Kevin James Borg (born 9 June 1986, in Floriana, Malta), is a Maltese pop singer who lives and works in Sweden. Borg rose to fame as the winner of the fifth series of the Swedish television 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.
In December 2007, Borg moved to Arvidsjaur, Sweden, to live with his Swedish girlfriend. In autumn 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 two and performing at Stockholm's Globen Arena before a live audience of 16,000 people, Borg was declared the fifth Swedish Idol on 12 December 2008, defeating Alice Svensson. Throughout the live finals, Borg had never fallen into the bottom three contestants.[citation needed]
Top 2 Grand Finale: "With Every Bit of Me" by Kevin Borg - Declared 5th Swedish Idol (Winner)
After Idoledit
2008: Debut singleedit
After 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 number one and stayed on top of the charts for two consecutive weeks.[citation needed]
2009: First album: The Beginningedit
Kevin Borg during a concert
On 4 March 2009 Borg officially released his album The Beginning in Sweden. The album reached number 3 in the charts in Sweden and was certified gold. Borg also released his second single titled Street Lights. The single reached number 10 in Sweden. The album was originally slated for release in February, but Borg was working on a music video for Street Lights and the album was postponed by a week. Borg made a nationwide tour in early-to-mid-2009 in Sweden. In November 2012 Borg's music single "Christmas Time" was placed at number one on Malta's iTunes chart. He co-wrote with Marcos Ubeda and produced the song "Mental Breaker" for the South Korean K-Pop group, Block B. The song reached number 10 on Billboard and other charts.[citation needed]
After 2013: Back in Maltaedit
Borg participated again in the Maltese national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö with the song "Needing You", which he co-wrote and co-produced with Simon Gribbe, Danne Attlerud, Thomas Thörnholm and Michael Clauss, coming in second place. Borg also co-wrote and co-composed the song "Storyline" with Gribbe, Alin Văduva and Aidan O'Connor as was with in the Romanian Eurovision Song Contest 2013 selection.
In 2016, Borg was cast in the role of Danny Zuko in a production of Grease (musical), with Maxine Aquilina playing the part of Sandy Dumbrowski at Teatru Astra in Gozo, Malta, on Saturday 16 April 2016.[2]
On 20 April 2016, he released his single Young at Heart, distributed by Spinnup through iTunes.[3]
In December 2016, Borg was selected to be part of Malta's national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Follow".[4] He placed third in the national final.[5] In July 2017, Borg co-wrote "Tsunagu", single by a Japanese boyband Arashi with Peter Nord and Hirofumi Sasaki. The single peaked at number one in Japan and became the twelfth best-selling single of 2017 in the country.
^"Kevin: Jag hade aldrig sett snö" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet.se. 27 October 2008. from the original on 26 March 2009. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
^Galea, Beppe (March 12, 2016). . Newsbook. Archived from the original on January 9, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
^"Young at Heart". iTunes. from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
^"Malta: Brooke and Claudia Faniello in final line up - ESCDaily.com -- The latest Eurovision 2017 news from across Europe and Australia". 21 December 2016. from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
^Ltd, Allied Newspapers (18 February 2017). "Breathless Claudia Faniello heads for Eurovision". Times of Malta. from the original on 15 May 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
^"Breakdown by Kevin Borg". Spotify. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
^Steffen Hung. "Kevin Borg - With Every Bit Of Me". swedishcharts.com. from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Kevin Borg news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message Kevin James Borg born 9 June 1986 in Floriana Malta is a Maltese pop singer who lives and works in Sweden Borg rose to fame as the winner of the fifth series of the Swedish television 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 Kevin BorgKevin Borg in Sweden 2009 Background informationBirth nameKevin James BorgBorn 1986 06 09 9 June 1986 age 37 Floriana MaltaOriginFloriana MaltaGenresPop musicOccupation s SingerYears active2006 presentLabelsSony BMG 2008 present Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life 1 2 Idol 2008 1 2 1 Idol performances 2 After Idol 2 1 2008 Debut single 2 2 2009 First album The Beginning 2 3 After 2013 Back in Malta 3 Discography 3 1 Studio albums 3 2 Singles 3 3 Other charting songs 3 4 Musical participation in Malta 4 References 5 External linksBiography editEarly life edit Borg was born and raised in Floriana Malta citation needed He was a footballer playing for Floriana FC His grandfather Lolly Debattista was the first Maltese footballer to win the Footballer of the Year Award 1 Idol 2008 edit In December 2007 Borg moved to Arvidsjaur Sweden to live with his Swedish girlfriend In autumn 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 two and performing at Stockholm s Globen Arena before a live audience of 16 000 people Borg was declared the fifth Swedish Idol on 12 December 2008 defeating Alice Svensson Throughout the live finals Borg had never fallen into the bottom three contestants citation needed Idol performances edit Top 11 Idol 5 years celebration Natalie by Ola Svensson Safe Top 10 90s All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You by Heart Safe Top 9 ABBA Gimme Gimme Gimme Safe Top 8 Schlager Lyssna till ditt hjarta by Friends Safe Top 7 Rock Livin on a Prayer by Bon Jovi Safe Top 6 Soul amp Duets Signed Sealed Delivered I m Yours by Stevie Wonder Safe Top 6 Soul amp Duets I ve Had The Time of My Life by Bill Medley amp Jennifer Warnes Safe Top 5 Love If Tomorrow Never Comes by Ronan Keating Safe Top 5 Love In the Shadows by The Rasmus Safe Top 4 Gospel Higher and Higher by Jackie Wilson Safe Top 4 Gospel The Way You Make Me Feel by Michael Jackson Safe Top 3 Judge s Choice Livin la Vida Loca by Ricky Martin Safe Top 3 Judge s Choice Hot In Herre by Nelly Safe Top 2 Grand Finale You re the Voice by John Farnham Winner Top 2 Grand Finale Livin on a Prayer by Bon Jovi Winner Top 2 Grand Finale With Every Bit of Me by Kevin Borg Declared 5th Swedish Idol Winner After Idol edit2008 Debut single edit After 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 number one and stayed on top of the charts for two consecutive weeks citation needed 2009 First album The Beginning edit nbsp Kevin Borg during a concertOn 4 March 2009 Borg officially released his album The Beginning in Sweden The album reached number 3 in the charts in Sweden and was certified gold Borg also released his second single titled Street Lights The single reached number 10 in Sweden The album was originally slated for release in February but Borg was working on a music video for Street Lights and the album was postponed by a week Borg made a nationwide tour in early to mid 2009 in Sweden In November 2012 Borg s music single Christmas Time was placed at number one on Malta s iTunes chart He co wrote with Marcos Ubeda and produced the song Mental Breaker for the South Korean K Pop group Block B The song reached number 10 on Billboard and other charts citation needed After 2013 Back in Malta edit Borg participated again in the Maltese national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmo with the song Needing You which he co wrote and co produced with Simon Gribbe Danne Attlerud Thomas Thornholm and Michael Clauss coming in second place Borg also co wrote and co composed the song Storyline with Gribbe Alin Văduva and Aidan O Connor as was with in the Romanian Eurovision Song Contest 2013 selection In 2016 Borg was cast in the role of Danny Zuko in a production of Grease musical with Maxine Aquilina playing the part of Sandy Dumbrowski at Teatru Astra in Gozo Malta on Saturday 16 April 2016 2 On 20 April 2016 he released his single Young at Heart distributed by Spinnup through iTunes 3 In December 2016 Borg was selected to be part of Malta s national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song Follow 4 He placed third in the national final 5 In July 2017 Borg co wrote Tsunagu single by a Japanese boyband Arashi with Peter Nord and Hirofumi Sasaki The single peaked at number one in Japan and became the twelfth best selling single of 2017 in the country Discography editKevin Borg discographyStudio albums1Music videos2Singles7B sides2Other Charted Songs9Studio albums edit Year Information Sweden Sales and Certifications2009 The Beginning First studio album Released 4 March 2009 Label Sony BMG Format CD digital download 3 Swedish sales 37 000 IFPI GoldSingles edit Year Song Sweden Certification Album2008 With Every Bit of Me 1 Platinum IFPI The Beginning2009 Street Lights 10 The Last Words Digital only 2011 Unstoppable Non album single2016 Young at Heart 2017 Follow 2020 Breakdown 6 Other charting songs edit Year Song Sweden 7 2008 Lyssna till ditt hjarta 40 Living on a Prayer 9 If Tomorrow Never Comes 25 In The Shadows 37 Higher and Higher 29 The Way You Make Me Feel 44 Hot in Here 26 Living La Vida Loca 33 You re the Voice 52Musical participation in Malta edit Malta International TV Song Festival 2006 Riflessi 4th place 2007 Jasal il JumMalta Song for Europe 2006 You re My Dream 8th place 2007 Whenever 4th place 2013 Needing You 2nd place 2017 Follow 3rd placeReferences edit Kevin Jag hade aldrig sett sno in Swedish Aftonbladet se 27 October 2008 Archived from the original on 26 March 2009 Retrieved 13 May 2014 Galea Beppe March 12 2016 Kevin Borg u Maxine Aquilina fil kast prinċipali ta Grease Newsbook Archived from the original on January 9 2018 Retrieved March 19 2016 Young at Heart iTunes Archived from the original on 5 June 2016 Retrieved 20 April 2016 Malta Brooke and Claudia Faniello in final line up ESCDaily com The latest Eurovision 2017 news from across Europe and Australia 21 December 2016 Archived from the original on 22 December 2016 Retrieved 22 December 2016 Ltd Allied Newspapers 18 February 2017 Breathless Claudia Faniello heads for Eurovision Times of Malta Archived from the original on 15 May 2017 Retrieved 18 February 2017 Breakdown by Kevin Borg Spotify Retrieved 23 March 2020 Steffen Hung Kevin Borg With Every Bit Of Me swedishcharts com Archived from the original on 20 October 2012 Retrieved 8 August 2012 External links editKevin Borg Myspace Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kevin Borg amp oldid 1157254747, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
