Veronica Rotin (Maltese pronunciation:[rɔ'tɪn] born 4 March 2004 in Tarxien, Malta) 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 Tarxien, Malta. When she was 2 years old her family moved to Melbourne, 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 Marsa, Malta.[1][2][3]
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.[12]
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.[13][14][15]
Next Star
In 2014 Rotin took part in the Romanian TV talent show "Next Star" where she sang a cover of the Jessie J song "Mamma Knows Best"[16] 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.[17]
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.[18][19]
Rotin is a co-host, along with Gaia Cauchi, George Cremona and Martha Carabott, of the radio program "Is-Sewwa Magħruf" on RTK 103FM radio in Malta.[27][28]
Discography
Albums
Veronica Rotin is her first album. It was recorded in 2014 by Elton Zarb at FreeTime Studios and contains 14 tracks of cover versions, mostly songs that she has sung in singing competitions and on Maltese TV. It was released by Ironic PR & Artist Management, of Marsa, Malta.[29]
Other Appearances
Year
Song
Album
2013
"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"
Io Canto 4
References
^Bayliss, Marc Calleja (2014). Veronica Rotin CD (Media notes). Liner Notes.