Prime Minister nominates Gaia Cauchi for Gieh ir-Repubblika title

Young talented singer who got Malta the first place at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest nominated for honorary membership of Malta order of merit

2 December 2013, 12:00am
by Staff Reporter

1 min read

Malta's sweetheart nominated for Gieh ir-Repubblika title by the Prime Minister.

Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has nominated Gaia Cauchi and her team for the prestigious award of the Gieh ir-Repubblika.

Together with her team, the 11-year-old singer met the Prime Minister during which the announcement was made.

Muscat congratulated the team for the excellent result obtained at Kiev on Saturday, which for the first time has seen Malta winning the junior Euro song contest.

The Prime Minister's announcement came as the Parliament was debating amendments to the law regulating the awarding of the title. The Opposition has already expressed it was against the capping removal and have suggested there could be more than meets the eye with government's decision to relax the rules.