Malta fil-Festival tal-Eurovision 2013

Malta se tieħu sehem fil-Festival tal-Eurovision 2013 li se jsir Malmö, ġewwa l-Iżvezja. Din se tkun is-26 parteċipazzjoni fil-Festival tal-Eurovision għal Malta. Il-Public Broadcasting Services kienet responsabbli li tospita l-avveniment għall-għażla tal-kanzunetta.

 L-għażla nazzjonali 

Nhar l-14 ta' Settembru 2012, il-PBS ħarġet talba għas-sottomissjonijiet għall-finali nazzjonali, bil-perjodu ta' sottomissjoni jagħlaq fil-31 ta' Ottubru 20012. Kemm kompożituri Maltin kif ukoll dawk barranin setgħu jibgħatu s-sottomissjonijiet tagħhom, però l-kantanti kellhom ikollhom ċittadinanza Maltija. Fl-14 ta' Novembru 2012, il-PBS ħabbret li minn 181 sottomissjoni, 69 ġew imniżżla fit-tieni fażi. Fost dawn kien hemm daħliet minn parteċipanti preċedenti bħal Miriam Christine (1996), William Mangion (1993) u Fabrizio Faniello (2001 u 2006). Fit-30 ta' Novembru 2012, waqt edizzjoni speċjali tal-programm televiżiv Xarabank, 24 semifinalista ġew imħabbra. Fil-21 ta' Diċembru 2012, minħabba l-irtirar mill-konkors ta' Saska Hunt bil-kanzunetta "Dress Rehearsal", postha ħaditu Marilena Gauci bil-kanzunetta "Overrated". Is-semifinali saret fl-1 ta' Frar 2013 ġewwa l-Malta Fairs & Conventions Centre f'Ta' Qali, fejn minn 24 intgħażlu 16 għall-finali tal-għada 2 ta' Frar.

Kemm is-semifinali kif ukoll il-finali ġew ippreżentati minn Elaine Saliba, li ppreżentat ukoll l-edizzjoni preċedenti, akkumpanjata mill-attur Gordon Bonello.

 Kontroversja 

Waqt li kien għaddej il-votazzjoni, is-sit uffiċjali tal-Eurovision ħareġ aħbar li Amber kienet rebħet il-Festival. Aktar tard din l-aħbar tneħħiet minn fuq is-sit u l-Eurovision ħareġ apoloġija fuq Facebook u Twitter fejn stqarr li kien hemm "diffikultajiet tekniċi". Aktar tard, ħareġ li l-ġurnalist li kien żvela din l-aħbar ma baqax aktar impjegat minn Eurovision.tv.

 Semifinali 

Il-ġurija mistiedna sabiex tevalwa din is-semifinali, li saret fl-1 ta' Frar, kienet tinkludi:
 Maria Muscat (Malta)
 Alessandro Ragni (Italja)
 Gohar Gasparyan (Armenja)
 Kleart Duraj (Albanija)
 Aleksandar Kostadinov (Kroazja)
 Walid Arfush (Ukrajna)
 Carlo Borg Bonaci (Malta)

 # Artist Kanzunetta Kompożituri1 Richard Edwards "Fall Like Rome" Philip Vella, Magnus Kaxe, Gerard James Borg2 Ylenia "Tides of Illusion" Jason Cassar, Mario Farrugia3 Janice Debattista "Perfect Day" Boris Cezek, Dean Muscat4 Chris Grech "Never Walk Away" Matthew James Borg, David Cassar Torregiani, Chris Grech, Peter Borg5 Marilena "Overrated" Philip Vella, Gerard James Borg6 Petra "No One Home" Wayne Micallef, Richard Micallef7 Dorothy Bezzina "Starting from the End" Magnus Kaxe, Gerard James Borg8 Domenique "Too Little Too Late" Marc Paelinck, Matthias Strasser9 Jessika "Ultraviolet" Philip Vella, Thomas G:son, Gerard James Borg10 Franklin Calleja "Let Your Heart Talk" Ray Aguis, Alfred C Sant11 Claudia Faniello "When It's Time" Errol Sammut, Claudia Faniello12 Corazon "My Stranger Love" Paul Giordimaina, Fleur Balzan13 Kevin Borg "Needing You" Kevin Borg, Simon Gribbe, Dan Attlerud, Thomas Thörnholm, Michael Clauss14 Scar "Superstar" Konrad Pule15 Melanie Zammit "Loverdose" Maria Lundin, Niclas Lundin, Gerard James Borg16 Danica Muscat "Fantasy" Paul Abela, Joe Julia Farrugia17 Petra & Richard "Wonderful Today" Wayne Micallef, Richard Micallef18 Deborah C "Love-O-Holic" Johan Bejerholm, Gerard James Borg19 Gianni "Us Against the World" Boris Cezek, Dean Muscat20 Raquela "Keep Believing" Raquela Dalli Gonzi21 Gianluca Bezzina "Tomorrow" Boris Cezek, Dean Muscat22 Amber "In Control" Paul Giordimaina, Fleur Balzan23 Klinsmann "The Remedy" Philip Vella, Magnus Kaxe, Gerard James Borg24 Davinia "Betrayed" Elton Zarb, Muxu

 Finali 

Il-ġurija tal-finali, li saret fit-2 ta' Frar, kienet tikkonsisti minn:
 Aleksandar Kostadinov (Kroazja)
 Noel Magri (Malta)
 Alessandro Ragni (Italja)
 Anna Dalli (Malta)
 Walid Arfush (Ukrajna)
 Olga Salamakha (Belarus)
 Carlo Borg Bonaci (Malta)

 # Artist Kanzunetta Kompożituri Ġurija Televotazzjoni Total Poż.1 Scar "Superstar" Konrad Pulé10111112 Dorothy Bezzina "Starting from the End" Magnus Kaxe, Gerard James Borg235153 Corazon "My Stranger Love" Paul Giordmaina, Fleur Balzan11011114 Jessika "Ultraviolet" Philip Vella, Thomas G:son, Gerard James Borg1271985 Gianni "Us Against the World" Boris Cezek, Dean Muscat909146 Davinia Pace "Betrayed" Elton Zarb, Muxu4804837 Kevin Borg "Needing You" Kevin Borg, Simon Gribbe, Dan Attlerud, Thomas Thörnholm, Michael Clauss68128028 Richard Edwards "Fall like Rome" Philip Vella, Magnus Kaxe, Gerard James Borg10010139 Janice Debattista "Perfect Day" Boris Cezek, Dean Muscat130131010 Deborah C "Love-o-Holic" Johan Bejerholm, Gerard James Borg12517911 Claudia Faniello "When it's Time" Errol Sammut, Claudia Faniello14620712 Gianluca Bezzina "Tomorrow" Boris Cezek, Dean Muscat821092113 Chris Grech "Never Walk Away" Matthew James Borg, David Cassar Torreggiani, Peter Borg, Chris Grech32842514 Petra and Richard "Wonderful Today" Wayne Micallef, Richard Micallef35237615 Amber "In Control" Paul Giordimaina, Fleur Balzan43447416 Domenique "Too Little Too Late" Marc Paelnick, Matthias Strasser20216

 Ġurija 

KanzunettaTotalSuperstar  –  2  8  1  –  –  –  11 Starting from the End  –  –  –  –  2  –  –  2My Stranger Love  5  –  2  –  –  1  3  11 Ultraviolet  –  –  –  6  5  –  1  12Us Against the World  –  3  –  4  –  –  2  9Betrayed  8  5  5  8  10  4  8  48Needing You  10  10  10  12  8  8  10  68Fall like Rome  –  –  3  3  –  –  –  6Perfect Day  4  –  –  2  4  3  4  17Love-o-Holic  3  1  1  5  –  2  –  11When it's Time  –  4  –  –  –  5  5  14Tomorrow  12  12  12  10  12  12  12  82Never Walk Away  6  7  7  –  7  7  –  34Wonderful Today  7  6  6  –  3  6  7  35In Control  2  8  4  7  6  10  6  43Too Little Too Late  1  –  –  –  1  –  –  2

 Ara wkoll 
 Malta fil-Festival tal-Eurovision
 Festival tal-Eurovision 2013

 Referenzi 

 Ħoloq esterni 
 Sit uffiċjali tal-PBS

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