No contest for the Malta Junior Eurosong

Last week, Gaia Cauchi was chosen as the Maltese representative for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest that will take place in Kiev, Ukraine on the 30^th of November. 

Numerous Eurovision Song Contest enthusiasts criticised such decision. They argued that although Gaia Cauchi is an upcoming figure and has a lot of potential, however, this approach is unfair on other young singers that had to be given the opportunity to contest and show their capabilities. 

PBS CEO Anton Attard argued that PBS ceased to organise the Junior Eurovision Song Contest Festival because of financial motives. 

Attard said that PBS decided to take part in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, after it was approached by a sponsor. In this case, there wasn’t enough time to organise the festival. The preparations of such a festival have to commence 6 months beforehand.

Anton Attard stated that Gaia Cauchi was chosen because she won the International Achievement Award in the Malta Music Awards 2013. Another factor was that she won the Sanremo Junior. Gaia Cauchi is even the author of the song.

If the festival was to be organised in Malta, the total expense would be of €30,000.

Malta has not taken part in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest since 2010. The main purpose is related to financial reasons, said Anton Attard.

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