Federica Falzon (born 17 February 2003) is a

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mezzo-soprano singer. She represented Malta at the

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on home soil with the song "

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", and placed 4th.

Life and career

Federica Falzon was born on 17 February 2003 in a rural village named

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(). She has been interested in music for most of her life, and has started singing at age 8. Her grandpa took her to karaoke clubs where most people encouraged her to take singing lessons. In 2011, Falzon sang in front of an audience for the first time at Festa Hiliet. There, she sang two songs - "

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. Federica started out as a country-pop singer, but discovered her passion for classical music through her vocal tutor and mentor Gillian Attard from Malta's La Voix Academy. Falzon has also taken part in Sanremo D.O.C. and won RAI UNO's '' Ti lascio una canzone'' 2014, despite not knowing any Italian when she arrived in Italy. In November 2013, Falzon won Ghanja Gmiel is-Seba Noti with an original song titled "Ilwien il-Holqien" (Nature's colours). On 18 July, Falzon was one of the guest performers in the annual concert held on the Granaries

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by Maltese tenor and internationally acclaimed

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Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014

On 15 November 2014, Federica represented Malta at the

on home soil. According to lyricist Matt Muxu Mercieca, the song talks about how Federica finds her “way out of the storm” and how “together we can all shine, like diamonds in the sky.” The song placed 4th with 116 points.

Discography

Singles

References

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