Mikaela
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Mikaela Attard (born 8 May) is a singer-songwriter from Qormi, Malta.
Her career saw its start in local song contests and auditions for musicals, among which one with UK Pop Idol voice coaches CeCe Sammy, John Mody and Joshua Alamu, who along with two other members from Germany on judging panel, awarded her a trip to London to record an original song that was to be written specifically for her voice and her abilities. The recording at Sarm Studios West in London produced the single Heart Still Feels the Same, which was launched in Monte Casino. She was also invited to perform in South Africa guest singer in the World Song Contest and associated cocktail parties in Johannesburg. {could we have the date for all this? -- and the name of the song?}
After this she traveled to Italy for several gigs and to work on another original track. {was this the recording session for Away He Goes?}
In 2009 Mikaela completed a full vocal course in London at the LMS, performed live in a few venues and bars around London and to Sarm Studios East for another recording session. {was this the recording session for Condescending?}
Recording sessions at Temple Studios with producer David Vella took place in 2010.
Her band is called Mikaela’s Picture and the Blind Trash. Members include Nick Morales (guitar), Alan Portelli (bass) and Benji Cachia (drums). The singer, who is instantly recognizable from her fire engine red long straight hair, is also frequently seen playing keyboards or guitar. Aide from playing Mikaela's original compositions, they also play covers of popular alternative rock songs, such as Standing in the Way of Control by The Gossip.
Her first single Hear Me Out was followed up by the launch of her first EP, Away He Goes. {could we have the date for all this?} These songs received heavy airplay on local radio stations and made it to the charts, preparing the way for her next single, Condescending, which was also featured regularly on several radio station playlists in Malta in the spring of 2010. Condescending was played during Toni Sant's Mużika Mod Ieħor podcast number 212 on Saturday 15 May 2010.
On Sunday 7 November 2010 her single Call Me appeared on MySpace and was released to local radio stations on the following day. It was featured on Mużika Mod Ieħor podcast number 234 on Saturday 13 November 2010. The song was co-written with Lincoln Spiteri and Jotham Saliba from Scream Daisy.