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Sarah Bonnici
Sarah Bonnici (; born 30 May 1998) is a Maltese singer. She represented Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with the song " Loop". Early and personal life Bonnici was born in Xaghra, Gozo. She is the daughter of Marcel Bonnici, CEO of Mercury Tower and Ħamrun Spartans. She has a master's degree in accounting and finance. Career Bonnici was mentored by Miriam Christine from a young age. In 2009, she competed in '' Malta Junior Eurovision Song Contest'', the national selection for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009, with "The Mambo Song", finishing in third place. The following year, she won the 4th edition of L-Għanja Tal-Maltin Song Festival, placing first in her age group with a song written by Miriam Christine and winning Best Voice within the same contest. In 2010, she participated in '' Malta Junior Eurovision Song Contest'' placing 7th with the song "Kitty Kitty Cat". This appearance gave her the opportunity to join Malta's representative Nicole Azzop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xagħra
Xagħra () is an administrative unit of Malta on the island of Gozo. It is one of the earliest inhabited parts of Gozo, being home to the Ġgantija megalithic temples, which date back to 3600 BC, and the Xagħra Stone Circle. Natural underground features such as Xerri's Grotto and Ninu's Cave are located in this town, along with Calypso's Cave, which overlooks the red sandy beach of Ramla Bay. It is the second-largest town in Gozo, with a population of 5,161 according to the 2021 census, and it is located northeast of Victoria, the capital of Gozo. Xagħra is a popular tourist destination due to its historical heritage and lively Victory Square. Thousands of visitors flock to Ramla Bay in summer and to the temples all year round. During the British period, Xagħra was also known as ''Casal Caccia''. Twin towns – sister cities Notable people born here * Sarah Bonnici - pop singer, dancer Xagħra is twinned with: * Offida, Ascoli Piceno Ascoli Piceno (; ; ) is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2010
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was the eighth edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest and took place in Minsk, Belarus. It was held on 20 November 2010. The contest was won by Vladimir Arzumanyan from Armenia with the song "Mama (Vladimir Arzumanyan song), Mama." This gave Armenia its first Junior Eurovision victory and its first victory in any Eurovision contest. Location The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) invited broadcasters to bid for the rights to host the contest. In June 2009, Belarusian broadcaster National State Television and Radio Company of the Republic of Belarus (BRTC) won the rights to organise the contest over bids from Russia and Malta. EBU initially put efforts into distributing the organisation of the contest among different regions of the continent, moving away from Eastern Europe as Kyiv hosted the previous edition, with Malta's bid seemingly taking the lead. However, BRTC's detailed candidacy supported by Eurovision Song Contest 2009 winn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dance (Our Own Party)
"Dance (Our Own Party)" is a song by Maltese indie pop band the Busker. The song represented Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 after winning ''Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2023'', the Maltese national selection for that year's Eurovision Song Contest. The song peaked at number one in Malta. Background and release The song is described as a storyline of someone who is triggered by social anxiety at a party and finding comfort in leaving with a couple of friends to go to a familiar and more comforting setting. In an interview with ''ESC Bubble'', the band further described the song in general as "a journey of how one gets out of such a party, and heads back to their home with their friends to throw their own intimate party." The song was made available for digital download and streaming on 3 March 2023. The music video was subsequently released on the Eurovision Song Contest's official YouTube channel on 9 March 2023. Eurovision Song Contest ''Malta Eurovision S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Busker
The Busker is a Maltese indie pop band founded in 2012, consisting of three members, namely David "Dav.Jr" Meilak (born 11 October 1994), Jean Paul Borg (born 27 August 1993), and Sean Meachen (born 19 November 1993). The band represented Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 with the song "Dance (Our Own Party)", which peaked at number one in their home country of Malta for 13 consecutive weeks and was the country's most played song of 2023. Career The Busker was formed in October 2012 by singer and guitarist Dario Genovese and percussionist Jean Paul Borg. The band began by busking on the streets of Malta, hence the band's name. Not long after, they started posting covers and original music on YouTube. Two years later, bassist and keyboardist David Grech and saxophonist Sean Meachen joined. The group draws inspiration from 1960s pop bands such as The Beatles and The Beach Boys. The band went on to release four extended plays, which led up to the launch of their debut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malta In The Eurovision Song Contest
Malta has been represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 37 times since its debut in . The current Maltese participating broadcaster in the contest is the Public Broadcasting Services (PBS). Malta has yet to win the contest, but is the only non-winning country to have achieved four top three results. Malta finished last on its first two attempts in and , and had a 16-year absence from the contest between and , when it returned. Malta has participated every year since. Malta's return proved more successful, reaching the top 10 in 12 out of 15 contests from 1991 to 2005, including third-place results with "Little Child" performed by Mary Spiteri () and " The One That I Love" by Chiara () and second-place results with " 7th Wonder" by Ira Losco () and "Angel" by Chiara (). Since finishing last for the third time in , Malta has struggled to make an impact, having achieved only two top 10 results in recent years: first being an eighth-place with " Tomorrow" by Gianluca Bezzina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hold Me Closer (Cornelia Jakobs Song)
"Hold Me Closer" is a song by Swedish singer and songwriter Cornelia Jakobs, released as a single on 26 February 2022. It represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy, after winning the Melodifestivalen 2022 final with 146 points. At Eurovision, Jakobs performed 17th of the 18 acts in the second semi-final, where she qualified for the grand final. In the grand final, she performed 20th of 25th acts and finished in fourth place in the Eurovision grand final with 438 points. The song was Sweden's best performing song at Eurovision in the seven years since their last victory and scored the most points ever received by a Swedish entry in the grand final before being surpassed by next year's entry, "Tattoo". Eurovision Song Contest Jakobs was announced as a participant in Melodifestivalen 2022, the Swedish national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, with the song "Hold Me Closer" on 26 November 2021. Drawn to compete in the first heat on 5 February ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Facebook
Facebook is a social media and social networking service owned by the American technology conglomerate Meta Platforms, Meta. Created in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg with four other Harvard College students and roommates, Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes, its name derives from the face book directories often given to American university students. Membership was initially limited to Harvard students, gradually expanding to other North American universities. Since 2006, Facebook allows everyone to register from 13 years old, except in the case of a handful of nations, where the age requirement is 14 years. , Facebook claimed almost 3.07 billion monthly active users worldwide. , Facebook ranked as the List of most-visited websites, third-most-visited website in the world, with 23% of its traffic coming from the United States. It was the most downloaded mobile app of the 2010s. Facebook can be accessed from devices with Internet connectivit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BMAT Music Company
BMAT (Barcelona Music and Audio Technologies) is a music company that index all music usage and ownership data. The company monitors and reports music usage globally across TVs, radios, venues and digital. The company provides 80 million identifications and 27 billion matches to CMOs, publishers, record labels, broadcasters and DSPs daily. BMAT monitors radio Airplay, RIM Charts and other charts. JACAP ( Jamaica Association of Composers Authors and Publishers Limited) uses the BMAT digital monitoring system, which was introduced in 2013. The BMAT system monitors music usage of all media houses in Jamaica and keeps records of all musical works composed by JACAP members and affiliated societies. BMAT is partner of Audible Magic, The Official South African Music Charts, IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry), RightsHub, The Indian Music Industry (IMI) and TagMix. Awards BMAT won Key Innovator award by the European Commission’s Innovation Radar, Best Music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2024
Malta was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with the song " Loop" performed by Sarah Bonnici. The Maltese participating broadcaster, Public Broadcasting Services (PBS), selected its entry for the contest through the national final ''Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2024''. Background Prior to the 2024 contest, the Maltese Broadcasting Authority (MBA) until 1975, and the Public Broadcasting Services (PBS) since 1991, had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing Malta thirty-five times since MBA's first entry in . MBA briefly competed in the contest in the 1970s before withdrawing. PBS had competed in every contest since . Their best placing in the contest thus far was second, which it achieved on two occasions: in with the song " 7th Wonder" performed by Ira Losco and in the with the song "Angel" performed by Chiara. Both in and , it failed to qualify for the final with the songs " I Am What I Am" performed by Emma Muscat and "Dance (Our Own Part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public Broadcasting Services
Public Broadcasting Services Limited (PBS) is the public broadcaster of Malta. PBS is funded by government grants and the sale of commercial airtime. Its TVM channel is Malta's most watched television channel, and its radio station Magic Malta enjoys huge popularity among local and foreign listeners. Each year on 13 December, PBS hosts an open day, where the public takes a visit in the building and have a look at the sets of the channels and radios. History PBS was founded on 11 November 1975 as Xandir Malta and became joint member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) together with the Maltese Broadcasting Authority (MBA). The latter was previously admitted as a full, active member, as Malta Television Service Ltd already has been, in 1970. Since 2003, PBS is the sole Maltese member of EBU. Prior to Xandir Malta, Rediffusion broadcast television programmes in Malta under the name The Malta Television Service Ltd. The service was run by Rediffusion, a London-based indep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TVMNews+
TVM+ (formerly TVMNews+ and originally TVM2) is a terrestrial television network in Malta, operated by national broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services that was launched in 2012. Unlike the more wide-ranging TVM network, TVM+ focuses primarily on newscasting and educational television. History The network was originally launched as Education 22 (more commonly known as E22) an educational television service operated by the Maltese government's Ministry of Education, Employment and the Family. In March 2012 responsibility for the channel was shifted from the Ministry to the national broadcaster, Public Broadcasting Services Public Broadcasting Services Limited (PBS) is the public broadcaster of Malta. PBS is funded by government grants and the sale of commercial airtime. Its TVM channel is Malta's most watched television channel, and its radio station Magic Malt ... (PBS), and the network began broadcasting as TVM2 on 8 March 2012. Following a restructuring of operation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aidan (singer)
Aidan Cassar (; born 17 December 1999), known mononymously as Aidan, is a Maltese singer-songwriter. Career In 2018, he competed in the '' Malta Eurovision Song Contest'' with the song "Dai Laga". Following reports that the song, originally described as an original composition, had used a publicly available production beat and could have potentially violated Eurovision rules, it was revamped and re-released. The song placed fourth in the contest. Afterwards, he participated in the '' X Factor Malta''. In 2019, he represented Malta in the OGAE Song Contest with the song "The Feeling". His single " Naħseb Fik" has been compared to " Tick Tock" by Clean Bandit and Mabel and was said to have a similar cord progression. He denied the beat and melody were plagiarised. The song was entered into the '' Mużika Mużika'' song festival in 2021, it was the first time he has written a song in Maltese and performed in Maltese. The music video won music video of the year at Lovin Malta Soci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
