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'''Kurt Calleja''' (born 5 May 1989) is a singer and pianist from Hamrun, Malta.<br />
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Calleja started taking voice lessons with [[Brian Cefai]] in 2005. His first TV appearance took place in 2007 and eventually spent some time in London performing in venues like Tiger Tiger Host, The King's Arms, and Bada Bing. By 2009 he was appearing regularly on the TV shows [[Don't Stop Me Now]] and [[Vespri]] on [[Favourite Channel]]. <br />
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His national debut in Malta took place at [[Malta Eurosong 2010]] alongside [[Priscilla Psaila]], singing ''Waterfall'' by [[Mark Debono]] and lyricist [[Rita Pace]].<br />
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In October 2010 he won the third edition of the festival [[Orfeo in Italia]] in Venice, Italy. No other Maltese performer had ever taken part in this contest before this edition. He was also named Best Male Singer and Most Promising New Act in the same contest. Subsequently, he was invited to sing in Bulgaria, Serbia, Poland and Sweden.<ref>[http://www.maltamediaonline.com/?p=31111 Kurt Calleja wins Italian song festival] - ''MaltaMedia.com'', 20 October 2010</ref><br />
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His song ''Over and Over'', co-written with [[Johan J'amtberg]] took part in the [[Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2011]] and finished in third place. It was also featured on Toni Sant's 243rd [[Mużika Mod Ieħor]] podcast. A music video for this song was also released on 21 December 2011 at 222, Valletta.<br />
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Following his exploits in the 2010 Malta Song, Kurt was invited to perform by the Princess of Malaysia for her best friend's birthday party. Later on he was also asked to perform a supporting act for [[Zucchero]]. During the year he also continued to perform in various places around the island whilst having a weekly commitment to the TV show '''Hadd Ghalik''. Late in the year he also took up a minor acting role in ''Déjà Vu'' to further enhance his visibility and familiarity with the Maltese public.<br />
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''This is the Night'' made all the headlines on the 4th of February 2012; by landing first place in the Malta Song for Europe, giving Kurt the opportunity to represent Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 which is being held in Baku, Azerbaijan. The song was written by Kurt Calleja with the collaboration of [[Johan Jämtberg]] and [[Mikael Gunnerås]].<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://kurtcalleja.com/ Official website]<br />
* [http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=693219151 Kurt Calleja on Facebook]<br />
* [http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_136797726382339 Kurt Calleja group on Facebook]<br />
* [http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=103385023031514 Kurt Calleja fan group on Facebook]<br />
* [http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=53740BE6827CD478 Kurt Calleja playlist on YouTube]<br />
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[[Category:A-Z of the Malta Music Scene]]<br />
[[Category:Singers from Malta]]</div>Jonmifsud