http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news Blogs by Thea Garrett | The Eurovision Family of Events en-uk copyright: 2010 EBU/EUR Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:59:58 +0100 aa09e584faf919a7f01a1b942dff557b http://www.eurovisionfamily.tv/user/mydream/blog/?id=36932 Around 100 children from the municipality of Baerum welcomed me and the Maltese delegation in their school. I was greeted by banners with words of 'Merhba', 'Malta' and 'Thea'. The municipality of Baerum is organising the 55th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest with Oslo. In fact the ... Thu, 20 May 2010 13:56:16 +0200 8b93017d38faf03fb5325791bddd4802 http://www.eurovisionfamily.tv/user/mydream/blog/?id=34732 I have arrived in Oslo in the early hours of today. It was a long, long journey. We left Malta to Frankfurt and we had to stay there for a couple of hours. It gets tiring but the excitment of the whole event made it very easy. We left Frankfurt after 21.30 and then arrived in Oslo about two hours ... Sun, 16 May 2010 19:33:42 +0200 226c84dcd37ce71c16dbcc76925445e8 http://www.eurovisionfamily.tv/user/mydream/blog/?id=33112 Seems that candid cameras are still popular.... and guess what?! It happened to me also. I am the latest victim. The Maltese people are in for a laugh when they tune in on the national tv station TVM on Friday 21 May. Where's Everybody, the production team behind Xarabank have dedicated a whole ... Thu, 13 May 2010 03:36:26 +0200 142344918ae0de514811321052051710 http://www.eurovisionfamily.tv/user/mydream/blog/?id=31182 Moji San Mi koristimo da kazemo ti snovi su stvarnost Gde sam ja?Sta cu Biti? Ovo je moj san koji zelim da podelim sa tobom I novi dan za mene i tebe Samo osmeh sa toplinom u mom srcu I ja cu ici celim putem To je mnogo u zivotu I ja cu pevati Ovo je moj san,hocu da mi se desi ... Tue, 04 May 2010 14:10:06 +0200 3db7483cbcea70d8eadfd6bc00136e58 http://www.eurovisionfamily.tv/user/mydream/blog/?id=31022 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heSkgKicEAY Mon, 03 May 2010 23:37:13 +0200 8377554eef2977fcfb222004330919a2 http://www.eurovisionfamily.tv/user/mydream/blog/?id=31012 My Dream Moje marzenie We used to say that dreams could be so true Zwykliśmy mówić, że marzenia mogą się spełniać Where am I? What will I be? Gdzie jestem? Kim będę? It´s my dream which I could share with you; To jest moje marzenie, które mogę dzielić z Tobą A new day ... Mon, 03 May 2010 23:35:12 +0200 86667e8e7c38e7f868ee2e6a8d9aa189 http://www.eurovisionfamily.tv/user/mydream/blog/?id=30992 Scripted by Joe Dimech, head of Maltese Delegation Within 15 days , the European musical scene will be concentrated on Oslo, the Norwegian capital for the Eurovision Song Contest. The first rehearsals of the first semi-final will be on Sunday 16th May. By now, all participating artists are ... Mon, 03 May 2010 23:23:36 +0200 b0d2237b6527fdd169be01e044dba82a http://www.eurovisionfamily.tv/user/mydream/blog/?id=28562 Today we had the breakfast show at 630am on STV. I played a good joke, because Peter was short of breaking her hotel room down. She did not answer the wake-up call and at 6.15am he started to get worried: Thea 1 Peter 0 !!!! We made it to the show and after we had a double interview with some ... Sat, 24 Apr 2010 19:50:55 +0200 71e51668a13b5e46f8bc9d81b8567910 http://www.eurovisionfamily.tv/user/mydream/blog/?id=28552 I was the first guest and was given a rousing welcome by the studio audience. Yana was the interpreter, but we had a few technical problems at the beginning with the sound, but these were quickly resolved. I was interviewed at the beginning of the show and then sang My Dream, before I took my ... Sat, 24 Apr 2010 19:44:00 +0200 2257e8ebf5ad61fff580d50c47b2378e http://www.eurovisionfamily.tv/user/mydream/blog/?id=28542 I slept in (for a change) and Peter went to meet Yana and the slovakian producer of the TV show at STV. STV is situated about 5 minutes drive from the city centre and is a very tall building. Infact the top part of the building is not used at all. I had to get used to all the corridors and floors ... Sat, 24 Apr 2010 19:35:00 +0200 7a68f9d3b2e84c9169939438d3bde37e http://www.eurovisionfamily.tv/user/mydream/blog/?id=28532 Day One Arrived via Vienna on a plane that must have been built sometime during the Cold War ......Just before take-off , an air hostess (who must have been born with the plane ) approached me and asked if she could read the safety instructions. Note she only asked us: we were sitting on the wing ... Sat, 24 Apr 2010 19:31:55 +0200 2b1630ebfa818dfc1887629d5b59ee95 http://www.eurovisionfamily.tv/user/mydream/blog/?id=27612 I'm finally back home. Following the volcanic eruption I was stranded with Peter Busuttil in Frankfurt. I was dying to get back home and after lots of traveling from one place to to another I finally got back home. Glad to see my family who I missed so dearly and of course my little puppy..... ... Wed, 21 Apr 2010 02:57:19 +0200 aa4691815d9ab67667eab6b090c3c11f http://www.eurovisionfamily.tv/user/mydream/blog/?id=26362 I have arrived in Slovakia and tomorrow I start off with my first promotional tour. But I will keep my promise to all Eurovision fans to post on this blog the lyrics of my song My Dream in various languages. And today is the Dutch version. It is also a thank you to the Dutch organisers of the ... Tue, 13 Apr 2010 23:16:29 +0200 01953dddaf755c8614cf47b03d33d90f http://www.eurovisionfamily.tv/user/mydream/blog/?id=26172 So before I leave for Slovakia I wanted to put another post in here. The lyrics of My Dream in Russian. My translations of the lyrics in other languages will be made public here. Thanks to Andy from www.esckaz.com for helping out. Мы говорили, что мечты могут ... Tue, 13 Apr 2010 09:10:50 +0200 17240f76a818ddac13f0d332694279ca http://www.eurovisionfamily.tv/user/mydream/blog/?id=26112 Née à Malte en 1992, Thea étudie les techniques vocales et l’interprétation sous la direction de la soprano Gillian Zammit. Elle a accompagné le North West Choir de l’Angleterre comme soliste pendant qu’elle chante une éloquence à l’Eglise Anglicane à La Valette. Actuellement elle ... Mon, 12 Apr 2010 21:07:06 +0200 7d9512e39eb08f40d5423aa65c569ab4 http://www.eurovisionfamily.tv/user/mydream/blog/?id=26102 My promotour starts tomorrow. First stop will be Slovakia. The weeks after I will be heading off to the netherlands as well as Belgium. In Slovakia I'm told that I will be a guest on two television shows, as well as some radio shows. So looking forward to be visiting this country.... Mon, 12 Apr 2010 21:01:56 +0200 b448f02190174145d72283d5a20b091e http://www.eurovisionfamily.tv/user/mydream/blog/?id=25872 I'm soon off for the last performance during the DEJJEM TAGHNA show. It will be a great night performing on stages with some of Malta's established singers like Claudette Pace, Mary Spiteri, Renato, Ludwig Galea and Georgina who all made it to the Eurovision before me. There is also Pamela who will ... Sun, 11 Apr 2010 17:15:03 +0200 3e4ca02177b1d030d60a62671c6bb25c http://www.eurovisionfamily.tv/user/mydream/blog/?id=25852 Through these blog pages I intend to help out all Eurovision non-English fans understand the lyrics of my song My Drea. I have to tank Theofolis Toronidis for the help in translating the song in Greek. Here are the two versions, one in latin to help in the pronounciation and the other in Greek ... Sun, 11 Apr 2010 17:00:46 +0200 1d6caf224bbb91b588d8c67dbe7edbfe http://www.eurovisionfamily.tv/user/mydream/blog/?id=25792 And here it is..... Since launching the Maltese version of My Dream last Friday, during Dejjem Taghna, people have responded positively for this version. link http://www.youtube.com/user/MalteseMILK#p/a/u/1/IDDkTLG1jO0 Sun, 11 Apr 2010 12:50:26 +0200 5294be16149198e472119b5511735546 http://www.eurovisionfamily.tv/user/mydream/blog/?id=25662 Hello my friends.... I would like to take the opportunity to thank all those who willingly came for last Tuesday's filming. The Norwegian TV crew was here in Malta to film the 'Postcard' which will be broadcast right before my performance in Oslo on Tuesday 25 May. I was happy with the way people ... Sat, 10 Apr 2010 17:17:51 +0200 c80a842b8c1e0f9ca130f098bd6cc7fa http://www.eurovisionfamily.tv/user/mydream/blog/?id=25652 The last few days have been quite hectic but I must admit I am enjoying every moment of it. Yesterday evening was the first of three performances of Dejjem Taghna, a spectacular show where all artists perform popular songs from Malta's music history. I got to launch the Maltese version of My ... Sat, 10 Apr 2010 17:00:03 +0200