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Charlene & Natasha

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Charlene and Natasha Grima perform as singer-songwriter duo Charlene & Natasha from Marsaskala, Malta.

1998-2002
Charlene & Natasha made it to the Malta Song for Europe stage separately in 1998, but joined forces for the 1999 edition and remained together as a duo ever since. In the year 2002 Charlene & Natasha ranked 3rd in the “People’s Ode Song Contest” held in the auditorium of the University of Malta. They performed the song “Ġegħeltni Ntir” (“You Made me Fly”). The song’s lyrics were written by the oldest of the two, Natasha, and the music was composed by Charlene.

In September 2002, they took part in the Malta Independence Song Contest with two entries. Both “Nirien” (Fires) and “Sejjaħtli, Sejjaħtlek” (Calls) were composed by Charlene to lyrics by Deo Grech.

Charlene and Deo Grech similarly composed “Xita fid-Deżert,” which placed in the top five at the Malta International Song Contest, 2002. It also represented Malta in the first edition of the Online Song Contest and the Ogae Song Contest, 2003.

2003
The following year, Charlene & Natasha performed at the Malta Song for Europe 2003 with two entries, “Rain of Fire” (Deo Grech/Charlene Grima) and “Superstitious” (Gerard James Borg/Philip Vella). They ranked fifth with “Superstitious,” and represented Malta in the Prague Talent Song Contest 2003 with “Hearts on Fire” (Gerard James Borg/Philip Vella). “Rain of Fire” was one of their most loved entries by the Malta Song for Europe fans, and is frequently requested on local radio shows focusing on local artists.