Chris & Moira were a Maltese
musical duo
A musical ensemble, also known as a music group, musical group, or a band is a group of people who perform Instrumental music, instrumental and/or vocal music, with the ensemble typically known by a distinct name. Some music ensembles consist ...
, formed by Moira Stafrace and Christopher Scicluna. They were best known for representing
Malta
Malta, officially the Republic of Malta, is an island country in Southern Europe located in the Mediterranean Sea, between Sicily and North Africa. It consists of an archipelago south of Italy, east of Tunisia, and north of Libya. The two ...
in the
1994 Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest 1994 was the 39th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 30 April 1994 at the Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster (RTÉ), and presented ...
.
Life and career
Stafrace was born in
Malta
Malta, officially the Republic of Malta, is an island country in Southern Europe located in the Mediterranean Sea, between Sicily and North Africa. It consists of an archipelago south of Italy, east of Tunisia, and north of Libya. The two ...
in 1970. At the age of 12 she started her singing career. She bought a guitar and she started to sing with many bands. She took part in numerous festivals where she won many awards. In 1992 she was given the award for Best Personality in the music industry of her country. In 1993 she met and fell in love with a guitarist, Chris Scicluna.
Scicluna was born in
Malta
Malta, officially the Republic of Malta, is an island country in Southern Europe located in the Mediterranean Sea, between Sicily and North Africa. It consists of an archipelago south of Italy, east of Tunisia, and north of Libya. The two ...
in 8 July 1959 and started music studies at the age of 8 and spent most of the 1980s freelancing in the United Kingdom. He recorded his first album in 1979, 'Starlights' as a singer composer with a band. In 1990 'Ever Changing Moods' was released by a band called Getting Closer. One of the songs from Getting Closer's second album 'This Time' was chosen to represent Malta in the
1993 Eurovision with
William Mangion. In this event Chris met Moira and in 1994 composed the music for the song
More than Love, which represented their country at the contest in
Dublin
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. They ranked 5th with 97 points – one of the best results for Malta.
In
1999
1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons.
Events January
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, the duo returned to Eurovision, this time writing a song entitled
Believe 'n Peace for the girlband
Times Three. The leading singer of the group was Moira's sister. Both Chris and Moira were on stage as backing vocalists.
Scicluna died in 18 February 2022, at the age of 62.
Stafrace participated in the
Maltese national selection for Eurovision 2024 with her song "Feather Flight", however she did not progress past the semi finals.
References
External links
Eurovision Song Contest Today Unofficial SiteThe official site of the Eurovision Song Contest*
See also
*
Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest
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1994 establishments in Malta
2022 disestablishments in Malta
Musical groups established in 1994
Musical groups disestablished in 2022
Eurovision Song Contest entrants