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Eurovision Song Contest, nowadays, became a
bad photocopy of the MTV Music Award, the
only difference is that at MTV Music Awards
there are established Singers, while at ESC
mostly are amateurs Singers expecially the
ones from the new Countries or not famous
artist at all. I'm against the new countries
memberships if they sing in English. ESC was
born to share the traditions, the language,
the music of each Country, to show and match
the cultural differences.
Now with all the Songs performed in English,
the most important part of the Show is the
Visual Aspect and people at home vote for
the performance and not for the song. So at
this point, I don't mind Italy staying out.
It's no more a competition among countries,
but a competition "who has the best act on
stage".
3. How can you describe OGAE Italy Club?
We are a very strong group, with a great
sense of Friendship. Almost every two-three
months we have small OGAE Meetings for a
meal, where we discuss about Music, but also
about other matters. We are not Eurovision
Freaks :) Can I add also that OGAE Italy
worked as a "love agency" for somebody?
Mhmhmhm.....
4. What are your future plans for Ogae
Italy Club?
Well, our main plan is organizing the OGAE
Song Contest European Edition 2006! We are
already working very hard on it. We want
this OGAE Song Contest to be the best, best
edition ever! We are going to produce a nice
show, a colourful booklet... then there will
be prize competitions.... :) And of course
our future plan is to raise the OGAE Italy
Family as we are discovering many people in
Italy who remember the Eurovision Song
Contest and do not know other people to
share this passion with. I am always happy
when we get a new member.
5. What is your important thing in your
life?
Ah :) Tricky Question!!!!! In no particular
order: Family... Italian People love the
concept of "Family" and I adore when I
gather together with my sisters, brothers,
nephews and nieces around the table for our
long long meals. Then Catholic Religion, as
I have a deep faith. And my "job". I'm a
waiter in a Cafe and I love my Job :)
4. In your opinion, which is your favourite song of this year's Eurovision
Song Contest?
The best song, as I've said at the opening
of the interview, must be sung in original
language, with traditional music of the
Country. So no doubt I go for ALBANIA. Small
Jewels of this Eurovision Song Contest. Then
Luiz Ejlli destroyed that song on stage with
that suit... but the song remains wonderful.
Then I loved Spain, Croatia, Andorra and
Bulgaria. Maltese Song was not bad, didn't
deserve that low placing as it was an
average song. There were worst ones!!!
6. How do you describe OGAE Italy's
relationship with other OGAE country
members? Is there any particular OGAE
country with whom you might have close ties?
We have very good and nice relationships
with all the OGAE Clubs. When a Club ask for
an opinion, a survey or what else we always
reply promply. This means we care about the
other OGAE Club. There are Clubs who never
reply to emails, when you ask to follow an
information or an email to their members,
they never do it... This is not fair at all
towards the spirit of the OGAE Family. I can
really say that OGAE Italy is always willing
to solve problems, to reply to a question,
to help for a Compact Disc towards every
club and every single OGAE members who
contact us.
I'm always happy to receive emails from
other OGAE Presidents, or OGAE members,
there will be a friendly reply for everyone.
Well, let me just add that I have a deep
friendship with OGAE Macedonia Board as I
use to spend my holidays in that Country for
some years. They are all great and friendly
persons. I've never met Deo Grech in person,
but he was very helpful with us during the
Kiev President Meeting. He's a GREAT GUY :)
:) :) Deooooooooooooooo
oooooooooooooooooooooooo :)
7. Can you share with us your memorable
experience you had with OGAE Italy Club?
Ah... Uh... Eh... I don't remember :) Nah, I
can say that thanks to the OGAE Network I
was able to purchase my tickets to attend
the Eurovision Song Contest Live for the
very first time back in 2002. So that was a
memorable Experience for sure! First
Eurovision for me LIVE!
And I can add that every OGAE Italy meeting
is "memorable" for me. Just realizing that
people living in different parts of Italy,
very far from the meeting "city", get
together to celebrate the Club. They spend
for transportation, for train, for fuel,
maybe for an Hotel Room, just to stay 5
hours with the other OGAE Italy members, it
means they care for the Club, so I'm soooooo
happy when I see this :)
8. What would you like to tell to the
Maltese visitors of OGAE
Malta website?
Hehehehehe First: Send Glen Vella or Gunther
Chetcuti to the Eurovision Song Contest in
2007... and.. il-Milied u
s-sena tajba....
That's all I know in maltese as I spent two
Xmas Holidays in Malta, some years ago, at
some Friends in Qormi and I've learnt it! :)
Ok... I know it's too early to wish It :)
BUON NATALE! :) |
