Chris & Moira were a Maltese duo, formed by Moira Stafrace and Christopher Scicluna. They were best known for representing

Malta Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is often considered a part of Southern Europe. It lies ...

in the

1994 Eurovision Song Contest The Eurovision Song Contest 1994 was the 39th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Dublin, Ireland, following the country's victory at the with the song "In Your Eyes" by Niamh Kavanagh. It was the first time that any countr ...

Life and career

Stafrace was born in

in 1970. At the age of 12 she started her singing career. She bought a guitar and she started to sing with many bands. She took part in numerous festivals where she won many awards. In 1992 she was given the award for Best Personality in the music industry of her country. In 1993 she met and fell in love with a guitarist, Chris Scicluna. Scicluna was born in

in 1959 and started music studies at the age of 8 and spent most of the 1980s freelancing in the United Kingdom. He recorded his first album in 1979, 'Starlights' as a singer composer with a band. In 1990 'Ever Changing Moods' was released by a band called Getting Closer. One of the songs from Getting Closer's second album 'This Time' was chosen to represent Malta in the 1993 Eurovision with

William Mangion William Mangion (born 24 August 1958 in Naxxar) is a Maltese singer, best known for presenting Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 The Eurovision Song Contest 1993 was the 38th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in M ...

. In this event Chris met Moira and in 1994 composed the music for the song More than Love, which represented their country at the contest in

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. They ranked 5th with 97 points – one of the best results for Malta. In

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, the duo returned to Eurovision, this time writing a song entitled Believe 'n Peace for the girlband

Times Three For the Eurovision Song Contest 1999, Malta entered "Believe 'n peace", performed by Times Three. Before Eurovision Malta Song for Europe 1999 The final was held on 19 and 20 February 1999 at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta ...

. The leading singer of the group was Moira's sister. Both Chris and Moira were on stage as backing vocalists. Scicluna died in February 2022, at the age of 62. Stafrace participated in the Maltese national selection for Eurovision 2024 with her song "Feather Flight", however she did not progress past the semi finals.

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