Claudia Faniello

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Claudia Faniello
Faniello in 2017
Faniello in 2017
Background information
Born (1988-02-25) 25 February 1988 (age 36)
Qawra, Malta
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2000–present

Claudia Faniello (born 25 February 1988) is a Maltese singer. She represented

Breathlessly
" She came 3rd with the song Gmielek in the maltese festival MuzikaMuzika 2022

Biography

Early career

Claudia was born and raised in

Julie & Ludwig
and also her brother Fabrizio.

At the Mediterranean Conference Festival, in 2003 she sang at a concert with

Malta Song For Europe
Festival with the song "High Alert!" – a song composed by Ray Agius. At the same contest she won the award for best newcomer.

She won the Festival Kanzunetta Indipendenza 2006 with the song "Ma Nafx" – a song composed by Ray Agius. In 2007, despite qualifying for the Malta Song for Europe 2007 Semi-Final with the song "L-Imħabba Għamja" (Love is Blind), she wasn't part of the six songs that gained the right to compete for the final round. She finished 7th.

2006–2016: Maltese national selection competitions for Eurovision

Year Song Place
2006 "High Alert" 12th
2007 "L-Imħabba Għamja" 7th
2008 "Caravaggio" 2nd
2008 "Sunrise" 3rd
2009 "Midas Touch" DNQ (Heat 2)
2009 "Blue Sonata" 4th
2010 "Samsara" 8th
2011 "Movie in my Mind" 9th
2012 "Pure" 2nd
2013 "When it's Time" 7th
2017 "
Breathlessly
"
1st

In summer 2007, Claudia Faniello launched "Wild Flower", a song composed by

Maltese festival, but still wasn't part of the last three songs that fought to book a place in Moscow 2009. She finished fourth with her song entitled "Blue Sonata", composed and written by Ray Agius. She qualified to the final in the Go Malta Eurosong 2010 with the song "Samsara" composed by Philip Vella and written Gerard James Borg. She finished eighth with 31 points. She released her first album entitled Convincingly Better[3][4] in August 2010. In the Go Malta Eurosong 2011 final Faniello ended in ninth place with her entry "Movie in my Mind". In the Go Malta Eurosong 2012
final Faniello reached second place with her entry "Pure".

2017: National final and Eurovision

Faniello represented Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 after winning the national final with the song "Breathlessly".[5]

After Eurovision

In August 2019 she released a new single named "Fallin".

In June 2020 she released a new single called 'Say'.

In October 2021 she released a new single called 'When is it'.

Discography

Albums

Title Details
Convincingly Better

Singles

Title Year Album
"Ma Nafx" 2006 Non-album singles
"High Alert!"
"Wild Flower" 2007
"L-imhabba ghamja"
"Caravaggio" 2008
"Sunrise"
"Blue Sonata" 2009
"Samsara" 2010 Convincingly Better
"I Hate This Song"
"Movie in My Mind" 2011 Non-album singles
"Pure" 2012
"When It's Time" 2013
"One Fine Day" 2014
"Miles Away" 2015
"You Said" 2016
"
Breathlessly
"
2017
"Fallin" 2019
"Say" 2020

References

  1. ^ "PERDERSI". Eurovision Song Malta. 30 April 2017. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021.
  2. ^ "About Me". claudiafaniello.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
  3. ^ "Claudia Faniello releases her debut album "Convincingly Better"". escdaily. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
  4. ^ "Convincingly Better – The Album". claudiafaniello.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2012.
  5. ^ "Breathless Claudia Faniello heads for Eurovision Song Contest". Times of Malta. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2017.

External links

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Walk on Water
"
Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest
2017
Succeeded by
Taboo
"