The songwriting camp apparently wasn't very successful. Maybe those who sent in songs last year and those who were denied to participate with their own songs weren't keen on attending (and having to pay quite a lot to participate in the camp too)…
Last news from RTL is that 60 artists have sent in songs this year - a big downer from last year's 459 songs!!
It's a pity that RTL didn't learn anything from all that went wrong last year and also seem to be going forward with the same team (including the catastrophic HoD)
They were lucky with Tali (and really lucky she's never said anything about how they treated her behind the scenes). They probably won't be as lucky this year.
Still, I'm hoping for a miracle…