Je me casse
; ; ) is a song by Maltese singer Destiny Chukunyere that represented Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021. The song was written and composed by Amanuel Dermont, Malin Christin, Nicklas Eklund and Pete Barringer.
Birkirkara
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and attended a secondary school in Ħamrun. Her father is Nigerian ( Igbo) former footballer
Ndubisi Chukunyere
Ndubisi Chukunyere (born 23 December 1979 in Lagos, Nigeria) is a former Nigerian footballer who last played for Maltese Premier League side Hibernians, in the capacity of striker.
Playing career
Chukunyere began his career as a member of Sta ...
, while her mother is
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. She has two younger siblings; a sister named Melody and a brother named Isaiah.
Career
Prior to her participation in the ''Junior Eurovision'', Chukunyere participated in various singing competitions including ''
Festival Kanzunetta Indipendenza
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'' 2014 in which she placed third with the song "Festa t'Ilwien"; and won the Asterisks Music Festival, and ''SanRemo'' Junior in Italy.
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Louise Franklin ( ; March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Referred to as the " Queen of Soul", she has twice been placed ninth in ''Rolling Stone''s "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". With ...
song " Think", enabling her to represent Malta; her Junior Eurovision entry called " Not My Soul" was composed by
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and written by
Muxu
Matthew "Matt" Mercieca (born 19 July 1990), known professionally as Muxu, is a Maltese singer and songwriter. Having multiple number one singles, and winning local awards, he is one of Malta's leading R&B artists.
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Mercieca started his ...
with her involvement. Chukunyere won the contest with 185 points breaking the previous record score set by MarÃa Isabel in 2004.
On 13 December 2015, Chukunyere and her team were awarded the Midalja għall-Qadi tar-Repubblika.
2017–2019: ''Britain's Got Talent''
In early 2017, Chukunyere auditioned for series 11 of ITV's '' Britain's Got Talent'' singing "Think", by Aretha Franklin, where she was given four yeses. Her audition was aired on 20 May. She has received praise from established music critic Simon Cowell and international renowned tenor
Joseph Calleja
Joseph Calleja (born January 22, 1978) is a Maltese operatic tenor.
Early life and career
Calleja was born in Attard, Malta. He began singing at the age of 16, having been discovered by tenor Brian Cefai and continued his studies with Maltese ...
. After listening and watching her perform, Cowell told to the rest of the judges that they "have been waiting for someone to come out who ... could be a star, and Destiny may be the one." On 27 May, she was announced as one of the qualifiers to the live shows and performed in the second semi-final on 30 May. She placed 6th in the semi-final and thus was eliminated.
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". 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.
2020–2021: ''Eurovision Song Contest''
Due to her ''X Factor Malta'' win, Chukunyere was to represent Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, taking place in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Her entry song, " All of My Love", was released on 9 March 2020. However, on 18 March, the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 16 May 2020, it was confirmed that Chukunyere would represent Malta at the 2021 contest with the song "
Je me casse
; ; ) is a song by Maltese singer Destiny Chukunyere that represented Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021. The song was written and composed by Amanuel Dermont, Malin Christin, Nicklas Eklund and Pete Barringer.
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Louise Franklin ( ; March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Referred to as the " Queen of Soul", she has twice been placed ninth in ''Rolling Stone''s "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". With ...