Sarah Bonnici
“Loop”, 2024 in Malmö (2nd semi-final)
As of: May 10, 2024 12:00 a.m
Malta’s artist for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 Sara Bonnici was unfortunately unable to achieve success with the title “Loop” in Malmö in the second semi-final. The singer doesn’t make it to the final.
Sarah Bonnici won the national “Malta Eurovision Song Contest” with a clear lead, even though she only came second in the televoting. The show from the TVM studios in Gwardamanġa had an almost traditional motto – just like the real ESC. This year it was “Stronger Together.” Twelve acts made it through the semi-finals, which were broadcast last year, and competed against each other with live-on-tape performances. At the end of the show, Sarah Bonnici was able to present her winning title live again. However, Bonnici was unable to convince on the ESC stage in Malmö: she was eliminated in the second semi-final.
VIDEO: Malta: Sarah Bonnici – “Loop” | Second ESC semi-final 2024 (3 min)
Participation in the ESC and Junior ESC preliminary rounds
Sarah Bonnici was born on May 30, 1998 and worked as an accountant until she decided to focus fully on her music career. She sang in the choir as a child and later took part in various music competitions. Her desire to represent Malta at the ESC also developed early on. In 2009 and 2010 she took part in Malta’s preliminary round for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. In 2010 she was not there as a performer, but as a background singer and dancer at the Junior ESC in Minsk. In 2022 she also tried the title “Heaven” in the preliminary round for the ESC and came twelfth when Emma Muscat won. Your title for ESC 2024, “Loop”, was created during a session with several songwriters.
The Busker and Yulan Law appeared as guests
The “Malta Eurovision Song Contest” took a lot of time for the twelve acts in the final. Only after three hours was Sarah Bonnici the winner of the evening. Before that, a few guest stars appeared – also via live-on-tape recording – such as last year’s candidates The Busker or Yulan Law, Malta’s junior ESC candidate 2023. Several former ESC acts sent greetings to the show via video messages – such as Serhat, who represented San Marino twice. With “Loop”, a pop song now had the honor of representing Malta at the ESC. In the end, however, this seemed to lack that certain something to bring the island nation forward in the music competition.
Further information
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Sarah Bonnici competes for Malta at the ESC with “Loop”. Here is the official music video for the song. 3 mins
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