Veronica Rotin ( born 4 March 2004 in

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) is a Maltese singer. She has had some success at international singing competitions. In 2014 she released her debut album titled '' Veronica Rotin''.

Early life

Veronica Rotin was born on 4 March 2004 in

, Malta. When she was 2 years old her family moved to

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, Australia. She started singing along with her older sister, Kelly, when she was 3 years old and quickly started singing to everything she heard on the radio. At 8 years of age, after the family had returned to Malta, Veronica started taking singing lessons from Gillian Attard at La Voix Academy in

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Competitions

Io Canto

In 2013 Rotin, aged just 9 years old, competed in the popular Italian TV show , where she sang the songs "

And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" (also known in short as just "And I Am Telling You") is a torch song from the Broadway musical ''Dreamgirls'', with lyrics by Tom Eyen and music by Henry Krieger. In the context of the musical, "And I Am Tell ...

", "

Perdere L'Amore "Perdere l'amore" is a 1988 song composed by Marcello Marrocchi and Giampiero Artegiani and performed by singer Massimo Ranieri. The song won the 38th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival, and marked the return to music of Ranieri after a dec ...

", "Adagio", "

Proud Mary "Proud Mary" is a song written by John Fogerty and first recorded by his band Creedence Clearwater Revival. It was released by Fantasy Records as a single from the band's second studio album, ''Bayou Country'', which was issued by the same rec ...

", "

All by Myself "All by Myself" is a song by American singer-songwriter Eric Carmen released in 1975. The verse is based on the second movement (''Adagio sostenuto'') of Sergei Rachmaninoff's circa 1900–1901 '' Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor'', Opus 18. The ...

" and " Last Dance". Rotin's team made it through to the final but failed to win the public vote.

Il Cantagiro

Rotin, along with other students from the La Voix Academy, took part in the Italian singing competition, ''Il Cantagiro'', where Rotin won the Junior section of the competition.

Ezerski Biseri (Lake Pearls)

In 2014 Rotin competed in the World Festival Association's (WAF) XI International contest for young talents ''Ezerski Biseri'' (''Lake Pearls''), held in Macedonia, in the "solo pop singer" category and she won the Grand Prix against competitors from Macedonia and all over the world.

Next Star

In 2014 Rotin took part in the Romanian TV talent show "Next Star" where she sang a cover of the

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song "

Mamma Knows Best "Mamma Knows Best" is a song by English singer-songwriter Jessie J, from her debut studio album '' Who You Are''. It was written and produced by Jessie J (credited Jessica Cornish) and Ashton Thomas, and peaked at number 59 on the UK Singles Cha ...

" which won her a place in the "People's Choice Awards", the final of the series, where she sang the song " And I Am Telling You" from the musical ''Dreamgirls''.

Tra Sogno e Realtà

In 2015 Rotin competed in the Italian TV talent show "Tra Sogno e Realtà" ("Between Dreams and Reality") for singers, dancers, actors, musicians, and other artists aged between 5 and 16 years. Rotin made it to the final of the show and finished in second place and was the highest placed singer in the competition.

Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Rotin performed as part of the Interval Act, performing while the public vote and the votes are tallied, during the

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that was held in Malta. In 2015 she was one of the finalists in the Malta Junior Eurovision Song Contest (MJESC) where the representative of Malta for the

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was chosen. During the final Rotin sang the

song "

" and finished in second place. In 2016 she competed once again in the national selection to select the Maltese representative for the

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. This time she sang "

I Will Always Love You "I Will Always Love You" is a song written and originally recorded in 1973 by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton. Written as a farewell to her business partner and mentor Porter Wagoner, expressing Parton's decision to pursue a solo career, ...

" and was unplaced, with Christina Magrin winning the competition.

Radio

Rotin is a co-host, along with

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, George Cremona and Martha Carabott, of the radio program "Is-Sewwa Magħruf" on RTK 103FM radio in Malta.

Discography

Albums

'' Veronica Rotin''

Other Appearances

References

External links

Veronica on Facebook

Veronica on YouTube

Kelly Rotin on YouTube
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