More than Love (Scicluna and Stafrace song)
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"More than Love" was the Maltese
entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994
, performed in English
by Chris & Moira.
The song is a ballad, with the duo singing about the power of music to help people reach their dreams. Significantly, no Maltese language
version was recorded, only the second time in history that this was the case.
The song was performed twelfth on the night, following Romania
's Dan Bittman
with "Dincolo de nori
" and preceding The Netherlands' Willeke Alberti
with "Waar is de zon?". At the close of voting, it had received 97 points, placing 5th in a field of 25.
It was succeeded as Maltese representative at the 1995 Contest
by Mike Spiteri with "Keep Me In Mind
".
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994
Eurovision Song Contest 1994
The Eurovision Song Contest 1994 was the 39th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 30 April 1994 in the Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. The presenters were Cynthia Ní Mhurchú and Gerry Ryan. The pair hosted the evening in French, English and Irish...
, performed in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
by Chris & Moira.
The song is a ballad, with the duo singing about the power of music to help people reach their dreams. Significantly, no Maltese language
Maltese language
Maltese is the national language of Malta, and a co-official language of the country alongside English,while also serving as an official language of the European Union, the only Semitic language so distinguished. Maltese is descended from Siculo-Arabic...
version was recorded, only the second time in history that this was the case.
The song was performed twelfth on the night, following Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
's Dan Bittman
Dan Bittman
Dan Bittman is a Romanian singer who represented the country at the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 and came 21st with 14 points.Dan Bittman is the lead singer of Holograf, since 1985. Since November 2004, he is the host of "Dănutz S.R.L.", a TV show on TVR 1....
with "Dincolo de nori
Dincolo De Nori
"Dincolo de nori" was the Romanian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994, performed in Romanian by Dan Bittman. This was Romania's first Contest entry, and consequently the first occasion on which Romanian was used at the Contest....
" and preceding The Netherlands' Willeke Alberti
Willeke Alberti
Willeke Alberti is a Dutch singer and actress, the daughter of entertainer and singer Willy Alberti.-Biography:...
with "Waar is de zon?". At the close of voting, it had received 97 points, placing 5th in a field of 25.
It was succeeded as Maltese representative at the 1995 Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1995
The Eurovision Song Contest 1995 was the 40th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 13 May 1995 in the Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. The presenter was Mary Kennedy. This contest broke the chain of victories that Ireland enjoyed in 1992, 1993, and 1994...
by Mike Spiteri with "Keep Me In Mind
Keep Me In Mind (song)
"Keep Me In Mind" was the Maltese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995, performed in English by Mike Spiteri.The song is a ballad, inspired somewhat by the soul music tradition, in which Spiteri addresses himself to a former lover...
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