Christabelle Borg Explained
| Christabelle Borg |
| Alias: | Christabelle |
| Birth Date: | 28 April 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Mġarr, Malta |
| Years Active: | 2009–2021 |
Christabelle Borg (born 28 April 1992), sometimes known as simply Christabelle, is a Maltese singer, songwriter, and television presenter. She represented Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal, with the song "Taboo", but failed to qualify for the final, finishing in 13th place with 101 points.
Early life
Borg was born on 1992 in Mġarr village in the Northern Region of Malta.[1] She later studied music at Mount St. Mary's College, graduating in 2014. Afterwards, she studied accounting at the University of Malta and graduated with a Master's degree in 2015.[2] [3]
Career
Borg began her career as a teenager, hosting the Maltese television shows Teen Trouble and Teen Traffic. In 2005 she tried to represent Malta in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Going wild". In 2014, Borg took part in Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the song "Lovetricity", placing eighth in the final.[4] She returned to the competition in 2015 with the song "Rush" and 2016 with the song "Kingdom", placing second and fourth, respectively.[5] [6] [7]
In 2018, she returned to Malta Eurovision Song Contest for the fourth time with the song "Taboo", winning the competition. She represented Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal.[8] [9]
Discography
Singles
Notes and References
- Web site: Christabelle Borg. M3P. 4 February 2017. 4 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180204182550/http://www.m3p.com.mt/wiki/Christabelle_Borg. live.
- Web site: Eurovision participants: Christabelle Borg. TVM. 3 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20141026175229/http://www.tvm.com.mt/eurovision/participants/christabelle-borg/. 26 October 2014. dead.
- News: 'A dream come true': Christabelle from Malta about Eurovision, travelling - and studying accounting. Study.EU. 2018-05-23. en. 23 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180523172706/https://www.study.eu/article/a-dream-come-true-christabelle-from-malta-about-eurovision-travelling-and-studying-accounting. live.
- Web site: Roxburgh. Gordon. Firelight to represent Malta. 8 February 2014. 8 February 2014. Eurovision.tv. 2 November 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141102205817/http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=firelight_to_represent_malta. live.
- Web site: Roxburgh. Gordon. Malta sends Ira Losco to Stockholm. eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 23 January 2016. 23 January 2016. 15 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160815042525/http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=malta_sends_ira_losco_to_stockholm. live.
- Web site: Ira Losco wins the 2016 Malta Eurovision Song Contest. tvm.com.mt. TVM. 23 January 2016. 23 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20180108043024/https://www.tvm.com.mt/mt/eurovision/news/ira-losco-wins-the-2016-malta-eurovision-song-contest/. 8 January 2018. dead.
- Web site: Roxburgh. Gordon. Amber to represent Malta. Eurovision.tv. 22 November 2014. 22 November 2014. 29 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150929080208/http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=amber_to_represent_malta. live.
- Web site: Malta: Christabelle Borg to Eurovision 2018. 3 February 2018. Eurovoix. Farren. Neil. 3 February 2018. 4 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180204124035/https://eurovoix.com/2018/02/03/malta-christabelle-borg-eurovision-2018/. live.
- Web site: Malta's Christabelle set to break taboos at Eurovision 2018. 3 February 2018. EBU. Jordan. Paul. Zwart. Josianne. 3 February 2018. 6 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180206163145/https://eurovision.tv/story/christabelle-to-represent-Malta-at-the-2018-Eurovision-Song-Contest. live.
