Destiny Chukunyere
| Destiny Chukunyere M.Q.R. | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Destiny Chukunyere |
| Born |
19 January 2002 Birkirkara, Malta |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Student and Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2013–present |
Destiny Chukunyere M.Q.R. (born 19 January 2002) is a Maltese singer. She won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015.
Life and career
Early life
Chukunyere was born on 19 January 2002. She lives in Birkirkara, a large town in central Malta. She currently attends a secondary school in Hamrun.[1] She is of mixed Nigerian and Maltese heritage. Her father is former Nigerian footballer Ndubisi Chukunyere while her mother is Maltese.[2]
Destiny started singing at the age of nine when she was encouraged by a music teacher.[3] Prior to Junior Eurovision, Chukunyere participated in various singing competitions including Festival Kanzunetta Indipendenza 2014 in which she placed third with the song "Festa t'Ilwien"; and won the Asteriks Music Festival, and SanRemo Junior in Italy.[4]
Junior Eurovision 2015
On 11 July 2015, Chukunyere won the Maltese national final held at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta, Malta. She represented the archipelago region at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015, in Sofia, Bulgaria on 21 November.[5] Chukunyere won the live national final with the Aretha Franklin song "Think", enabling her to represent Malta; her Junior Eurovision entry called "Not My Soul" was composed by Elton Zarb and written by Muxu with her involvement.[6] Chukunyere won the contest with 185 points breaking the record score set by Maria Isabel who won in 2004.[7]
On 13 December 2015, Chukunyere and her team were awarded the Midalja għall-Qadi tar-Repubblika.[8]
References
- ↑ , 2015.
- ↑ Cremona, George (12 July 2015). ""Xħin rebħet binti, aġixxejt qisni rbaħt logħba futbol" - Ndubisi Chuckunyere" ["When my daughter won, I acted like winning a football game" - Ndubisi Chuckunyere]. newsbook.com (in Maltese). Newsbook. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ↑ Music-News Newsdesk (1 September 2014). "Destiny Chukunyere". music-news.com. Music News. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ↑ "Three Maltese singers for San Remo Junior". timesofmalta.com. Times of Malta. 12 April 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ↑ Fisher, Luke James (11 July 2015). "Destiny Chukunyere to represent Malta in Sofia!". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ↑ Lulju, Mtella (12 July 2015). "So happy to have won such a prestigious contest but I wish to remain the Destiny that I am". tvm.com. TVM (Malta). Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ↑ Ross, Samantha (21 November 2015). "Breaking News: Congratulations, Malta!". EBU.
- ↑ "Junior Eurovision 2015 winning team feature in Republic Day honours". TVM. 13 December 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
External links
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| Preceded by Federica Falzon with "Diamonds" |
Malta in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
Preceded by Vincenzo Cantiellowith "Tu primo grande amore" |
Winner of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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