Glen Vella
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Glen Vella is a Maltese
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...

 singer. He started his singing career at the age of 13. He studied both practical and theory in voice and piano. He is certificated in voice coaching from the Victoria Music and Arts Collage London. Glen is a residential singer on various TV-shows on the island including 'Kalamita', 'Showtime', 'Sa 6' and currently on the biggest afternoon Maltese show 'Sibtijiet Flimkien'. He also played main roles in various musicals, including 'Jesus Christ Super Star', 'Godspell', 'Abba Mania'.

Malta Song for Europe

Glen Vella debuted in the Maltese selections for the Eurovision Song Contest in 2005 with the song "Appreciate". He tried to win the competition another 3 times with no luck. One of these times was part of the group Q in 2009, where they came in 3rd place. Glen came closest to winning in 2010 when he came in second place with his entry "Just A Little More Love".

Eurovision Song Contest 2011

In 2011, Glen participated in the Maltese national selection; Malta Eurosong 2011
Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Malta participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany, selecting their entry through the national selection Malta Eurosong 2011, organised by Maltese broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services .-Changes in Selection:...

 to represent Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011, to be held in Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...

, Germany
Germany
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 in May 2011. Making it from the semi-final in to the final, Glen won the right to represent Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011. His song One Life
One Life
"One Life" is a song and single by The Pillows released in 1997 by King Records. The song was re-recorded as a different version for their 1998 release Little Busters, as with the B-side "Like a Lovesong ". The B-side "Stalker Goes to Babylon" is a techno-like remix of their song "Stalker" from...

 represented Malta in the Semi Finals in May but failed to reach the finals by one point.

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