Eurovision song in Maltese not impossible says Minister Owen Bonnici

Jun 15 2022

Minister for National Heritage, the Art and Local Government has revealed that he will not completely rule out sending a Eurovision representative with a song in Maltese.

Ever since Malta re-entered the Eurovision race back in 1991, all songs have been performed in English, with one-off words in Maltese.

Each year, the debate resumes as to whether or not Malta could finally send a representative using our language for the entirety of the song. Speaking on TVM News Plus’ Xtra, Minister Bonnici did not exclude the prospect.

‘We have to see which cultural aspects make us stand out and celebrate them in today’s circumstances’ the Minister said. He pointed to the government’s success in the cultural field of bringing together the different audiences in the performing arts by ‘marrying popular culture with classic art’.

This year, Emma Muscat’s ‘I Am What I Am’ failed to make it to the final round of the prestigious competition. The runner up in the Maltese edition, Aidan’s ‘Ritmu’ was sung in Maltese.

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K-Pop star band BTS announce an indefinite hiatus

Jun 15 2022

K-Pop icons BTS have just announced they will be going on an indefinite hiatus so that each member has time to focus on solo projects.

Billboard reported that the seven-man band revealed the news around 20 minutes into a FESTA dinner, in which they sat around and reminisced about their time together.

The move comes just days after the band released ‘Proof’, their first ever anthology album. Also released on the same day, the 10th of June, was hit single ‘Yet to Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)’.

The bomb of a news was dropped casually by Suga, who simply said ‘we’re going on a hiatus now’, completely out of the blue.

The comments were followed up by member RM, with the 27-year-old saying that he was glad BTS had formed as he did not know what he would have done if the band never formed. However, he said he had changed and that he needed some time for himself.

Jimin said the band ‘can’t help but think of our fans’ at a time like this and said he hoped they’d understand they were all ‘going through a rough patch’ on the ‘exhausting and long process’ of finding their own identities.

J-Hope, who said that this is no way the end forever, is most likely the first to perform solo as he is due to headline Lollapalooza 2022 next month. The band have sold over 30 million albums, making them the best selling artists in South Korean history.

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Young local guitarist Shaun Vella racking views with solo covers

Jun 15 2022

For today’s talent highlight, meet Shaun Vella – a young local guitarist who is riffing out renditions of popular songs in his room.

Here he is utterly slaying ‘Angeleyes’ by ABBA, making the cover seem so easy to play. This is just one video showing his musical skill and approach to a world renowned song.

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His personal TikTok account has been amassing views and follows, currently standing at 595 followers. But, given his persistence and obvious passion for playing the guitar, we think he is deserving of way more recognition!

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Shaun has also been playing with local band Light House alongside some very talented musicians like himself. So you might want to check out their work as well, with their latest song ‘Come Along’ officially out now.

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WATCH: Super-yacht Maltese Falcon once again spotted in Malta

Jun 15 2022

The super-yacht Maltese Falcon has once again made an appearance in Malta, this time in the Grand Harbour.

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The world’s former largest sailing yacht was spotted in St. Paul’s Bay last August 2021. Spanning 88 metres and donning 15 majestic white sails, the yacht was built by Italian Perini Navi yachts and launched in 2006.

It has once again docked in Malta, and enthusiasts are taking up the opportunity to marvel at the naval icon.

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