Profile of Thea Garrett (f)

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 Telenor Arena which is hosting this year's event is in Baerum and each of the 40 schools in Baerum has been assigned with a participating country. The school assigned with Malta is that of Hammerbakken.

The school has 104 students aged 6 - 10 years. The Maltese delegation was welcomed by the school headmaster Finn Johannsen and by Anne Lene Hojem , the Minister in the municipality of Baerum responsable for the education of children.

During the school event, the students gave a show by singing some songs while two other children made a presentation on computer on Malta in which they enphasised on our history, culture and turistic locations around our island

I performed her Eurovision entry My Dream, accompanied by the 'seagull' Jes Sciberras as well as my backing vocalists, Pamela, Nadine and Jacqueline.
Following my performance, I presented each student and the teachers with my Cd, t-shirts and postcards.

I also had an interview with the Finnish National TV and met also the Finnish contestants, the duo Kuunkuiskaajat. Later on in the evening I attended the reception at the Serbian Embassy.

This afternoon, I will be once again on stage of the Telenor Arena for my second rehearsals.