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Malta fails to make it to Eurovision 2008 final
By Toni Sant in Belgrade
May 22, 2008 - 11:00:09 PM
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Morena has failed to qualify for the final of the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest singing
Vodka by Gerard James Borg and Philip Vella. As things turned out, she did not garner enough votes to make it through the semifinal.
 The ten countries voted from semifinal 2 into this year's Eurovision final are Iceland, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, Portugal, Denmark, Georgia, Croatia, Albania, and Latvia.
Contestants from 19 countries took part in Thursday evening's semifinal, presented by Serbian national public broadcaster RTS in collaboration with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The show started at 21:00 CEST hosted by Jovana Janković and Željko Joksimović in
English and French. Maltese television viewers heard a Maltese commentary by Eileen Montesin. Morena appeared on stage at 21:55 CEST.
The 15-minute televoting round was officially opened at 22:26 CEST by the show hosts together with Lys Assia,
the winner of the 1st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest.
10 envelopes with the country names of the qualifying songs were opened randomly placing each act in the running order for Saturday's final along the other 15 prequalified entries.
The Maltese delegation appeared dismayed after the semifinal result was announced. Much soul searching and some resignations will most certainly follow in the coming days.
Rehearsals for the final start at 15:00 CEST on Friday.
For more detailed information about Malta's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest see EurovisionMalta.com.
See also:
Low expectations for Malta at Eurovision semifinal
May 22, 2008 - 3:39:46 PM
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