Claudette Buttigieg (née Pace, 8 February 1968) is a Maltese

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, Deputy Speaker, and former TV presenter and singer.

Personal life and Eurovision Song Contest

Born in

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, she won the Malta Song For Europe festival in January 2000, with the song ''

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'' The song is her debut and only single. She toured

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, Australia and Sweden, the host nation of the

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before the main event where her entry ''Desire'' finished in eighth place. The song was subsequently chosen as the official song for UK's 2001

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. She was the only television presenter that worked with the main three Maltese television networks, being One TV, NET TV and TVM. She was acquitted from continuing her career as presenter on National TV (TVM) due to her entering politics.

Political career

She was elected in the

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in 2013 from the 8th district as a member of the Nationalist Party and was a shadow minister for health. She was re-elected in the

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and appointed Deputy Speaker. She was also re-elected in the

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Discography

Singles

References

External links

Listen to the song ''Desire''L-Isfida Official Website
1968 births Living people Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2000 Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Malta 20th-century Maltese women singers Maltese television presenters Nationalist Party (Malta) politicians People from Naxxar Maltese women television presenters 21st-century Maltese women politicians 21st-century Maltese politicians {{Malta-politician-stub