Song 38: MALTA
(12th in the grand final : 153 points)
Artist: Ira Losco
Song: Walk on Water
Music and Lyric: Lisa Desmond, Tim Larsson, Tobias Lundgren, Molly Pettersson Hammar, Ira Losco
Song 38: MALTA
(12th in the grand final : 153 points)
Artist: Ira Losco
Song: Walk on Water
Music and Lyric: Lisa Desmond, Tim Larsson, Tobias Lundgren, Molly Pettersson Hammar, Ira Losco
Hearing Walk on Water for the first time i liked it as it was a much better song choice for Ira then her first song.
A good up lifting ballad with catchy lyrics, she performed it well on stage with her dancer telling us of a love story
I was happy to see her making it into the final as Malta was in my top ten with 5 points
I have so much to say about this one. First, the song is really Molly Pettersson-Hammar featuring Ira Losco. If Molly was not part of this song, it wouldn’t have sounded at all like what we heard. The whole lead up to this occasion was odd. First, when TVM gathered all the hopefuls to announce their selection to the contest, Ira didn’t even bother going. We got a video clip showing how busy she was making music. Then, she got selected for two songs! Everyone else should have just gone home right then and there. She was a shoo-in. She sang her song in their national final, was the crowd favorite, and, no surprise, she won. She didn’t even look surprised when she won. More like “in your face, bitches.” THEN, they changed the song completely. So, the whole Maltese national final was just one big fake. Yes, the new song was uber contemporary and I liked it MUCH better than Chameleon. But the fact is, Ira can’t hit the notes in the chorus… that was Molly Pettersson-Hammar. Finally, during Eurovision, Molly and another backup singer were WAY off to the side, in the back, in COMPLETE DARKNESS. Are you kidding me? I have no respect for that. Yes, I’m an Ira fan and enjoy her other songs quite a bit, but this was insulting. It should have been Brooke singing “Golden.”
I love Malta in Eurovision they’ve had some great entries and I was cheering for Chiara to win in 1998 but it was not to be. But this is a great Eurovision song that was a hit on stage and one of my favourites for the year overall.