Claudette Pace
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Claudette Pace is a Maltese singer born in Naxxar
in 1968.
Claudette Pace has participated in many local and international song festivals, and won several prestigious awards. In 1995, Claudette won the Best female artist award at the Malta Music Awards
, an award she has been nominated for almost every year. Her CD album Beginnings was also nominated for Best album at the same awards show in 1998. Claudette's favourite musical genre continues being jazz
. After winning the Malta Song For Europe
festival on 15 January 2000, with the song Desire, penned by Maltese songwriter Gerard James Borg
, Claudette Pace went on a small world tour to Germany
, Australia
and of course Sweden
, the host nation of the Eurovision Song Contest 2000
, where her entry Desire was much appreciated and finished in top 10, on a nice eighth place. The song became an instant hit and it was subsequently chosen to be the official song for UK
's 2001 gay pride
event, where she also sang "Power of Pink", a true gay anthem. Through the link below, you can listen to her Eurovision 2000 song "Desire".
Naxxar
Naxxar is a village in the central north of Malta, with a population of about 13,647 people . The Naxxar Church is dedicated to Our Lady of Victories. The feast is celebrated on September 8...
in 1968.
Claudette Pace has participated in many local and international song festivals, and won several prestigious awards. In 1995, Claudette won the Best female artist award at the Malta Music Awards
Malta Music Awards
- Categories :* Best Male Singer* Best Female Singer* Best Group* Best C.D.* Best C.D. Compilation* Best C.D. in Maltese* Best Video* Best Composer* Best Author* Best Recording Engineer* Best Maltese Lyrics* Best C.D. Sleeve* Most Promising Artist...
, an award she has been nominated for almost every year. Her CD album Beginnings was also nominated for Best album at the same awards show in 1998. Claudette's favourite musical genre continues being jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
. After winning the Malta Song For Europe
Malta Song for Europe
Malta Song for Europe was the song festival which decides who will be Malta's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest, organised by Maltese broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services ....
festival on 15 January 2000, with the song Desire, penned by Maltese songwriter Gerard James Borg
Gerard James Borg
Gerard James Borg is one of Malta's most successful song writers and concept creators for the last decades. Borg has penned five of the Maltese entries for the annual Eurovision Song Contest with Philip Vella, besides several Eurovision national final entries....
, Claudette Pace went on a small world tour to Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and of course Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, the host nation of the Eurovision Song Contest 2000
Eurovision Song Contest 2000
The Eurovision Song Contest 2000 was the 45th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 13 May 2000 at the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden, following Charlotte Nilsson's victory in Jerusalem the previous year. It was the first time since 1996 that the contest was held on mainland Europe. The...
, where her entry Desire was much appreciated and finished in top 10, on a nice eighth place. The song became an instant hit and it was subsequently chosen to be the official song for UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
's 2001 gay pride
Gay pride
LGBT pride or gay pride is the concept that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people should be proud of their sexual orientation and gender identity...
event, where she also sang "Power of Pink", a true gay anthem. Through the link below, you can listen to her Eurovision 2000 song "Desire".