Category Archives: Claudia Faniello/Breathlessly

SURPRISE FOR CLAUDIA FANIELLO at the BERLIN weekend

Eurovision South Africa and ESCCovers made it possible that an Afrikaans cover of Breathlessly was recorded by JOLANDA BECKER and sent to Germany in time to play to Claudia Faniello during the Berlin weekend.

We got a report today from Germany by Manfred , the producer of the original Eurovision entry of Malta and owner of CAP records.

I am back home after a fantastic Berlin weekend and they did the surprise yesterday at the Sunday Club Brunch during the Interview talk and it was perfect. Claudia really loved the Afrikaans version of her song Brearthlessly and was really touched and close to tears..

JP from Radio International recorded a video and will send it to Manfred who in turn will make it available to ESCCOvers and JP will play the song too in one of his next radio shows.

The Afrikaans cover is called ASEMLOOS (so the same title as the original). The song will be available to buy on Itunes and we will soon make a link available.

Here is the cover of the Afrikaans version

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Now Claudia Faniello gets her chance to sing for Malta at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest

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Photos copyright@TVM and ESC Covers

After several near misses in the past Claudia Faniello has finally won the 2017 Malta national selection and will represent her country at the Eurovision Song Contest in May in Kiev. Her song is entitled Breathlessly and his composed by the popular composers Philip Vella, Sean Vella and Gerard James Borg.

16 songs competed in the final –

  1. KlinsmannLaserlight
  2. RaquelaRay Of Light
  3. Deborah C & Josef TaboneTonight
  4. Kevin BorgFollow
  5. JadeSeconds Away
  6. CrosswalkSo Simple
  7. Franklin CallejaFollow Me
  8. Rhiannon MicallefFearless
  9. Miriana ConteDon’t Look Down
  10. ShaunaCrazy Games
  11. Janice MangionKewkba
  12. Cherton – Fighting To Survive
  13. MaxineBombshell
  14. Richard EdwardsYou
  15. BrookeUnstoppable
  16. Claudia Faniello Breathlessly 

The voting was totally by the public.

ESC Covers caught up with Claudia in November in Malta where she was presented with a special compilation CD from South Africa of Afrikaans covers of Maltese Eurovision songs.

Claudia’s brother, Fabrizio, has twice represented Malta at the 2001 and 2006 Eurovision Song Contests.

You can see Claudia perform her winning song below.

Source: ESC Covers