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Veronica Rotin ( born 4 March, 2004 in Tarxien, Malta) is a young Maltese singer. She has had some success at International singing competitions. In 2014 she released her debut album titled Veronica Rotin.

Early Life
Veronica Rotin was born on 4 March, 2014 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, Malta.

Io Canto
In 2013 Rotin, aged just 9 years old, competed in the popular Italian TV show Io Canto, where she sang the songs "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going", "Perdere L'Amore", "Adagio" , "Proud Mary" , "All by Myself" and "Last Dance ". Rotin's team made it through to the final but failed to win the public vote.

Il Cantagiro
Rotin, along with other students from the La Voix Academy, took part in the Italian singing competition, Il Cantagiro, where Rotin won the Junior section of the competition.

Ezerski Biseri (Lake Pearls)
In 2014 Rotin competed in the World Festival Association's (WAF) XI International contest for young talents Ezerski Biseri (Lake Pearls), held in FYR Macedonia, in the "solo pop singer" category and she won the Grand Prix against competitors from Macedonia and all over the world.

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" 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.

Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Rotin performed a part in 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.

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.

Albums
Veronica Rotin