Song for Europe 2007EurovisionMalta.com : Malta Song for Europe 2007

 

The Malta Song for Europe 2007 final was held under a big tent at Ta' Qali on Saturday 3rd February 2007. The winner, Olivia Lewis, will represent Malta at the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest in Finland in May.

Over two hundred submissions were narrowed down to 35 and on the 19th December 2006, sixteen songs made it to this year's festival.

For the second year running, the MaltaSong Board together with Aceline produced the Opportunity 2 contest which resulted in two others songs, interpreted by new singers, being chosen to participate with the other fourteen finalists.

The winning song, which will represent Malta in Finland during the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest semi-final on the 10th of May, was selected through public televoting. There was no technical or professional judging and so the winning song is simply the popular choice through 100% televoting.

Oliva Lewis' song Vertigo, written by Gerard James Borg and composed by Philip Vella garnered 30,977 votes. Olivia was the runner-up in the Malta Song for Europe for several successive years prior to this year's triumph. Trilogy placed second with 7,647 votes for Starlight while Klinsmann Coleiro singing She Gives Me Wings placed third earning 7,550 votes.

Here are the 16 songs from the 2007 Malta Song for Europe. The songs listed below appear in the same order they appear at the festival's semi-final on Thursday 1 February 2007. The highlighted songs made it through to the final round.

 

Song Singer/s Votes Composer/s Lyricist/s
play 01 Whenever [FINALIST] Kevin Borg
n/a
Jason Paul Cassar Sunny Aquilina
play 02 Night-wish AnnaBelle
n/a
Philip Vella Gerard James Borg
play 03 Places to Go
Tarcisio Barbara
n/a
Tarcisio Barbara Vince Zammit
play 04 L-Imhabba Ghamja Claudia Faniello
n/a
T.Fenech+A.Spiteri Claudia Faniello
play 05 Rollercoaster Ride Roseman Pace
n/a
Roseman Pace Roseman Pace
play 06 Ice Queen Julia Grima
n/a
Mark Spiteri Lucas Rita Pace
play 07 Forever Mine William Mangion
n/a
Aldo Spiteri T.Fenech+A.Spiteri
play 08 Vertigo [FINALIST] Olivia Lewis
n/a
Philip Vella Gerard James Borg
play 09 She Gives Me Wings [FINALIST] Klinsmann Coleiro
n/a
Mark Spiteri Lucas Rita Pace
play 10 Look at Me Julie Pomorsky
n/a
Philip Vella Philip Vella
play 11 Little Islands in Your Heart Daniella Delicata
n/a
Daniella Delicata Daniella Delicata
play 12 All About a Life [FINALIST] Pamela
n/a
Paul Giordimaina Fleur Balzan
play 13 As Long As You Know [FINALIST] Scar
n/a
Konrad Pule Konrad Pule
play 14 My Love Isabelle
n/a
Philip Vella Gerard James Borg
play 15 Unite Mauro
n/a
Augusto Cardinali Giovann Attard
play 16 Starlight [FINALIST] Trilogy
n/a
Paul Abela Joe Julian Farrugia

Read Toni Sant's comments about this year's MaltaSong selection process and selection in the UK

Listen to Mużika Mod Ieħor - Malta Song for Europe Special Edition Podcast

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