast on Wednesday 19th at 22:00CET and Sunday 23rd at 17:35CET on the first edition of the revamped Eurovision Fever - an Ogae Malta production in collaboration with What's On Media?, Storm-design and One Productions.
Soult.com describes 'Je t'adore' as a very catchy and upbeat song with a really strong ending, benefiting from a surprisingly strong live vocal performance by Kate, and a fairly effective onstage show. In many ways, one feels it has much in common with last year's Greek winner - a well-presented modern pop-dance track of the kind that might well make an immediate impact on European televoters, and that can easily be imagined blasting out of radios across the continent. Broadcaster VRT is reportedly aiming for the best ever Flemish result in 2006 - something that certainly isn't beyond the realms of possibility.
Due to a disappointing result obtained by Belgium at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, Kate Ryan has to start her Eurovision adventure facing the semi-finals hurdle! Bon chance a Je t'adore!
Keep surfing Malta's reliable Eurovision website, Malta.ogae.net, for more news on all Eurovision entry singers who choose Malta as one of their promotour destinations. Ogae Malta, the official Maltese Eurovision fan club is affiliated to Ogae International.
| L-GHANJA TAL-POPLU 2006 During the past days, YTC, the organising body of local song festival "L-Ghanja tal-Poplu" issued the list of entries which made it to this year's edition of both the "Zghazagh u Adoloxxenti" (Juniors & Youths) to be held on 29th April 2006 and the "Kbar" (Seniors) to be held on 13th May 2006. Both shows will be held live on PBS during Showtime ma' Aceline. Few days ago Ogae Malta, the official Maltese Eurovision fan club, presented the list of the Juniors & Youths section. Today we are presenting the list of the Seniors section of this 31st edition of L-Ghanja tal-Poplu: | ||||
| Nru | Kanzunetta | Awtur | Kompożitur | Kantant/a |
| 1 | Bnedmin bħalna!(Human Beings...just like us!) | Gorg Saliba | Sammy Galea | Dario Bezzina |
| 2 | Għaliex? (Why?) | Doris Chetcuti | Renato Briffa | Vittorio Gauci |
| 3 | Dmugħ (Tears) | Giovann Attard | Augusto Cardinali | Sandro |
| 4 | It-tliet gwardjani (The three guards) | Mario Fenech Caruana | Andrew Zahra | Incorvaja Sisters |
| 5 | Tama f'ħajja aħjar | Teddie Zammit | Teddie Zammit | Teddie Zammit |
| 6 | Min int ma? | Alexia Schembri | Chan Vella | Alexia Schembri |
| 7 | Tort ta' l-arloġġ (Blame the clock) | Joe M. Farrugia | Philip Vella | Hermann Bonaci |
| 8 | Ħanini (My dear) | Philip Vella | Philip Vella | Philip Vella |
| 9 | Kieku taf (If only you knew) | Corazon Mizzi | Corazon Mizzi | Corazon |
| 10 | Il-festi tal-Maltin (The Maltese feasts) | Albert Friggieri | Albert Friggieri | The Greenfields |
| 11 | Ħlomt (I dreamt) | Joe Chircop | Philip Vella | Caroline |
| 12 | Gahan Tibkix (Gahan don't cry) | Paul Ellul | Mark Spiteri Lucas | Julia Grima |
| 13 | Vjaġġ fil-ħsieb (A Journey in thoughts) | Paul Ellul | Mark Spiteri Lucas | Anabel Spiteri |
| 14 | Dak bla ġlekk (He's got no jacket) | Augusto Cardinali | Augusto Cardinali | Isabelle |
| 15 | 'L Malta (To Malta) | Walter Micallef | Walter Micallef | Walter Micallef |
| 16 | Kyrie Eleison (Kyrie Eleison) | Giovann Attard | Augusto Cardinali | J. Anvil |
Bon Chance a tout!
DIMA BILAN confirms visit to Malta (picture ©bilandima.ru)
EXCLUSIVE UPDATE: The Maltasong Board informed the official Maltese Eurovision fan club, Ogae Malta, that Dima Bilan's visit will be postponed by 24hrs. The Russian entry singer will land in Malta on 18th April at 15:00.
Russian delegation accompanying Dima Bilan confirmed with Ogae Malta that the Russian singer will be visiting Malta as part of his pre-Eurovision promotour. The original schedule for Dima Bilan's visit in Malta was between 17th and 19th April. However, Ogae Malta, the official Maltese Eurovision fan club, can exclusively announce that the singer will land in Malta on Monday 18th.
Dima Bilan will be interviewed by local press, including Ogae Malta's Eurovision Radio and Eurovision Fever.
Local Eurovision fans and club members of Ogae Malta have the opportunity to meet Dima Bilan personally. For further details contact Ogae Malta: CLCK here.
TREBLE soon in Malta (picture ©treble.nl)
In the meantime, Dutch entry singers, TREBLE have confirmed what Ogae Malta has exclusively revealed a few weeks ago. They will be visiting Malta as part of their promotour on the same days as Mihai (Romania), Ich Troje (Poland) and Severina (Croatia) - weekend 21st - 23rd April!
Keep surfing Malta's reliable Eurovision website, Malta.ogae.net, for more news on all Eurovision entry singers who choose Malta as one of their promotour destinations. Ogae Malta, the official Maltese Eurovision fan club, is affiliated to Ogae International.
(Fabrizio Faniello in Romania)
Exclusive: Ogae Malta, the oficial Maltese Eurovision Fan Club, has learnt directly from TVR that Fabrizio Faniello's promotour in Romania has ended with flying colours!
"Eurovision Song Contest is the best launching platform for an artist on the international market", declared Fabrizio Faniello, Malta's representative for Eurovision, in a press conference that took place at TVR (Romanian Television) on Wednesday. He claimed that he was speaking from his own experience, because, after he represented Malta in 2001 ESC, he was remarked and promoted in Europe. Thus, he has become the first successful Maltese artist on the international market.
Mihai Trăistariu is a "cool" guy, an artist with a remarkable voice and he has a very good song, considers Malta's representative. "More than that, the chorus is in Italian, and I am half Italian, so I like the song even more", he added. Fabrizio Faniello and Mihai Trăistariu have known each other since 2002, they met in festivals and concerts in Bulgaria and Germany. They have also seen each other in Greece, when they were invited to sing in the national selection. "When we met, in Greece, Mihai sang my song, I Do, and I sang Tornero”, says Fabrizio. He also thinks that Mihai's song and "I Do" belong to the same category: "pop, catchy". "I hope this will be our lucky year", continued Fabrizio.
“I Do is a very special song to me”, affirmed the Maltese artist. “I wrote it with my friend, Aldo Spiteri, after I broke up with my girlfriend". The song was not especially conceived for Eurovision. Fabrizio's manager decided afterwards that it should participate in the Maltese selection. As a result, the song was "drastically modified and adapted for Eurovision", he says. Fabrizio has announced that I Do will be also released in Romania in the next period.
Fabrizio Faniello declares he feel very comfortable in Romania, as he is already familiar with the country and the people. He took part in the Romanian "Golden Stag" and in “Mamaia” Festival and he made a duet with a Romanian artist for the song "When We Danced".
Fabrizio was invited in Romania by TVR (Romanian Television), in order to promote his song for Eurovision.
Ogae Malta thanks TVR's Ms. Anghel for the exclusive news. Keep visiting Ogae Malta's website for more exclusive news...directly from the sources! Ogae Malta, the official Maltese Eurovision Fan Club is affiliated to Ogae International.
(picture ©Bubbles Entertainment)
Claudia Faniello launches a pop-rock version of
High Alert!The Management of Bubbles Entertainment has informed the official Maltese Eurovision fan club, Ogae Malta, that local singer, Claudia Faniello has launched a pop-rock version of her Go Malta Song for Europe 2006 entry, High Alert!
Ogae Malta has been given the authorisation to make it available on our web site as a free download to all visitors. Click HERE to download.
High Alert!'s music is by Ray Aguis, lyrics by Godwin Sant. The new arrangement was done by Aldo Spiteri, co-author and co-composer of Fabrizio Faniello's I Do. The recording was done at the Creative Studios in Zabbar.
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