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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 14 MARCH 2021 7 MUSIC Emma Cutajar launches her first original song 'I Miss You' THE "Golden Buzzer" song "I Miss You" by Emma Cutajar is finally here! Apart from being on Spoti- fy and all other streaming and online platforms, "I Miss You" will also has a music video available on YouTube. The music video has the sig- nature of renowned producer Steven Levi Vella whilst the song has been produced by the very talented Peter Borg at Railway Studios. Emma is 14 years old, she is a singer/songwriter who recently started finding her feet in the industry thanks to her perfor- mances in Malta's Got Talent. Emma decided to start with producing this song before any other because of how special it is to her and her family. The audition where this song was first heard, reached hun- dreds of thousands of viewers on TV, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok com- bined. It has also been cho- sen as one of the Top 10 Most Emotional Auditions in 2020 worldwide by 2 separate You- Tube channels with millions of subscribers. Commenting on this release Emma said that this song is very close to her heart as it is written about her sister whom she never got the chance to meet because she passed away before Emma was born. "I have a lot of questions about how my life would've been if she was still here with me, and this song is all about that. Writing music helps me cope and express myself in a way I can't do with words so this song contains the purest emo- tion from when I was at my lowest." Emma said that the platform a show like Malta's Got Tal- ent giver young local talent is something she will forever be grateful for. She continues to explain that this song became even more special to her and her fami- ly when she was awarded the "Golden Buzzer" by judge Max- ine Aquilina after her audition for the first edition of Malta's Got Talent. Hence the decision to start with the song "I Miss You" as her first official song and music video release. Although the song might al- ready be known by most parts of the Maltese population, it has been slightly changed, re- corded and produced at Rail- way Studios with Peter Borg. It has been recorded with live instruments; Piano by Emma herself, Guitars by Peter Borg, Bass by Ivan Borg, Live Drums by Raphael Tonna and Cello by Florence Aquilina. It was then mixed by Peter Borg and Mas- tered by Matt Hyde. This project is supported by Inglot, Luke Azzopardi, The Sound System, CLD Caruana Light Decor, Medisun Land- scapes Ltd., Qronfla, Gormi- na Bakery & Confectionery, Homeworxs Plus Ltd., DM General Maintenance and Family Callus. X-Factor's Kyle George releases debut single HE was in the top 4 and the last man standing on X Factor Mal- ta's Season 2. This week Kyle George made his debut on our local radio airwaves with his track 'Back To You' which was penned by himself and had the final touch of Micimago who has become one of the hottest producers on the islands. Kyle says that 'Back To You' is an extremely personal and spe- cial track which he wrote a few months ago. His debut is a hit in the making and he is work- ing much more material which we are sure will go down very well with his followers that fell in love with his voice during his X Factor journey.