Nicole Hammett gave an amazing audition in Malta’s Got Talent, where she impressed the watching judges with her unique performance of mixing opera with rock! From opera to Highway To Hell in a flash!
As ESC Covers have reported before that Nicole can easily adapt her powerful opera vocals to rock and pop!! This riveting performance earned Nicole a Golden Buzzer, which takes her direct to the live finals.
Nicole recorded much acclaimed covers with music videos of Zero Gravity (Kate Miller-Heidke – ESC 2019 Australia) and La Forza (Elina Nechayeva – ESC 2018 Estonia).
Check out Nicole’s Malta’s Got Talent performance below.
Emma Cutajar recently participated in the 2020 Malta Junior Eurovision Song Contest national selection with Modern-Day Cinderella. Although Emma did not win the selection, her song and performance should not be forgotten. It is upbeat and fun and this what we need more of in these times.
Modern-Day Cinderella was composed by famous writer from Malta, Gerard James Borg with Kaya.
Emma is a singer and actress from Malta has successfully taken part in popular festivals such as Konkors Kanzunetta Indipendenza and Għanja tal-Poplu Żgħażagħ and competitions like The Entertainers – Singing Challenge.
You can see Emma perform Modern-Day Cinderella in the clip below.
Days after the public vote closed in Malta, Chanel Monseigneur (9) has emerged as the winner of the competition and will take her song ‘Chasing Sunsets’ to the Junior Eurovision song contest in Poland.
Rachel Lowell was the champion of the 2019 Konkors Kanzunetta Indipendenza competition in Malta. In 2020 she returned to the festival as a special guest. Rachel performed her most recent song Professuri (Professors), which is from the final of the 2020 L-Għanja tal-Poplu competition. She also performed her winning song of the KKI 2020 festival, Li Stajt Nagħżel Jien (I have to choose).
Rachel recently officially released Professuri and her song from the 2019 L-Għanja tal-Poplu, Minn Kajfas Għal Għand Pilatu (From Caiaphas To Pilate) to stream or purchase at most digital stores via CAP-Sounds.
You can see Rachel’s performance at the KKI 2020 below as well as the video of her singing Professuri and a clip of a performance of Minn Kajfas Għal Għand Pilatu.
Gaia Cauchi is currently involved with a fun new project CLUBHOUSE EUROPE on the popular TikTok social media platform. She is is a mansion with other girls taking on various challenges.
Hopefully we will hear new music from Gaia soon too but in the meantime you can check on her adventures with CLUBHOUSE EUROPE, which currently as 1.3 million followers, at @clubhouse_europe .
Gaia won the 2013 Junior Eurovision Song Contest for Malta with The Start and has since gone on to be a successful recording act and model.
Check out one of Gaia’s music videos, Why I Should I?, below.
Gaia Gambuzza is a talented 11 years old singer from Malta. She has been singing from the tender age of four, where she attended an international performing arts school in Malta. The teachers saw the potential in Gaia and advised her parents it would be good for her to pursue her singing.
Gaia joined a vocal academy and has gone on to take part in many song competitions, where she received important feedback from the professional juries. Gaia has a passion for musical theatre, the judges advised she should follow this dream!
Gaia has covered songs from Mary Poppins, Oliver Twist and The Descendants and many more . She has since achieved much success in singing competitions in Malta and abroad. Gaia has won nine Grand Prix awards and many Overall Winner’ prizes and also Best Performer, Best Voice, Best Interpretation, and various first place titles.
Gaia has a dual citizenship (Maltese and Italian). She attends the Italian Music Academy in Rome on a regular basis. She is having success in Italy also and performed as a soloist in the musical ‘La notte tra le stelle’ . She is finding more opportunities for success in Italy as her musical career blossoms.
Of course 2020 has been a very difficult year due to the Covid-19 crisis. However, Gaia has participated in several online music competitions. Again she achieved Grand Prix awards and Overall Winner titles.
We look forward to hearing more of Gaia as her musical journey begins.
Kayley Cuschieri recently participated in the annual L-Għanja tal-Poplu festival in Malta. The beautiful song she took part with was Anġli Żgħar (Little angels).
Anġli Żgħar was composed by Joe Julian Farrugia and Philip Vella.
L-Għanja tal-Poplu 2020 was not allowed an audience because of the current world health crisis. However, a beautiful music video was filmed for each song, and in this is very charming for Anġli Żgħar.
Kayley is a rising young star in Malta and has already had success in music festivals and competitions.
You can see Kayley with her song Anġli Żgħar below.
Cherise Ann Vassallo recently participated in the L-Għanja tal-Poplu 2020 festival in Malta. Her beautiful song was Ftakru (Remember).
Unfortunately, there was no audience allowed for the L-Għanja tal-Poplu due to the current world health issues. However, a charming music video was filmed in Valletta.
Ftakru is composed by Emil Calleja Bayliss and Mark Scicluna.
Cherise is a rising young star and she a has lovely vocal and tone to her voice. I am sure we will hear a lot more of her in the future.
Nicole Hammett has had more wonderful recognition and success by winning the SONATA OF THE STARS (previously known as Kaunas Talent, Lithuania). The festival was held online this year because of the current world health situation.
Nicole also gave a very impressive performance at the Konkors Kanzunetta Indipendenza 2020 in Malta with her dramatic and passionate song Eku by Emil Calleja Bayliss and Mark Spiteri Lucas.
ESC Covers congratulates Nicole on her success and forthcoming ventures.
ESCCovers recently reported that Shania Cauchi would took part in the KKI Junior festival in Malta with her song Mużika U Emozzjoni (Music and emotion).
Shania gave a great performance of the original and uplifting and upbeat song by Giovann Attard.
The KKI Junior festival was won by Katryna & Rihana with Tfixkluniex Tħawduniex (Don’t disturb us don’t confuse us).
You can see Shania perform her song Mużika U Emozzjoni .
