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News from MaltaMedia.com Out & About Three dress rehearsals are scheduled for the Eurovision Song Contest before the final show on Saturday evening. The first dress rehearsal took place on Friday afternoon. A second dress rehearsal for Friday starts at 2000 CET. "I believe this will be one of the top two songs. Anna Vissi has an aura of respect around her and this balad with a beat appeals to Eurovision song lovers." - John Demanuele, Assistant Head of Delegation "A soppy song. I don't like it! I personally prefer singers like Pink, Shania Twain or Alanis Morissette." - Nadette Bugeja, Maltese Delegation: Head of Press. "Carola can do no wrong. As expected this is a great song with a fantastic show!" - Deo Grech, OGAE-Malta, Eurovision fan club. "Typically Swedish. Not my number 1 favourite but it's exactly what Eurovision fans want." - Claudette Pace, former Eurovision contestant. "It's a great song! Mihai Traistariu has a great voice...but no stage presence. My gay friends tell me they love it. I'm sure many Italians will like it too...even though they don't follow the Eurovision." - J.P. Attard, Producer, Where's Everybody? "As impressive as Ruslana. Tina Karol has a nice real smile. She's not fake. A great song and a great voice. This year Ukraine has everything Armenia doesn't have" - Eileen Montesin, official PBS Eurovision commentator. "This song has the ideal show. Quite unexpected. And it helps that the singer is good looking, even if this poses some competition for Malta's entry." - Frederick Zammit, Head of Programmes: Net TV. "What an excellent song, to the taste of Eurovision fans. It contrasts really well with most other entries, which is why I'm convinced they did so well in the semi-final voting." - Cyrus Engerer, ESCMalta News Manager. "Spanish is such a sexy language! I expect it to be a hit all over Europe this summer, whatever happens on Saturday night. It's a typical Las Ketchup song." - Pablo Micallef, Producer, Where's Everybody? "I don't like the group but it's not a bad song and the show is excellent. Still, I don't think it's a winner, by any means." - Krista Caruana, Super One News journalist. "It's not the winning song...but then again I may be wrong. I never expected Lithuania to get to the final, nor for Belgium to be left behind. So maybe we'll be in Turkey this time next year." - Pierre Cachia, Super One TV producer. Comments about Lordi's Hard Rock Hallelujah are on everyone's lips. Reactions are spread across the spectrum. From "good for a laugh" to "if I wasn't supporting Malta I'd support them instead, even though I'm not a rock fan." Finland's Eurovision entry is getting under more people's skin with every rehearsal. If it wins it will indeed change the face of the Eurovision Song Contest. The EBU may even be forced to reconsider leaving the voting completely up to the general public. Speaking to MaltaMedia.com on Thursday afternoon, Bogdan Kopec, managing director of Drakkar Entertainment, Lordi's German record label, said that many rock clubs in Germany are organizing special parties for rockers to vote for Lordi during the 10-minute voting period on Thursday and Saturday evening. If more rock clubs adopt similar strategies for the final night, Lordi may very well be the winners of the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest. Saturday's final dress rehearsal is at 1300 CET. The final show will be broadcast live at 2100 CET on TVM and most other EBU affiliated stations. For more detailed information about Malta's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest see EurovisionMalta.com. See also: Xarabank Eurovision Special from Athens by MaltaMedia News - May 18, 2006 Eurovision Odds Against Malta by Toni Sant - May 16, 2006 More on Finland's 2006 Eurovision entry from Toni Sant's Blog - May 16, 2006
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