{{short description|Maltese singer}} {{EngvarB|date=September 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2017}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Veronica Rotin | image = | caption = | image_size = | birth_name = | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2004|03|04}} | birth_place = Tarxien, Malta | death_date = | origin = | instrument = Vocals | genre = {{hlist|Pop|soul|ballad|blues|gospel|jazz|R&B|rock|folk|disco}} | occupation = Singer | years_active = 2013–present | label = | website = | current_members = | past_members = }} '''Veronica Rotin''' ({{IPA|mt|vɛˈrɔnɪkɐ rɔˈtiːn}}; born 4 March 2004) is a Maltese singer. She has had some success at international singing competitions. In 2014, she released her self-titled debut album.
== Early life == Veronica Rotin was born on 4 March 2004 in Tarxien, Malta. When she was 2 years old her family moved to Melbourne, Australia. She started singing along with her older sister, Kelly, when she was 3 years old and quickly started singing to everything she heard on the radio. At 8 years of age, after the family had returned to Malta, Veronica started taking singing lessons from Gillian Attard at La Voix Academy in Marsa.<ref>{{cite AV media notes|last1=Bayliss|first1=Marc Calleja|title=Veronica Rotin CD|year=2014|location=Liner Notes}}</ref><ref name="esc-plus1">{{cite web|last1=García|first1=Belén|title=Malta wants Veronica Rotin for Junior Eurovision 2015|url=http://www.esc-plus.com/malta-wants-veronica-rotin-for-junior-eurovision-2015/|website=ESC-plus|accessdate=22 February 2015|archive-date=20 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150320040625/http://www.esc-plus.com/malta-wants-veronica-rotin-for-junior-eurovision-2015/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Bayliss|first1=Marc Calleja|title=Exclusive: Surprise Announcement by La Voix Academy|url=http://escflashmalta.com/index.php/music-news/international-music-news/item/3771-exclusive-surprise-announcement-by-la-voix-academy|website=escflashmalta|access-date=22 March 2015|archive-date=2 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402091437/http://escflashmalta.com/index.php/music-news/international-music-news/item/3771-exclusive-surprise-announcement-by-la-voix-academy|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Competitions ==
=== ''Io canto'' === In 2013 Rotin, aged just 9 years old, competed in the popular Italian TV show {{Interlanguage link multi|Io canto (television program)|it|3=Io canto (programma televisivo)|lt=''Io canto''}}, where she sang the songs "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going",<ref>{{cite web|last1=Morasca|first1=Fabio|title=Io Canto, 8 settembre 2013: la recensione|url=http://www.tvblog.it/post/383007/io-canto-8-settembre-2013-la-recensione|website=tvblog.it|accessdate=15 February 2015|archive-date=2 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402151017/http://www.tvblog.it/post/383007/io-canto-8-settembre-2013-la-recensione|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Young Maltese singer wows audience on Io Canto|url=http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20130909/local/young-maltese-singers-five-star-performance-on-io-canto.485391|website=The Times|location=Malta|accessdate=15 February 2015|archive-date=3 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141203175845/http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20130909/local/young-maltese-singers-five-star-performance-on-io-canto.485391|url-status=live}}</ref> "Perdere l'amore", "Adagio",<ref>{{cite web|last1=Morasca|first1=Fabio|title=Io Canto, puntata 22 settembre 2013: vince la squadra di Flavia Cercato. Tutte le esibizioni|url=http://www.tvblog.it/post/395453/io-canto-puntata-22-settembre-2013-vince-la-squadra-di-flavia-cercato-tutte-le-esibizioni|website=tvblog.it|accessdate=15 February 2015|archive-date=16 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016050324/http://www.tvblog.it/post/395453/io-canto-puntata-22-settembre-2013-vince-la-squadra-di-flavia-cercato-tutte-le-esibizioni|url-status=live}}</ref> "Proud Mary",<ref>{{cite web|last1=Iovane|first1=Giorgia|title=Io Canto, 6 ottobre 2013: vince la squadra di Cecchetto. Tutte le esibizioni|url=http://www.tvblog.it/post/407915/io-canto-diretta-6-ottobre-2013|website=tvblog.it|accessdate=15 February 2015|archive-date=2 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402113720/http://www.tvblog.it/post/407915/io-canto-diretta-6-ottobre-2013|url-status=live}}</ref> "All by Myself"<ref>{{cite web|last1=Iovane|first1=Giorgia|title=Io Canto, 27 ottobre 2013: la squadra di Mara Maionchi in finale. Tutte le esibizioni e gli ammessi al live|url=http://www.tvblog.it/post/425879/io-canto-diretta-27-ottobre-2013|website=tvblog.it|accessdate=15 February 2015|archive-date=2 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402160218/http://www.tvblog.it/post/425879/io-canto-diretta-27-ottobre-2013|url-status=live}}</ref> and "Last Dance".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Iovane|first1=Giorgia|title=Io Canto 4 finale: allo Speciale Christmas 2013 Laura Pausini|url=http://www.tvblog.it/post/436773/io-canto-diretta-finale-10-novembre-2013|website=tvblog.it|accessdate=15 February 2015|archive-date=2 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402171628/http://www.tvblog.it/post/436773/io-canto-diretta-finale-10-novembre-2013|url-status=live}}</ref> Rotin's team made it through to the final but failed to win the public vote.<ref>{{cite web|title=Amazing Veronica Rotin makes it to Io Canto finals|url=http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20131029/local/veronica-rotin-makes-it-to-io-canto-finals.492338|website=The Times|location=Malta|accessdate=15 February 2015|archive-date=29 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129073230/http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20131029/local/veronica-rotin-makes-it-to-io-canto-finals.492338|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Io Canto Final for the Maltese young singer Veronica Rotin|url=http://music-news.com/shownews.asp?H=Io-Canto-Final-for-the-Maltese-young-singer-Veronica-Rotin&nItemID=72385|website=Music News.com|accessdate=15 February 2015|archive-date=2 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402183558/http://music-news.com/shownews.asp?H=Io-Canto-Final-for-the-Maltese-young-singer-Veronica-Rotin&nItemID=72385|url-status=live}}</ref>
=== ''Cantagiro'' === Rotin, along with other students from the La Voix Academy, took part in the Italian singing competition ''Cantagiro'', where she won the Junior section.<ref>{{cite web|title="Il Cantagiro" fl-Italja jawgura aktar suċċess|url=http://maltarightnow.com/news/2014/10/15/il-cantagiro-fl-italja-jawgura-aktar-success/|website=Malta Right Now|accessdate=22 February 2015|archive-date=25 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150325202736/http://maltarightnow.com/news/2014/10/15/il-cantagiro-fl-italja-jawgura-aktar-success/|url-status=live}}</ref>
=== ''Ezerski Biseri'' === In 2014 Rotin competed in the World Festival Association's (WAF) XI International contest for young talents ''Ezerski Biseri'' (''Lake Pearls''), held in Macedonia, in the "solo pop singer" category and she won the Grand Prix against competitors from Macedonia and all over the world.<ref>{{cite web|title=Russian chamber choir, Maltese singer win Ezerski Biseri Grand Prix|url=http://www.mia.mk/en/Inside/RenderSingleNews/61/132290571?pageID=1|website=Macedonian Information Agency|access-date=22 March 2015|archive-date=2 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402165404/http://www.mia.mk/en/Inside/RenderSingleNews/61/132290571?pageID=1|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Гран при на "Езерски бисери" за Камерниот хор при МФТИ од Русија и Вероника Ротин од Малта|url=http://www.sitel.com.mk/gran-pri-na-ezerski-biseri-za-kamerniot-hor-pri-mfti-od-rusija-i-veronika-rotin-od-malta|publisher=Sitel Television|access-date=22 March 2015|archive-date=2 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402183758/http://www.sitel.com.mk/gran-pri-na-ezerski-biseri-za-kamerniot-hor-pri-mfti-od-rusija-i-veronika-rotin-od-malta|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Malta: Remarkable Results in FYR Macedonia|last1=Bayliss|first1=Marc Calleja|url=http://www.escflashmalta.com/index.php/music-news/local-music-scene-news/item/4051-malta-remarkable-results-in-fyr-macedonia|website=escflashmalta|accessdate=20 February 2015|archive-date=2 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402103724/http://www.escflashmalta.com/index.php/music-news/local-music-scene-news/item/4051-malta-remarkable-results-in-fyr-macedonia|url-status=live}}</ref>
=== ''Next Star'' === In 2014 Rotin took part in the Romanian TV talent show ''Next Star'' where she sang a cover of the Jessie J song "Mamma Knows Best"<ref>{{cite web|title=Dovada că talentul nu are graniţe! Veronica Rotin vine din Malta şi e pregătită să cucerească "Next Star"|url=http://nextstar.a1.ro/video/dovada-ca-talentul-nu-are-granite-veronica-rotin-vine-din-malta-si-e-pregatita-sa-cucereasca-next-star-id966.html|website=Next Star|accessdate=22 February 2015|archive-date=2 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402111722/http://nextstar.a1.ro/video/dovada-ca-talentul-nu-are-granite-veronica-rotin-vine-din-malta-si-e-pregatita-sa-cucereasca-next-star-id966.html|url-status=live}}</ref> which won her a place in the "People's Choice Awards", the final of the series, where she sang the song "And I Am Telling You" from the musical ''Dreamgirls''.<ref>{{cite web|title=DESPRE SHOW|url=http://antenaplay.ro/next-star|website=Antena Play|accessdate=22 February 2015|archive-date=6 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206040729/http://antenaplay.ro/next-star|url-status=live}}</ref>
=== ''Tra sogno e realtà'' === In 2015 Rotin competed in the Italian TV talent show ''Tra sogno e realtà'' ("Between Dreams and Reality") for singers, dancers, actors, musicians, and other artists aged between 5 and 16 years. Rotin made it to the final of the show and finished in second place and was the highest placed singer in the competition.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Mediaset|title=TRA SOGNO E REALTA' – LA FINALE|url=http://www.mediaset.it/la5/articoli/tra-sogno-e-realta-la-finale_13374.shtml|website=Mediaset|accessdate=15 December 2015|archive-date=22 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222155559/http://www.mediaset.it/la5/articoli/tra-sogno-e-realta-la-finale_13374.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|title=Malta: Talented Youngsters Perform Weekly on La5|last1=Harley|first1=Lee|url=http://escflashmalta.com/index.php/music-news/international-music-news/item/4343-malta-talented-youngsters-perform-weekly-on-la5|website=escflashmalta|accessdate=15 December 2015|archive-date=22 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222102107/http://escflashmalta.com/index.php/music-news/international-music-news/item/4343-malta-talented-youngsters-perform-weekly-on-la5|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Junior Eurovision Song Contest == Rotin performed as part of the Interval Act, performing while the public vote and the votes are tallied, during the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014 that was held in Malta.<ref name="esc-plus1" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Photo and Video Gallery|url=http://www.lavoixacademy.org/gallery.html|website=La Voix Academy|accessdate=20 February 2015|archive-date=14 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214095907/http://lavoixacademy.org/gallery.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Montebello|first1=Edward|title=Live: JESC 14 – 2nd dress rehearsal – jury final|url=http://escxtra.com/2014/11/14/jesc-2nd-dress-rehearsal-jury-final/|website=escXtra|accessdate=22 February 2015|archive-date=18 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150318114133/http://escxtra.com/2014/11/14/jesc-2nd-dress-rehearsal-jury-final/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=López|first1=Virginia|title=Vincenzo Cantiello from Italy wins the 2014 Junior Eurovision Song Contest|url=http://www.eurovisionary.com/eurovision-news/vincenzo-cantiello-italy-wins-2014-junior-eurovision-song-contest|website=EuroVisionary|accessdate=22 February 2015|archive-date=20 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220193656/http://www.eurovisionary.com/eurovision-news/vincenzo-cantiello-italy-wins-2014-junior-eurovision-song-contest|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2015 she was one of the finalists in the Malta Junior Eurovision Song Contest (MJESC) where the representative of Malta for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 was chosen. During the final Rotin sang the Jessie J song "Mamma Knows Best" and finished in second place.<ref>{{cite web|title=Imħabbra l-20 finalist li se jikkompetu fil-Malta JESC 2015|url=http://www.tvm.com.mt/mt/news/imhabbra-l-20-finalist-li-se-jikkompetu-fil-malta-jesc-2015/|website=TVM|accessdate=28 June 2015|archive-date=1 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701160735/http://www.tvm.com.mt/mt/news/imhabbra-l-20-finalist-li-se-jikkompetu-fil-malta-jesc-2015/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=García|first1=Belén|title=Destiny Chukunyere to represent Malta at Junior Eurovision 2015!|url=http://www.esc-plus.com/destiny-chukunyere-to-represent-malta-at-junior-eurovision-2015/|website=ESC-Plus|accessdate=11 July 2015|archive-date=12 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712062331/http://www.esc-plus.com/destiny-chukunyere-to-represent-malta-at-junior-eurovision-2015/|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2016 she competed once again in the national selection to select the Maltese representative for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016. This time she sang "I Will Always Love You" and was unplaced, with Christina Magrin winning the competition.<ref>{{cite web|title=Imħabbra l-20 finalist li se jikkompetu fil-Festival tal-Malta Junior Eurovision Song|url=http://www.tvm.com.mt/mt/junior-eurovision/news/imhabbra-l-20-finalist-li-se-jikkompetu-fil-festival-tal-malta-junior-eurovision-song/|website=TVM|accessdate=30 June 2016|date=30 June 2016|archive-date=1 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701140712/http://www.tvm.com.mt/mt/junior-eurovision/news/imhabbra-l-20-finalist-li-se-jikkompetu-fil-festival-tal-malta-junior-eurovision-song/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=García|first1=Belén|title=Junior Eurovision: Christina Magrin to fly the Maltese flag on home soil!|url=http://www.esc-plus.com/junior-eurovision-fly-maltese-flag-home-soil/|website=ESC-Plus|accessdate=16 July 2016|date=16 July 2016|archive-date=20 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160720030143/http://www.esc-plus.com/junior-eurovision-fly-maltese-flag-home-soil/|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Radio == Rotin is a co-host, along with Gaia Cauchi, George Cremona and Martha Carabott, of the radio program "Is-Sewwa Magħruf" on RTK 103FM radio in Malta.<ref>{{cite web|title=Malta: Gaia and Veronica Star in Radio Programme|last1=Bayliss|first1=Marc Calleja|url=http://www.escflashmalta.com/index.php/music-news/local-music-scene-news/item/4110-malta-gaia-and-veronica-star-in-radio-programme|website=escflashmalta|accessdate=20 February 2015|archive-date=5 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141005212202/http://www.escflashmalta.com/index.php/music-news/local-music-scene-news/item/4110-malta-gaia-and-veronica-star-in-radio-programme|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=García|first1=Belén|title=Destiny Chukunyere to represent Malta at Junior Eurovision 2015!|url=http://www.esc-plus.com/destiny-chukunyere-to-represent-malta-at-junior-eurovision-2015/|website=ESC-Plus|accessdate=11 July 2015|archive-date=12 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712062331/http://www.esc-plus.com/destiny-chukunyere-to-represent-malta-at-junior-eurovision-2015/|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Discography==
===Albums=== *''Veronica Rotin'' is her first album. It was recorded in 2014 by Elton Zarb at FreeTime Studios and contains 14 tracks of cover versions, mostly songs that she has sung in singing competitions and on Maltese TV. It was released by Ironic PR & Artist Management, of Marsa, Malta.<ref>{{cite web|title=Malta: Veronica Rotin in Debut Collection of Songs|last1=Bayliss|first1=Marc Calleja|url=http://www.escflashmalta.com/index.php/music-news/local-music-scene-news/item/4191-malta-veronica-rotin-in-debut-collection-of-songs|website=escflashmalta|accessdate=20 February 2015|archive-date=16 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160716005138/http://www.escflashmalta.com/index.php/music-news/local-music-scene-news/item/4191-malta-veronica-rotin-in-debut-collection-of-songs|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Other appearances=== {| class="wikitable" |- !Year !Song !Album |- |2013 |"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" |''Io Canto 4'' |}
== References == <!--- See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Footnotes on how to create references using <ref></ref> tags, these references will then appear here automatically --> {{Reflist}}
== External links == * [https://www.facebook.com/veronicarotin10 Veronica on Facebook] * [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRQHBlBSNr_MOJs12cS7-oQ Veronica on YouTube] * [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKKu9QT_IA3-LLBP-Dl1tyA Kelly Rotin on YouTube]
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