13 November 2014 (released)
13 November 2014
INTERVIEW FOR MALTA EUROVISION 2015 FINALISTS:
Name: Karen DeBattista
Eurovision Song Name: 12, Baker Street
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQ8W37Ygpsw&list=RDwQ8W37Ygpsw#t=0Songwriters: Emil Calleja Bayliss/Jan van Dijck
Home town: Mosta
Website / Facebook / Twitter / You Tube pages:
www.facebook.com/Karen.DeBattista.Official www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQ8W37Ygpsw&list=RDwQ8W37Ygpsw#t=0Favourite Maltese and International Artist: Pamela Bezzina and Micheal Buble`
Favourite Maltese and International Eurovision Song: Angel (Chiara) and Silent Storm (Carl Espen)
Favourite Movie of all time: The Devil Wears Prada
Favourite holiday destination and why?: London because there is a lot to do in terms of musical activities, and obviously, shopping!
Eurovision is a very important event for the Maltese people, yet other countries take it with a pinch of salt? What are your views?
For me it is a festival to celebrate music from around the world, therefore I would give it the appropriate amount of importance. I wouldn’t make a joke out of the Contest though, as has been the case with certain countries.
Besides yourself, who is your favourite act to win Malta Eurovision 2015? Franklin Calleja
Describe your feeling on ‘Xarabank’ TV show when you realized you had been chosen as one of the Finalists?: I really wasn’t expecting it and I couldn’t believe that I was one of the finalists.
Rumours had it that Ira Losco would submit a song this year!! Do you think established artists like Ira, Joseph Calleja, Ivan Grech (Winter Moods) and others should consider taking part in Malta Eurovision and why/why not?:
I think that it should be a fair competition, and artists who have had success away from Eurovision should allow others to try their luck at being successful and have their own opportunity at representing their country in the Eurovision.
Can you tell us of any curious/funny incidents you may have had whilst performing?
On one occasion I forgot the lyrics to the first part of a song and sang the second part instead. Luckily enough I managed to remember the first part and sang it instead of the second.
Why should the Maltese public vote for your song to represent Malta in 2015?:
They should vote for me because my song is unique and fresh, and will give Europe a taste of something similar to our local Maltese music.
Interviewed by Joseph Portelli -- Music News Malta Editor.
Festival Information:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQ8W37Ygpsw&list=RDwQ8W37Ygpsw#t=0www.tvm.com.mt
