08 December 2011
Newsdesk
The Maltese talent is once again dominating the international Eurovision-relates music, with one of Malta’s finest lyricist; Rita Pace. She collaborated together with Yaron Malachi, from Israel, and produced a sublime ballad, called “Eternal” and is sung by Simona Sivanio. Rita Pace took part in Discovery festival in Bulgaria as a singer and songwriter and was awarded the Jury's Prize, in 2008.
Rita Pace is a singer, author and composer who likes to experiment with various styles. She studied classical singing, but also likes interpreting folk music, musicals, jazz, blues, rock, ethnic music and other styles. In fact, she took part in various workshops on improvisation and folk music in Italy and Germany and at various cultural events worldwide. She shares her composing and lyric skills with other fellow and upcoming singers, and has in fact achieved top placings and won a number of festivals.
The Malta Song for Europe festival has been a regular launching pad for some of her material for herself and other singers. She has in fact obtained third place in this festival in the year 2007 as an author with the song She Gives Me Wings, sung by Klinsmann Coleiro. She has also achieved second and third places in different editions of Indifest (Maltese Summer Festival organized during the Independence Festivities in September) as an author and won the best interpretation award as a singer.
Rita also obtained first and second place in the MaltaHit festival as an author in 2009 and third place in 2008. She has lately participated in Għanjafest 2010, and placed third as a songwriter and singer. She had previously placed second and third as an author and composer in the youth section with songs focusing on powerful social themes and was awarded three times the prize for best lyrics.
Rita has written material for CDs aimed at raising awareness on specific social issues and for charity. She has taken part in musicals and also co-wrote a musical called Edel, in which she also played a role and sang a number of tracks. Rita Pace has also released singles for herself on the radio and collaborated with other singers and songwriters in singles which featured in the Maltese top 10.
Rita Pace believes that music is an international language that speaks directly to the heart and she always writes with this in mind. We wish Rita Pace all the best of luck with her entry!
