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Kevin James Borg [1] (born 9 June 1986 in Floriana, Malta) is a Maltese pop singer who lives and works in Sweden. Borg rose to musical fame as the winner of the fifth series of the Swedish singing competition Idol in 2008. He was the third male winner and the first in the show's history to be born outside of Sweden, having moved there exactly one year before he was declared winner.
[edit] Biography[edit] Early lifeBorg was born and raised in Floriana, Malta. He discovered his love for singing as a child when he performed the lead role in the school musical "Oliver Twist". His collaboration with composer Jason Cassar has led him to participate twice in both the Maltese selection for Eurovision Song Contest [2] and the Malta International TV Song Festival [3] in 2006 and 2007. He was a resident singer in the television programme Kalamita (2006-2007). Borg has also performed songs with noted Maltese singers Claudia Faniello and Olivia Lewis. He was also a rather talented footballer, playing for Floriana FC. Borg's grandfather, Lolly De Battista, was the first Maltese footballer to win the prestigious Footballer of the Year Award [4]. [edit] Idol 2008 In December 2007 Borg moved to Arvidsjaur in the north of Sweden to live with his Swedish girlfriend. During the fall 2008 he auditioned for the fifth season of the Swedish singing contest Idol. Although he made it through to the final 12 live finals, Borg was not originally among the competition's front-runners. However, his strong performances caused a rapid growth in his popularity with viewers week by week. After making it to the final 2 and performing at Stockholm's Globen Arena before a live audience of 16,000 people, Borg was declared the fifth Swedish Idol on December 12, 2008, defeating Alice Svensson with 60% of the votes. Throughout the live finals, Borg had never fallen into the bottom three contestants. TV4 received some criticism for including Borg, as he was already an established singer on Malta before his participation in Swedish Idol. [edit] Idol Performances
[edit] After "Idol"[edit] 2008: Debut singleAfter having won the Swedish Idol 2008 Borg signed a recording contract with Sony BMG. Borg's coronation song With Every Bit of Me was released one week after he had won the contest. The song was a hit in Sweden, where it debuted at no. 1 and stayed on top of the charts for two consecutive weeks. [edit] 2009: First album: The BeginningOn March 4th, 2009, Borg officially released his album The Beginning in Sweden. It has so far not been listed on the charts in Sweden and has not been reviewed by any critics yet. Borg also released his second single off of the album, entitled Street Lights. So far, the single has reached a peak of no. 10 in Sweden. The album was originally slated for release in February, but since Borg was at that time working on his music video for Street Lights the album was pushed back by a week. Borg will make a nation-wide tour in the spring and summer of 2009 in Sweden, with the tour starting off in Gislaved, a smaller town in the southern county of Jönköping, Småland. [edit] Discography
The following is a complete discography of every album and single released by Maltese pop singer Kevin Borg. [edit] Studio Albums
[edit] Singles
[edit] Other Charted Songs
[edit] Musical Participation In MaltaMalta International TV Song Festival
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