Diamond In The Sky? Malta’s Young Starlet Gaia Gambuzza Set To Take To Junior Eurovision Stage
Young starlet Gaia Gambuzza will be representing Malta in this year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest, happening today (Sunday 11th December) in Yerevan, Armenia.
She will perform her song Diamonds in the Skies, written by Matthew James Borg, in the fourth running order position during the show.
Source: Junior Eurovision Official Website
Thirteen years young and raised in Mosta, Gaia won the local selection for the contest back in early October, when her song topped the vote among sixteen finalists.
Shortly after, a revamp of the song together with a music video was released.
Diamonds in the Skies could be described as a space-bop marred with a Stranger Things-themed music video.
The song has gone down relatively well with hardcore Eurovision followers who are particularly impressed by Gaia’s convincing charisma and unbelievable confidence both on stage and on camera.
This comes as no surprise as she has been trained in performing arts since the age of four. Critics have praised Gaia for her experience on the stage despite her young age an predictions for Malta on the final scoreboard are envisaging moderate success.
Gaia at the Opening Ceremony (Source: Junior Eurovision Official Instagram)
Gaia’s song is a product that is very much in the nerve of last year’s winning song Qami Qami by Armenia’s Malena.
In all fairness, this might not be its best attribute. However, one can see how the creative team has made an effort to depart from the space theme in the product and arrive at a more vintage-retro concept.
From the delegation’s first official rehearsal on Monday, this is rather evident in the planned staging.
Malta's first rehearsal on the stage (Source: Junior Eurovision Official Website)
What to expect during the show
Sunday’s show will be broadcast live at 4pm CET from the Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex in Yerevan. Sixteen countries are set to compete with Georgia, Ireland, the Netherlands, and the UK vying for the top spots.
Critics will surely have an eye on how the Ukrainian representative will fare after the nation won the adult contest last May. Many cited sympathy votes due to the ongoing war in the country, as the main reason behind their success.
The stage is set for all sixteen acts (Source: Junior Eurovision Official Instagram)
You can vote for Malta!
Yes, Maltese people can vote for Malta! From Friday 9th December, voting has opened on jesc.tv where you will find a recap of all sixteen performances. After watching the recap, you can vote for three of your favourites.
The voting closes right before the show starts on Sunday 11th of December at 15:59 CET, and reopens for fifteen minutes after all the songs have been performed live. During the second voting window, you may vote once more for your three favourite acts.
Malta is one of the most successful countries at Junior Eurovision as it is to-date one of only six countries that has won the contest more than once. Gaia Cauchi and Destiny Chukunyere have brought it home for Malta in 2013 and 2015 respectively.
Could Gaia Gambuzza bring it home for Malta once more?