Stefan Galea
Stefan Galea (born 28 March 1996) is a singer from L-Iklin, Malta.
Early Career
Stefan started singing in 2001 as part of a choir under the direction of Doreen Galea. The following year he also started working on his acting and dancing skills by attending the Masquerade drama school in Malta.
In 2006 Stefan started attending singing lessons with Priscilla Psaila taking part in various competitions where he managed to do well. In his first competition appearance he sung a duet with Rochelle Grech covering Michael Jackson's Heal the World.
Elio Lombardi cast him in two of his film productions Qatt Ma Hu Tard and Aħjar Qatt Milli Tard in 2007. That same year he also acquired Trinity Guild Hall Certificates in singing, acting, and dancing with results of Honors, Distinction and Merit respectively.
Mark Spiteri Lucas and Hermann Bonaci invited him to take part in their theatre show Welcome to Hollywood in 2008. Another notable appearance for him that year was singing the Italian song Piazza Grande in an audience with Andrea Trabalza, the Italian Ambassador for Malta.
In 2009 Stefan enter a song for the Maltese national selection for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009, and managed to make it to the finals of The Malta Junior Eurosong 2009 with his up tempo tribal song Shake Up Wake Up. The show was aired live on TVM. Later that year he took part in a local TV talent show and placed second with the song Shake it up Shekerim.
Stefan performed for the first time with a live band in 2010. This was with Mark Spiteri Lucas' Band on Net TV where he performed a cover of the song Believe. Soon after he was also a semi-finalist in the ISC International Song Writing Competition [[1]] with his song Shake up Wake Up, which is also available on iTunes.
TV Appearances
These are some TV shows on which Stefan Galea has appeared.
- Malta Junior Eurosong-TVM
- Sas-Sitta-Net TV
- Mill-Bajja-One TV
- Nannu Spagu-One TV
- Ma' Gorg-Family TV
- Kids TV-Family TV
- Milange-Calypso Music TV
- Charity Event Maratona Bir-Roti 2009,2010-E22,Net TV
- Charity Event Dar tal-Providenza Open Day 2010-E22,Net TV,One TV
- Appearance on Don't Stop me now-Favourite Channel
Awards
2005-Trinity Guild Hall Certificate
2006-Trinity Guild Hall Certificate
2007-Rising Voice Award
2008-Best Singer Personality
Radio
Stefan's Songs where played on these stations:
- MagicRadio
- Bastjanizi FM
- Vibe FM
- 89.7 Bay
- One Radio