Her mother fell ill with a brain tumour, and is currently in hospital right now – and Emily wanted to so something to make her mom proud, to show her “the love and support she had given her over the years”.

Emily garnered three yeses from the judges – with one no from Howard Keith – with the judges saying they wanted to see more from the 31-year-old singer.

Speaking to Lovin Malta, Emily said that she was ready for the challenge – and dreams of joining Joseph Calleja on stage one day.

“I am definitely hyped to have made it through,” she said. “I was surprised by how nervous I was on my audition day – I really didn’t expect it to be so scary but walking in and realising like – I’m actually doing this – it was really intimidating.”

“I used to do a lot with singing when I was younger but then life kind of got in the way,” she continued. “I’d like to encourage people to not let anything hold them back from pursuing their dreams, it’s never too late to go for what you want in life! Putting yourself out there can be really hard but you never know unless you try.”

Now, she’s ready to go as far as she can on her X Factor Malta journey.

 

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“It was a real learning experience and I know I’ve got so much more to give and want to get back to this passion of mine and hopefully show what I can really do!”

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