Chiara Siracusa
Chiara Siracusa | |
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Background information | |
Also known as | Chiara |
Born | 25 September 1976 |
Origin | Senglea, Malta |
Genres | Pop, a cappella, soul |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Years active | 1998–present |
Labels | Bridge Productions |
Website | myspace |
Chiara Siracusa better known by her mononym Chiara (born 25 September 1976), is a Maltese singer. She represented her country in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1998, 2005, and 2009 and is with a second and a third place the third most successful participant who never won the contest (behind Germany's Katja Ebstein and Wind).
Biography
Eurovision 1998
In 1998, she won Malta's
Eurovision 2005
In 2005, aiming for another chance at Eurovision, Chiara re-entered the Song for Europe festival, and along with 21 other entries reached the final on 19 February with the song Angel, another ballad which this time she wrote and composed herself. For the first time, Malta's Eurovision entry was selected solely by a public vote. Chiara won with 11,935 phone calls, 566 ahead of her nearest rival Olivia Lewis, and so represented Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Chiara had the distinction of joining an unusually extensive list of 2005 competitors who had competed previously in the contest, including
After the result in 2005, Chiara had been working a lot around Malta and abroad, most notably in Greece and Cyprus.[citation needed]. She hosted the Malta Song for Europe in 2008.
Eurovision 2009
The loss of her father in 2008 became tough time for Chiara, but as a tribute to him she was even more determined to achieve further success. Chiara returned to the Malta Eurosong finals with a song composed by
2010–present
Siracusa was the spokesperson for Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, giving the points awarded from the Maltese voting in the final. In June 2010, she released the Official Malta Gay Pride Anthem, "Believe (We Are One)".
Discography
- 1998: Shades Of One
- 2000: What You Want
- 2003: Covering Diversions
- 2005: Here I Am
- 2009: What If We
Charted Singles
Year | Title | Chart positions | |
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German Singles Chart
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2005 | " Angel "
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95[2] |
Eurovision entries
- "The One That I Love"
- "Angel"
- "What If We"
References
- ^ Derek Gatherer, 'Comparison of Eurovision Song Contest Simulation with Actual Results Reveals Shifting Patterns of Collusive Voting Alliances'. http://jasss.soc.surrey.ac.uk/9/2/1.html
- ^ "Angel by Chiara - Music Charts".