Sarah Bonnici (; born 30 May 1998) is a Maltese singer. She is set to represent Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with the song " Loop".

Early and personal life

Bonnici was born on the island of

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. She is the daughter of Marcel Bonnici, billionaire CEO of Mercury Towers and

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. She has a master's degree in

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Career

Bonnici was mentored by Miriam Christine from a young age. In 2009, she competed in '' Malta Junior Eurovision Song Contest'', the national selection for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009, with "The Mambo Song", finishing in third place. The following year, she won the 4th edition of L-Għanja Tal-Maltin Song Festival, placing first in her age group with a song written by Miriam Christine and winning Best Voice within the same contest. In 2010, she participated in '' Malta Junior Eurovision Song Contest'' placing 7th with the song "Kitty Kitty Cat". This appearance gave her the opportunity to join Malta's representative

Nicole Azzopardi Malta selected their Junior Eurovision entry for 2010 through Junior Eurosong, a national final consisting of 20 songs. The winner was Nicole Azzopardi, with the song "Knock Knock!...Boom! Boom!" Azzopardi competed for Malta at the Junior Eur ...

, as a dancer, at the 2010 Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Throughout her teenage years she participated in several international song competitions outside her native Malta, including the Trixie Festival in Bulgaria, the Carpathians Star Festival in Romania, and the Star to Born Festival Hungary. Bonnici placed first in her category at the Ti Amo Festival in Romania and also won the Original Song Category with the song "Vivrà ancora". She won the "New Talent" section of the

Festival Kanzunetta Indipendenza Konkors Kanzunetta Indipendenza ("Independence Song Contest") is Maltese song competition held on a day near September 21 (Malta's independence day). All songs are performed in the Maltese language and is one of the most anticipated events on the M ...

in 2012, and the main category of the festival in 2018. Shortly after, she participated in the first edition of '' X Factor Malta''. Bonnici participated in '' Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2022'' with "Heaven" written by

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, placing 12th in the final. On 18 October 2023, she was announced among the participants of ''

Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2024 Malta is set to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden, with "Loop" performed by Sarah Bonnici. The Maltese entry for the 2024 contest was selected through the national final ''Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2024'', o ...

'' with the song " Loop", later being drawn to perform in the first show of the semi-final stage on 27 October. At the end of the round, in late November, it was announced that she was among the qualifiers for the final on 3 February 2024. There, she won the jury voting and came first overall with 102 points, being selected to represent Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024.

Discography

Singles

References

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