Destiny (singer)
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Background information | |
Birth name | Destiny Chukunyere |
Also known as | Destiny |
Born | Birkirkara, Malta | 29 August 2002
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Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Years active | 2013–present |
Website | destiny |
Destiny Chukunyere M.Q.R. (born 29 August 2002), known mononymously as Destiny, is a Maltese singer. She won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015, where she represented Malta with the song "Not My Soul".
In 2017, she participated in the
Early life
Chukunyere was born on 29 August 2002. She lives in
Career
Prior to her participation in the 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 Asterisks Music Festival, and SanRemo Junior in Italy.[5]
2015–2017: Junior Eurovision Song Contest
On 11 July 2015, Chukunyere won the Maltese national final held at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta. She represented Malta at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015, in Sofia, Bulgaria on 21 November.[6]
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.[7][8] Chukunyere won the contest with 185 points breaking the previous record score set by María Isabel in 2004.[9]
On 13 December 2015, Chukunyere and her team were awarded the Midalja għall-Qadi tar-Repubblika.[8]
2017–2019: Britain's Got Talent
In early 2017, Chukunyere auditioned for
Song | Original Artist | |
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Audition | "Think" | Aretha Franklin |
Semi-final | "Respect" | Otis Redding |
2019–2020: X Factor Malta
In 2019, Chukunyere appeared in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel as a backing singer for the Maltese entrant's, Michela Pace, song "Chameleon". The song qualified for the final, finishing in 14th place with 107 points.
In 2019, Chukunyere was revealed to be taking part in the second season of X Factor Malta. She was placed in the Girls category, mentored by Ira Losco, and advanced to the live shows. On 8 February 2020, she won the competition.
Song | Original Artist(s) | Notes | |
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Audition | "Giving Myself" | Jennifer Hudson | 4 "Yes" votes |
Bootcamp | "The Voice Within" | Christina Aguilera | |
Six Chair Challenge | "Don't Call Me Up" | Mabel | |
Judges' House | "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" | James Brown | |
Live Shows | "Higher Love" | Steve Winwood | |
"I Will Survive" | Gloria Gaynor | ||
"He Lives in You" | Lebo M | ||
Semi-final | "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" | Jennifer Holliday | |
" This Is Me "
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Keala Settle and The Greatest Showman Ensemble | ||
Final | "Save the Hero" | Destiny Chukunyere | |
"River Deep – Mountain High" | Ike & Tina Turner | Duet with Amelia Lily | |
"Fejn Staħbejtli" | Ira Losco | ||
"He Lives in You" | Lebo M |
2020–2021: Eurovision Song Contest
Due to her X Factor Malta win, Chukunyere was to represent
2022–Present: The Voice Kids Malta
On July 15, 2022, it was announced that Chukunyere will be featured as a coach on the first season of The Voice Kids Malta.[15]
Musical style and influences
Chukunyere has named Aretha Franklin, Beyoncé, and Lizzo as her biggest idols and inspirations.[16]
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Details |
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Forever Away |
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Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
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MLT [18] |
BEL (FL) [19] |
IRE [20] |
NLD [21] |
SWE [22] |
SWI [23] |
UK Down. [24] | |||
" All of My Love" )
(with B-Ok |
2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
"Je me casse" | 2021 | 1 | 48 | 79 | 36 | 31 | 83 | 41 | |
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. |
Promotional singles
Title | Year | Album |
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"Festa t'Ilwien" | 2014 | Non-album singles |
"Embrace" | 2016 | |
"Fast Life (Ladidadi)" |
References
- TVM. Archived from the originalon 4 March 2016.
- ^ "Nigerian Igbo tribe presents Destiny with recognition award". Oikotimes. 2 January 2016. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
- ^ Cremona, George (12 July 2015). ""Xħin rebħet binti, aġixxejt qisni rbaħt logħba futbol" – Ndubisi Chuckunyere" (in Maltese). Newsbook. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ Zammit, Mark Lawrence (19 October 2016). "RITRATT: L-ewwel ritratt ta' Melody, oħt Destiny Chukunyere" (in Maltese). Xarabank. Archived from the original on 18 November 2016.
- The Times (Malta). 12 April 2015. Archived from the originalon 4 March 2016.
- EBU. European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the originalon 13 July 2015.
- TVM. Archived from the originalon 4 March 2016.
- ^ TVM. 13 December 2015. Archived from the originalon 4 March 2016.
- EBU. Archived from the originalon 2 April 2016.
- ^ Galea, Stefan Paul (20 May 2017). "Destiny gets thumbs up from Simon Cowell". Malta Today. Archived from the original on 23 May 2017.
- ^ Gatt, Christopher (23 May 2017). "Worried about Malta's Destiny". The Times. Malta.
- ITV. 30 May 2017. Archived from the originalon 30 May 2017.
- ^ "Excuse her French! Destiny releases 'Je Me Casse'". Eurovision.tv. 15 March 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ Destiny - Je Me Casse - Malta 🇲🇹 - Official Music Video - Eurovision 2021, retrieved 22 March 2021
- ^ "Meet The 3 Coaches For The Voice Kids Malta". 15 July 2022. Archived from the original on 26 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ Eurovision Song Contest 2021: BBC documentary goes behind-the-scenes in Rotterdam, retrieved 24 June 2021
- ^ "Forever Away - Album by Destiny". Spotify. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "Malta - Radio Airplay Chart (13/05/2021 - 20/05/2021)". Radiomonitor. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ "Discografie Destiny" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "Discography Destiny". irish-charts.com. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "Discografie Destiny". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 21". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "Discographie Destiny". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart: 28 May 2021 – 3 June 2021". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 May 2021.