Morena (Maltese singer)

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Morena
Morena at Scala nightclub in London
Background information
Birth name	Margerita Camilleri Fenech
Born	(1984-03-07) March 7, 1984 (age 40) Sannat, Gozo, Malta
Occupation	Singer

Morena (Margaret Camilleri, full name Margerita Camilleri Fenech^[1]) (b. 1984^[1]) is a Maltese singer. "Morena" means "brunette", which fits her complexion.^[1]

Eurovision Song Contest

In 2006, Morena entered the Malta Song for Europe competition with Paul Giordimaina and the song "Time" they ended 9th with 3046 votes.

Two years later Morena entered Malta Song for Europe once again, with 2 songs, "Casanova" and "Vodka". They both passed through from the semi-final to the final. "Casanova" ended 5th with 3,607 televotes and 40 Jury Votes, while "Vodka" won the contest with 49 points from the jury and a total of 16,979 votes from the public (33%).^[2]

Morena took part in the second semi-final of the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest in Belgrade on 22 May. However, she did not make it to the final.

References

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^ ^a ^b ^c Interview with Morena Archived June 9, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
^ The dark one relishes the limelight

Preceded by Olivia Lewis with "Vertigo"	Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008	Succeeded by Chiara with "What If We"

v t e Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest
National selection: X Factor Malta (former)
Participation	1971 1972 ~~1973~~ 1975 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Artists	Amber Sarah Bonnici The Busker Kurt Calleja Chiara Lynn Chircop Christabelle Chris and Moira Destiny Claudia Faniello Fabrizio Faniello Firelight Ludwig Galea Thea Garrett Georgina Gianluca Paul Giordimaina Joe Grech Helen and Joseph Olivia Lewis Ira Losco William Mangion Michela Miriam Christine Morena Emma Muscat Claudette Pace Renato Debbie Scerri Mary Spiteri Mike Spiteri Times Three Glen Vella Julie Zahra
Songs	"7th Wonder" ~~"All of My Love"~~ "Angel" "Another Summer Night" "Believe 'n Peace" "Breathlessly" "Chameleon" "Coming Home" "Could It Be" Dance (Our Own Party) "Desire" "I Am What I Am" "I Do" "L-imħabba" "In a Woman's Heart" "Je me casse" "Keep Me In Mind" "Let Me Fly" "Little Child" "Loop" "Marija l-Maltija" "More Than Love" "My Dream" "On Again... Off Again" "One Life" "The One That I Love" "Singing This Song" "Taboo" "This Is the Night" "This Time" "To Dream Again" "Tomorrow" "Vertigo" "Vodka" "Walk on Water" "Warrior" "What If We"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Malta did not compete. Italics indicate an entry in a future contest.

Eurovision Song Contest 2008

Countries

Final	Albania Armenia Azerbaijan Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Denmark Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Iceland Israel Latvia Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Serbia Spain Sweden Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom
Semi-finals	Andorra Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czech Republic Estonia Hungary Ireland Lithuania Macedonia Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands San Marino Slovenia Switzerland

Artists

Final	Andy Abraham Dima Bilan Boaz Olta Boka Rodolfo Chikilicuatre Elnur and Samir Euroband Vânia Fernandes Isis Gee Diana Gurtskaya Kalomira Kraljevi ulice and 75 Cents Laka Ani Lorak Maria Simon Mathew Mor ve Ötesi Nico and Vlad No Angels Charlotte Perrelli Pirates of the Sea Sirusho Sébastien Tellier Teräsbetoni Jelena Tomašević feat. Bora Dugić
Semi-finals	Ruslan Alehno Geta Burlacu Csézy Deep Zone and Balthazar Rebeka Dremelj Dustin the Turkey Stefan Filipović Gisela Hind Ishtar Evdokia Kadi Tereza Kerndlová Kreisiraadio Paolo Meneguzzi Jeronimas Milius Miodio Morena Tamara, Vrčak and Adrijan

Songs

Final

"All Night Long"
"Baila el Chiki Chiki"
"Believe"
"Day After Day"
"Deli"
"Disappear"
"Divine"
"Even If"
"The Fire in Your Eyes"
"For Life"
"Hero"
"Hold On Be Strong"
"Missä miehet ratsastaa"
"Oro"
"Pe-o margine de lume"
"Peace Will Come"
"Pokušaj"
"Qélé, Qélé"
"Romanca"
"Secret Combination"
"Senhora do mar (Negras águas)"
"Shady Lady"
"This Is My Life"
"Wolves of the Sea"
"Zemrën e lamë peng"

Semi-finals

"Candlelight"
"Casanova"
"A Century of Love"
"Complice"
"DJ, Take Me Away"
"Era stupendo"
"Femme Fatale"
"Hasta la vista"
"Have Some Fun"
"Irelande Douze Pointe"
"Let Me Love You"
"Leto svet"
"Nomads in the Night"
"O Julissi"
"Vodka"
"Vrag naj vzame"
"Your Heart Belongs to Me"
"Zauvijek volim te"

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