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The music industry has truly embraced many young talents who possess a passion for the music biz. Undoubtedly, one of these young talents is Maltese-born Clinton Paul. Born on the 20th of February 1983, this young man has today established a devoted following over his past releases. His original concepts and creative ideas put him in a league of his own, making him distinct from other songwriters.

2003, 2004, and 2005, Clinton delved deeply into a project that launched and consolidated the presence of Laurasound on the airwaves and in the clubs. Laura's debut single, "Lucky Star", was distributed to all major radio stations and club DJs. The song received heavy rotation, and was voted fourth most played Maltese production. The massive demand for more Laura material was satisfied in 2004 when her summer-single "Bye Bye Baby" was released in mid June. Due to the song's immediate success, a video for the track was shot in one of Malta's top clubs. The video was aired on a number of television broadcasts and also represented Malta at the OGAE Video Contest in France. The year 2004 also saw the birth of "Secret To Tell". Laura played this tune during the 04/05 NYE Concert in Gozo best known as the Gozo Music Festival, alongside of international artist Jan Johnston; the first lady of trance who performed in the best events in the world. The response to "Secret To Tell" from 3000 clubbers was so exciting.

The biggest breakthrough for Clinton Paul was in 2006 when he wrote and composed the song "It Just Comes Natural". This song was launched on the first edition of 'Opportunity 2 Challenge' by Josef & Amanda. Thirty six songs were selected for the programme. The Abba-inspired entry by Clinton Paul was immediately tipped as a hot favourite and it lead many local polls. After weeks of intense competition......... "It Just Comes Natural" climbed to number one and won a place in the Go Mobile Malta Song for Europe 2006 that was held on the 4th of February at the Mediterranean Conference Centre, with the chance of representing Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest in Greece. On the 22nd of July, of the same year, Laura's "Make Your Move" got released internationally under the popular online dance music label Peeled Tracks. With its pure Italo-style lyrics, the single is available as mp3 from all major download portals.

In summer 2007, like previous years, Clinton made it to the top 20 of the Konkors Kanzunetta Indipendenza with two entries: "L-Ahhar Bewsa" (Romina Mamo) and "Tarantella" (Josef Tabone); completely different styles and completely new concepts for this festival. "Tarantella" came 4th with 505 points (only 9 points away from 3rd place), whilst "L-Ahhar Bewsa" came 10th with 430 points. The song "Tarantella" became a massive hit in Malta. Radio stations kept playing this song by public demand. In October and November, Clinton competed in the 2nd edition of the Malta International TV Song Festival with a bang. Six songs by him made it to the semi-finals of this highly popular festival aired on ONE TV. The songs were: "Paradoss" by Josef Tabone, "Qalb ta' Mara" by Amanda, "Paso Doble" by J. Anvil, "Nixtieq" by Caroline Stapley, "Talisman" by Josef & Amanda, and "Perla Blu" by Stephanie Vella. The latter -- with its oriental concept and theme -- managed to pass to the final round.

2008 saw a first for Malta and a first for Italy -- A Maltese entry in the Roma Music Festival. "Venetian Black" by Amanda Farrugia qualified for the semi-final (finishing in 7th place) and the final (finishing in 6th place). The stage on which "Venetian Black" was performed, that of Multisala Adriano (Il Palazzo Del Cinema), was the same one on which the legendary Beatles performed. The semi-final and the final were heard by more than 140 million listeners on Rome's most popular radio station Radio Dimensione Musica. Saturday 19th April saw another nice feather in Clinton Paul's cap. His song "Vuci Wahda" won 1st place in Category C (that from sixteen years upwards) in the festival Fl-Ghaqda l-Melodija. Sung by Laces & Josef, the song proved to be a huge success, having won not only 1st place by the jury but also won the public vote as the Best Overall Song of the night. Sunday 27th April, Clinton rode the waves of yet another success. "Gotta Tell You", sung by Josef Tabone, finished in 2nd place in the Malta Hit Song Contest semi-final. Later on in July, the song placed 4th in the final. Wednesday 23rd July, Dian Bland competed in the 5th edition of the GOLDEN CROSS INTERNATIONAL SINGING FESTIVAL with the song "Detached". Judged by an international jury, "Detached" won the award for Best New Song. Thursday 18th September, Clinton took part in the Konkors Kanzunetta Indipendenza with a massive number of 5 songs. These were: "Hobbni jew Obghodni" (Amanda Farrugia), "Mad-Daqq tal-Vjolincell" (Laces & Josef), "Tequila" (Mauro), "Medusa" (Romina Mamo), and "Anima" (Rita Pace). All five songs were presented to the public with shows never before seen in this local festival. "Medusa" finished in 6th place with 537 points.

This year, 2009, Clinton made it to the semi-finals of the Go Malta Eurosong 2009. His entry, co-written with Charlene Grech, was "Love in the Sahara" and was performed by Maria Mallia. Also in the first week of January, a song titled 'Brivido', sung by 13-year-old Domenique Azzopardi, represented Malta in the Junior Eurokids Festival in Italy (Pompei). 'Brivido' managed to qualify with the finalists from 25 semi-finalists. In the battle among the last nine songs, 'Brivido' then finished in 3rd place. On Sunday 22nd February, the twenty finalists of the International Malta Hit Song Contest 2009 were announced. Clinton Paul qualified with three entries: "Primitive" (Romina Mamo), "Silhouette" (Stephanie Vella), and "Colourblind" (Dominic Cini). On Saturday 21st March, Gozitan teenage singer Alessia launched her first CD Single at KU Club in Victoria Gozo. The single entitled "Spotlight", written by Clinton Paul and composed by Elton Zarb evolves around a young lady who always dreamt of getting on a stage to show her talents. On Friday 1st May, Clinton participated in the Super Final of the International Malta Hit Song Contest with 2 songs: "Primitive" sung by Romina Mamo and "Silhouette" sung by Stephanie Vella. "Primitive", with an unmatched performance, placed second with 478 points and also won the award of placing first in the public vote. A total success! On Saturday 9th May, Clinton Paul participated in the Konkors Ilwien Muzikali 2009 organised by Bronk Productions with 3 songs. He placed first in Category D with "Marija Magdalena" sung by Romina Mamo. On Saturday 18th July, Clinton took part in the 3rd edition of the festival L-Ghanja tal-Maltin 2009 with three songs: Genesis (Tremolo), Tosca (Domenique) and Maremoto (Franz Bezzina). He won first place with the song "Genesis".

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