Morena (Margaret Camilleri, full name Margerita Camilleri Fenech
) (b. 1984) is a Maltese singer. "Morena" means "

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", which fits her

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Eurovision Song Contest

In 2006, Morena entered the Malta Song for Europe competition with Paul Giordimaina and the song "Time" they ended 9th with 3046 votes. Two years later Morena entered Malta Song for Europe once again, with 2 songs, "Casanova" and "

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". They both passed through from the semi-final to the final. "Casanova" ended 5th with 3,607 televotes and 40 Jury Votes, while "Vodka" won the contest with 49 points from the jury and a total of 16,979 votes from the public (33%).The dark one relishes the limelight
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in Belgrade on 22 May. However, she did not make it to the final.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Morena 1984 births Living people Gozitan singers 21st-century Maltese women singers 21st-century Maltese singers Maltese pop singers People from Sannat Eurovision Song Contest entrants