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Eurovision final no show draws mixed reactions
By Toni Sant in Belgrade
May 25, 2008 - 12:11:15 AM
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After failing to
qualify from Thursday's Eurovision Song Contest semifinal, Malta is
absent from the final for the second consecutive year. This is the country's third major Eurovision disappointment since 2006.
Morena's failure to qualify from the semifinal round on Thursday
has been received with mixed reactions by Maltese Eurovision fans and
pundits. Throughout Friday, her official blog remained silent and no public comments were published. Morena's blog was last updated on Tuesday. By contrast, numerous other
mixed public comments appeared on other blogs and even mainstream newspaper websites.
During various interviews
on Friday the Maltese delegation insisted that they did their best and can't imagine what went wrong. The singer added that if she were to be given a second chance she wouldn't change anything.
Counter reactions from other Maltese singers, fans and critics included calls for a rethink about the type of songs Malta selects for this contest, as well as the customary calls for an outright withdrawal from the contest.
The 53nd edition
of the Eurovision Song Contest started at 2100 CEST from the Belgrade
Arena in Belgrade, Serbia. After televoting from all 43 participating
countries, Russia's Dima Bilan
singing
Believe
won with 272 points. This is the first time that the Eurovision Song Contest has been won by Russia.
Points from Malta were awarded as follows for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008:
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Sweden
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10 : |
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Ukraine
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8 : |
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Russia
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7 : |
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Latvia
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6 : |
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Iceland
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Georgia
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Denmark
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Norway
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2 : |
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Greece
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1 : |
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Serbia
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The Maltese delegation is expected back in Malta on Sunday at about 1245 CEST.
For more detailed information about Malta's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest see EurovisionMalta.com.
See also:
Eurovision disaster sparks cultural debate in Malta
May 23, 2008 - 6:10:11 PM
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