24 maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 12 FEBRUARY 2020
NEWS
LAURA CALLEJA
DESTINY Chukunyere has pledged to
work hard to make the Maltese proud
at this year's Eurovision song contest.
The 17-year-old was last weekend
crowned winner of X Factor Malta
and will represent Malta at the Eu-
rovision to be held in Rotterdam,
Netherlands, next May.
Chukunyere also won a contract
with Sony Music Italy.
She was speaking after meeting
Prime Minister Robert Abela at Cas-
tille this afternoon.
Chukunyere said that she planned
to work hard, because it was impor-
tant for her to do well at the Euro-
vision.
"When I'm in for something, I'm in
it to win. Obviously, for now I can't
talk about what will happen because
I'm still in the process of finding that
out myself. However, I can promise
I am going to work hard and put my
everything into it, to make the Mal-
tese proud," she said.
Speaking about her X Factor ex-
perience, Chukunyere said it was an
amazing experience that gave her the
opportunity to meet new people, as
well as make progress in her career.
"I'm very happy with the outcome,
and the way it has shaped my music
and career, it was an amazing expe-
rience," she said.
Previously, Chukunyere had already
become a household name winning
the Junior Eurovision in 2015 and
then making it to the semi-final of
Britain's Got Talent in 2017.
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