Gillian Attard
| Gillian Attard | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Gillian Attard |
| Born | February 3, 1983 |
| Origin | Zejtun, Malta |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupations | Television Presenter, Actress, Singer |
| Years active | 1988-present (singer) 2000-present (actress) 2002-present (TV host) |
Gillian Attard (born February 3, 1983) is a Maltese actress, singer and a famous personality on Maltese television.
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[edit] Early years
She grew up in the southern town of Zejtun. Attard is able to sing in Maltese, English and Italian. She has hosted a local popular make-over television show 'Cinderella'.
In 1994 she released her first album, entitled Messagg t'Imhabba, that included fourteen tracks, thirteen of which are in her native tongue.
The singer started her singing career at a very young age. Unluckily for her, she lost her mother very early in her childhood. A song was written in her mom's memory, Quddiem l-inkwatru tal-Madonna (In front of the Madonna's picture), sung by the young Gillian herself. The song turned out to be a huge success. So much so that it seemed that it was going to be hard for Gillian to move on in her musical career. Long years of hard work paved Gillian's way into a new music sphere.
Gillian took part of the first edition of "POPin" which promoted new local artists. She went from one phase of "POPin" into another performing Maltese songs originally composed by Maestro Dominic Galea. Eventually, Gillian Attard won the first edition of "POPin" and represented Malta in a song contest held early that Summer in Belarus, where she sang the English version of the song representing Malta in this year¹s OGAE contest, You touched my soul.
2002 seems to be one of Gillian's lucky years. She made her debut in the annual music festival "L-Ghanja tal-Poplu" (The people's ode). She performed Xi darba min jaf. The song placed a close second and was one of the hot favourites in the festival. Later in September 2002, Gillian took part in another song contest, "The Independence Song Contest", held annually as part of Malta's Independence Day on 21 September celebrations. On 3 August 2003, Gillian Attard will be of the acts in the "Summer Nights Festival" concert, starring also the Irish Eurovision star, Johnny Logan.
Xi darba min jaf was chosen by OGAE Malta following a pre-selection including 20 tracks. A jury made up of OGAE Malta members voted for all entries and eventually Xi darba min jaf was declared as the winning song. First runner up was Georgina's Fomm il-vjolin (The violin's hymn).
[edit] First TV-shows
In 2002, she co-hosted and produced the One TV-show Chiara & Friends with the famous Maltese singer Chiara. In Winter 2003 she presented the Sunday show Ghal Kull Hadd (One TV) Because of her popularity she hosted the make-over show Cinderella (One TV) in 2006 and on (Net TV) in 2007. At the same time she wanted to extend her artistic abilities. Therefore she presented the Tuesday prime-time show Pumpkin (One TV). Each episode consists of taking one car in poor condition and restoring it, as well as customizing it.
[edit] Current TV-show
In the new schedule on ONE TV, Gillian Attard, will be hosting the show called Mamma Mia. "IT'S PRIME TIME FOR MUM" Every Sunday at 11:00am.
[edit] Actress
In 2002, the Maltese actress and TV presenter Eileen Montesin offered Attard her first film role in the TV series Under Cover 4 (One TV).
[edit] TV Presenter
- Presenter
2002 - Chiara & Friends
2003 - Ghal Kull Hadd
2003 - Summer Break
2006-2007 - Cinderella
2006 - Pumpkin
2007 - Cinderella Plus
2008 - Mamma Mia
