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Encyclopedia > Singing This Song
Singing This Song
Eurovision Song Contest 1975 entry
Country Malta
Artist(s) Renato Micallef
As Renato
Language English
Composer(s) Sammy Galea
Lyricist(s) M. Iris Mifsud
Place 12th
Points 32
Lyrics from Diggiloo Thrush

Singing This Song was the Maltese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975, performed in English (the first occasion on which the Maltese entry had not featured any lyrics in Maltese) by Renato. The Eurovision Song Contest 1975 was the twentieth Eurovision and was held on March 22, 1975 in Stockholm. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... The Eurovision Song Contest 1975 was the twentieth Eurovision and was held on March 22, 1975 in Stockholm. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Renato Micallef (b. ...


The song is an up-tempo number, with Renato urging his listeners not to worry if bad things happen to them, but rather to "Join in singing this song". The final line of the song appeared in a medley of "attractive male performers" at the Congratulations special in late 2005. Katrina Leskanich and Renars Kaupers (before the contest) On October 22, 2005, the EBU held a celebration contest to commemorate 50 years of the Eurovision Song Contest called Congratulations. ...


The song was performed tenth on the night (following the United Kingdom's The Shadows with Let Me Be The One and preceding Belgium's Ann Christy with Gelukkig Zijn). At the close of voting, it had received 32 points, placing 12th in a field of 19. The Shadows are an English instrumental rock n roll group active from the 1950s to the 2000s. ...


After three entries, and having experienced only modest success, Malta withdrew from the Eurovision Song Contest. Interest in a return developed over the 1980s, but due to a restriction on the number of entrants, the country was ineligible to enter. Following The Netherlands' withdrawal from the 1991 Contest, however, Malta was able to take up the vacant position. Thus, the song was succeeded as Maltese representative at the 1991 Contest by Georgina & Paul Giordimaina with Could It Be. The modern logo was introduced for the 2004 Contest to create a consistent visual identity. ... Motto: Je Maintiendrai (Dutch: Ik zal handhaven, English: I Shall Uphold) Anthem: Wilhelmus van Nassouwe Capital Amsterdam1 Largest city Amsterdam Official language(s) Dutch2 Government Parliamentary democracy Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Beatrix  - Prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende Independence Eighty Years War   - Declared July 26, 1581   - Recognised January 30, 1648 (by Spain... {{Infobox Eurovision country |Name = Malta |Flag = Flag of Malta. ... The Eurovision Song Contest 1991 was the 36th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on May 4, 1991 in Rome. ... Could It Be was the Maltese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991, performed in English by Georgina & Paul Giordimaina. ...



 

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