Malta

Back in 1998, a relatively unknown artist walked out onto the Eurovision stage in Birmingham and sang 'The One That I Love', with a strong and determined personality that reached into people's hearts. Jason Cassar and Sunny Aquilina wrote the song, which finished in third place. An artist was born - Chiara.

Chiara had become a star and between 1998 and 2003 she released three albums in Malta and won Best Female Artist in 1998 at the Malta Music Awards. In 2000 and 2001 Chiara performed in concert with Leo Sayer and Boney M respectively.

In 2005 she returned to the Maltese finals with 'Angel' written by herself. More determined than ever, she performed magnificently and won the chance to represent Malta in Kiev. Chiara was one of the favourites to win - she sang her heart out and placed a memorable second.

Chiara

In that same year, supported as always by her father, Chiara worked on her new album. This album consists of a number of great songs written by songwriters from Sweden, Belgium and the United States, including Diane Warren (who has written the lyrics for this year's UK entry, Jade's "My Time").

After the great result in the 2005 ESC Chiara has been working a lot around the Island and abroad, especially in Greece and Cyprus. Other highlights included presenting the Malta Song for Europe programme and being the supporting act during a Michael Bolton concert in Malta both in 2008. The most important change in Chiara's life was the birth of her daughter Ebony. The loss of her father late 2008 was a tough period for her, but as a tribute to him she became even more determined to achieve further success in her career.

2009 marked the return of Chiara to the Malta Eurosong finals with 'What If We' written by Gregory Bilsen and Marc Paelinck. Backed by the Maltese people she will now once again step out onto the Eurovision stage, to represent Malta in Moscow.