Destiny Chukunyere
| Destiny Chukunyere M.Q.R. | |
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 Chukunyere at ESC 2015 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Destiny Chukunyere |
| Born |
19 January 2002 Birkirkara, Malta |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer and television personality |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2013–present |
Destiny Chukunyere M.Q.R. (born 19 January 2002) is a Maltese singer. She won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 where she represented Malta with her song "Not My Soul".
Life and career
Family and early life
Chukunyere[1] was born on 19 January 2002. She lives in Birkirkara and currently attends a secondary school in Ħamrun.[2] Her father is Nigerian (Igbo[3]) former footballer Ndubisi Chukunyere, while her mother is Maltese.[4] She has two younger siblings: a sister named Melody and a brother named Isaiah.[5]
Prior to her participation in the Junior Eurovision, Chukunyere participated in various singing competitions including Festival Kanzunetta Indipendenza 2014 in which she placed third with the song "Festa t'Ilwien"; and won the Asterisks Music Festival, and SanRemo Junior in Italy.[6]
Junior Eurovision 2015
On 11 July 2015, Chukunyere won the Maltese national final held at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta. She represented Malta at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015, in Sofia, Bulgaria on 21 November.[7]
Chukunyere won the live national final with the Aretha Franklin song "Think", enabling her to represent Malta; her Junior Eurovision entry called "Not My Soul" was composed by Elton Zarb and written by Muxu with her involvement.[8][9] Chukunyere won the contest with 185 points breaking the previous record score set by María Isabel in 2004.[10]
On 13 December 2015, Chukunyere and her team were awarded the Midalja għall-Qadi tar-Repubblika.[9]
References
- ↑ Egboh, Edmund O. (1972). "A Reassessment of the Concept of Ibo Traditional Religion". Numen. 19 (1): 68. doi:10.2307/3269588.
- ↑ "Who is Destiny Chukunyere?". TVM. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ↑ "Nigerian Igbo tribe presents Destiny with recognition award". Oikotimes. 2 January 2016. Archived from the original on 4 July 2016.
- ↑ Cremona, George (12 July 2015). ""Xħin rebħet binti, aġixxejt qisni rbaħt logħba futbol" - Ndubisi Chuckunyere" (in Maltese). Newsbook. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ↑ Zammit, Mark L. (19 October 2016). "RITRATT: L-ewwel ritratt ta' Melody, oħt Destiny Chukunyere" (in Maltese). Xarabank. Archived from the original on 19 November 2016.
- ↑ "Three Maltese singers for San Remo Junior". Times of Malta. 12 April 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ↑ Fisher, Luke James (11 July 2015). "Destiny Chukunyere to represent Malta in Sofia!". EBU. European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015.
- ↑ Pace, Fiorella (12 July 2015). "So happy to have won such a prestigious contest but I wish to remain the Destiny that I am". TVM. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- 1 2 "Junior Eurovision 2015 winning team feature in Republic Day honours". TVM. 13 December 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ↑ Ross, Samantha (21 November 2015). "Breaking News: Congratulations, Malta!". EBU. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016.
External links
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by Federica Falzon with "Diamonds" |
Malta in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 |
Succeeded by Christina Magrin with"Parachute" |
Preceded by Vincenzo Cantiellowith "Tu primo grande amore" |
Winner of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 |
Succeeded by Mariam Mamadashviliwith "Mzeo" |
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