Emma Muscat facts for kids
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Emma Muscat
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| Birth name | Emma Louise Marie Muscat |
| Born | 27 November 1999 St. Julian's, Malta |
| Genres | Pop |
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| Years active | 2016–present |
| Labels | Atlantic Records, Warner Music Italy |
Emma Muscat (born on November 27, 1999) is a talented singer and model from Malta. She is well-known for her music career in Italy. In 2022, Emma proudly represented her home country, Malta, at the famous Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with her song "I Am What I Am".
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Emma Muscat's Early Life and Music Journey
Emma Muscat was born in Malta. She grew up in a family that loved music. Emma started learning music from a very young age. After finishing school, she decided to study at the University of Performing Arts.
As a teenager, Emma showed great skills in singing and dancing. She also played musical instruments. She became especially good at playing the piano. Emma is a classically trained pianist. She also started writing her own songs, including both the music and the lyrics.
In 2016, she released her first song called "Alone" on her YouTube channel. The next year, in 2017, she released her second song, "Without You."
In 2018, Emma joined a popular Italian TV talent show called Amici di Maria De Filippi. She made it to the final stages of the show. She finished fourth in the singing category. After the show, she signed a contract with Warner Music Italy.
Following her time on Amici, Emma performed at "Isle of MTV 2018." She shared the stage with famous artists like Jason Derulo and Hailee Steinfeld. She returned to the event the next year. She performed with Martin Garrix and Bebe Rexha. Later, she sang duets with Maltese tenor Joseph Calleja and Italian singer Eros Ramazzotti.
On July 6, 2018, Emma released her first EP. An EP is like a mini-album with fewer songs. It was called Moments. This EP included her earlier songs from YouTube. Before the EP, she released the song "I Need Somebody" on July 2. On December 7, 2018, she released her first full studio album. It was called Moments Christmas Edition. This album featured covers of many classic Christmas songs. She also sang a duet with rapper Shade called Figurati noi on November 16, 2018.
On April 26, 2019, Emma released a new song called Avec moi. It featured the singer Biondo. On November 14, 2019, she was featured on a remix of rapper Junior Cally's song "Sigarette." On December 10, she released the single "Vicolo Cieco." She said this song would be the first from her new album. On July 3, 2020, she released her summer song Sangria. This song featured Italian rapper Astol. It became very popular and was certified gold in Italy. It also got over 28 million streams on YouTube.
Emma at the Eurovision Song Contest
In February 2022, Emma Muscat entered a song for the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2022. This contest chooses who will represent Malta at Eurovision. Her song "Out of Sight" won the competition. She received 92 points in total. This meant she would represent Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy. Emma won both the jury's vote and the public's vote. All six members of the Maltese national jury gave her 12 points. She also got 20 votes from the public who voted by phone.
However, on March 14, 2022, a new song was released. It was called "I Am What I Am." This song replaced "Out of Sight" as Emma's entry for Eurovision. Emma performed "I Am What I Am" in the second semi-final of the contest on May 12, 2022. Unfortunately, she did not qualify for the final round. She finished in 16th place. This was Malta's eighth time not qualifying for the final.
After Eurovision
After Eurovision, Emma continued to make music. She recorded songs with other artists. She sang "La Stessa Lingua" with Spanish Eurovision 2021 artist Blas Cantó. In 2023, she released a song called M.I.A. with Italian DJ Benny Benassi.
Emma also performed as the main act before a concert by Latin pop star Maluma in Sicily.
Emma Muscat's Music
Emma Muscat has released several albums and singles. Here are some of her main music releases:
Studio Albums
- Moments Christmas Edition (released in 2018)
Extended Plays (EPs)
- Moments (released in 2018)
- I Am Emma (released in 2022)
Singles
- "I Need Somebody" (2018)
- "Avec Moi" (featuring Biondo) (2019)
- "Vicolo Cieco" (2019)
- "Sangria" (featuring Astol) (2020) - This song was certified Gold in Italy!
- "Meglio di sera" (featuring Álvaro de Luna & Astol) (2021) - Also certified Gold!
- "Più di te" (2021)
- "Out of Sight" (2022)
- "I Am What I Am" (2022)
- "La stessa lingua" (featuring Blas Cantó) (2022)
- "M.I.A" (with Benny Benassi) (2023)
Songs where Emma was featured
- "Figurati noi" (Shade featuring Emma Muscat) (2018)
- "Sigarette Remix" (Junior Cally featuring Emma Muscat) (2019)
- "Ciao" (Twin Melody featuring Emma Muscat) (2022)
See also
In Spanish: Emma Muscat para niños
