Destiny Chukunyere
| Destiny Chukunyere M.Q.R. |
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Chukunyere at JESC 2015
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Destiny Chukunyere |
| Born |
19 January 2002 Birkirkara, Malta |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer and television personality |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2013–present |
Destiny Chukunyere M.Q.R. (b. January 19, 2002) is a Maltese singer from Birkirkara, Malta. She won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015, where she represented Malta with the song "Not My Soul".
Chukunyere was born on 19 January 2002. She lives in Birkirkara and currently attends a secondary school in Ħamrun. Her father is Nigerian (Igbo) former footballer Ndubisi Chukunyere, while her mother is Maltese. She has two younger siblings: a sister named Melody and a brother named Isaiah.
Prior to her participation in the Junior Eurovision, Chukunyere participated in various singing competitions including Festival Kanzunetta Indipendenza 2014 in which she placed third with the song "Festa t'Ilwien"; and won the Asterisks Music Festival, and SanRemo Junior in Italy.
On 11 July 2015, Chukunyere won the Maltese national final held at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta. She represented Malta at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015, in Sofia, Bulgaria on 21 November.
Chukunyere won the live national final with the Aretha Franklin song "Think", enabling her to represent Malta; her Junior Eurovision entry called "Not My Soul" was composed by Elton Zarb and written by Muxu with her involvement. Chukunyere won the contest with 185 points breaking the previous record score set by María Isabel in 2004.
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