Making his voice heard You may see him flitting from class to class, quietly, diligently, as befits a student of St Edward’s College. Marcus Mifsud of Year 9Y, however has a secret life: he has a voice to die for. Participating in this year’s edition of The Voice Kids, Marcus’ rendition of Lois Capaldi’s ‘Forever’ wowed the judges. Visibly thrilled Judge Destiny Chukunyere was the first to vote the young man in. She was not only impressed by the impeccable rendition, but also by the fact that Marcus sang and played the guitar. Destiny will be Marcus’ coach for the rest of the series. Another judge, Gianluca Bezzina too was impressed by the fact that Marcus mastered guitar and vocals at such a young age. “I am really happy that Destiny will be your coach and I think you have what I takes to make it through” said Judge Bezzina. In the introduction to his piece, we got to know that Marcus, quite apart from being talented, is also a very good cook. Speaking to the cameras, his mother said that Marcus often takes over the cooking and tells her to put her feet up and take a break! At the end of his performance, Marcus’ whole family was overjoyed at the success of their son.
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Sylvana Debono