Olivia Lewis

Olivia Lewis at the Eurovision Song Contest

Olivia Lewis (born October 18, 1978 in Qormi ) is a Maltese singer.

Career

Lewis took part from 1997 to 2007 with a total of 13 songs in the TVM show Malta Song For Europe , which is Malta's preliminary decision for the Eurovision Song Contest . At the age of 14 she took part in the Malta Song for Europe as a background singer. A year later she was the backing singer for William Mangion's winning song This time . In 2007 she won, so she was allowed to represent Malta in Helsinki . Although the song Vertigo , written by Philip Vella and Gerard James Borg , was considered a favorite, it was already eliminated in the semifinals. It came in 25th place (out of 28) with 15 points.

In 2013 she took part in the Internazzjonali Tal-Kanzunetta Maltija festival and won with the song Hawn Mill-Gdid , written by Paul Abela and Joe Julian Farrugia.

In 2014 she took part in the L-Għanja Tal-Poplu and took 3rd place as a duo with Miriam Christine , who wrote her song Wara L-Kanċell together with Joe Julian Farrugia.

Participation in the Malta Song for Europe

year	placement	song	Additional Information
1997	7th	"Falling (for your love)"	sung with Marvic Lewis
1998	15th	"You're the one"	-
1999	7th	"Autumn of my love"
2000	5	"Only for you"
	9	"I wanna love you"
2001	7th	"Love will see me through"
	10	"Hold me now"
2002	11	"Give me wings"
2003	6th	"Starting over"	with IQ's Verse-One
2004	2	"Take a look"	written by Paul Giordimaina and Fleur Balzan
2005	2	"Déjà-vu"	written by Philip Vella and Gerard James Borg
2006	2	"Save a moment"	written by Ray Agius and Godwin Sant
2007	1	"Vertigo"	written by Philip Vella and Gerard James Borg

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.eurovisionmalta.com/2007/esc/bio.shtml

Web links

Commons : Olivia Lewis  - Collection of Images

• Malta: Olivia Lewis at eurovision.de
• Olivia Lewis in the Internet Movie Database (English)