Renato Micallef (born 19 November 1951) is a Maltese

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. His full name is Nazzareno Alessandro Micallef Garrett. Renato has been active in the Maltese

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scene since the age of 12. Renato has toured

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and the

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where his website claims he won an award for Singer Of The Year in 1980. In

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, he represented Malta in the

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, finishing in 12th place with

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. In 1990, he represented Malta again in the Cavan International Song Festival, with the song ''Our Little World of Yesterday'', which won first prize. He has also hosted his own

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and

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including the popular ''Separju'' on Super One Radio and also toured with one of his favourite singers,

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. His record releases include ''Ave Maria'' and ''Lovin' You''. Renato is also a very popular local entertainer and performs regularly in leading venues.

References

External links

* Eurovision 1975 website, http://www.eurovision-contest.com/1975/Malta/ * Performance of 'Singing This Song', http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3117796263490940038 * Gensna: A nation's music, http://www.timesofmalta.com/life/view/20090321/features/gensna-a-nations-music {{DEFAULTSORT:Micallef, Renato 1951 births Living people Maltese pop singers 20th-century Maltese male singers 20th-century Maltese singers Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Malta Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1975