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The Malta Song for Europe 2008 final was held at Ta' Qali's Malta Fairs & Convention Centre on Saturday 26th January 2008. Morena singing Vodka will represent Malta at the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest in Serbia in May. Malta's 2008 entry is once again by Gerard James Borg and Philip Vella, who wrote last year's entry from Malta (Olivia Lewis - Vertigo), as well as those for 2000 (Claudette Pace - Desire) and 2002 (Ira Losco - 7th Wonder).

Over two hundred submissions were narrowed down to 36 and on the 9th January 2008 seventeen songs made it to this year's Malta Song for Europe festival.

The winning song, which will represent Malta in Serbia during the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest semi-final in May, was selected through public televoting (80%) and jury board (20%). The finalists will be selected by an international panel of judges.

Here are the 17 songs from the 2008 Malta Song for Europe. The songs listed below appear in the same order as the festival's semi-final on Thursday 24th January 2008. The eight chosen to move on to the final are marked with an asterisk(*).

Song Singer/s Votes Composer/s Lyricist/s
video 01 Loved by you Glen + Pamela
n/a
Paul Giordimaina Fleur Balzan
video 02 Caravaggio * Claudia Faniello
n/a
Ray Agius Godwin Sant
video 03 Give me a chance *
Eleanor Cassar
n/a
Paul Giordimaina Fleur Balzan
video 04 My last Encore Mary Spiteri
n/a
Ray Agius Godwin Sant
video 05 Casanova * Morena
n/a
Philip Vella Gerard James Borg
video 06 Throw your stones Daniela Vella
n/a
Philip Vella Gerard James Borg
video 07 Love is just the way * Roseman Pace
n/a
Roseman Pace Roseman Pace
video 08 GO * Klinsmann
n/a
Dominic Galea Claudette Pace
video 09 Vodka * [2008 WINNER] Morena
n/a
Philip Vella Gerard James Borg
video 10 Whispers Pamela
n/a
Paul Giordimaina Fleur Balzan
video 11 Superhero Klinsmann
n/a
Daniella Delicata Gerard James Borg
video 12 Contradiction Jean Claude Vancell
n/a
Jean Claude Vancell Jean Claude Vancell
Ävideo 13 All Right Chris & Moira
n/a
Chris Scicluna Moira Stafrace
video 14 Tangled Jessica Muscat
n/a
Philip Vella Gerard James Borg
video 15 If you Believe Mary Spiteri
n/a
Paul Abela Raymond Mahoney
video 16 Streetcar of desire * Petra Zammit
n/a
Elton Zarb Rita Pace
video 17 Sunrise * Claudia Faniello
n/a
Ray Agius Ray Agius

Read Toni Sant's comments about the semifinal round of the 2008 Malta Song for Europe

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