Olivia Lewis (born 18 October 1978) is a singer from

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. She has competed in the

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festival, which selects the country's entry for the

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several times. At her 11th attempt she finally won the 2007 festival, held on 3 February 2007, with the song "

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" and represented Malta at the semi-final of the

held at the

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, on 10 May 2007. However, she did not manage to qualify for the final. She placed 25th out of 28 countries with just 15 points. Before she was a professional singer, she was a teacher in Malta.

Malta Song For Eurovision

Olivia was also the winner of ''Festival Internazzjonali tal-Kanzunetta Maltija'' 2013 with the song ''Hawn mill-Ġdid'' composed by Paul Abela and penned by

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.TVM (Malta) News: On-Line: http://www.tvm.com.mt/news/olivia-lewis-rebbieha-tal-festival-kanzunetta-maltija/ Accessed 12November2013.

References

External links

Malta Song for Eurovision Official Website

EscMalta.net

OGAE MALTA, Malta's official Eurovision Club

Video of song "Vertigo"
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lewis, Olivia 1978 births Living people Maltese pop singers 21st-century Maltese women singers Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Malta Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2007 People from Qormi 20th-century Maltese women singers