Going to Gliwice: Meet Eliana Gomez Blanco from Malta
08 November 2019 at 16:00 CET
Eliana Gomez Blanco
PBS
With her song ‘We Are More', Eliana Gomez Blanco will represent Malta. This is 'Going to Gliwice', our feature counting down to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 on Sunday 24 November in Gliwice-Silesia, Poland.
Eliana's hopes for Junior Eurovision are to make new friends and new connections and to experience Poland for the first time. Her Junior Eurovision entry We Are More has a strong message from the youth of today and tomorrow's future.
We Are More was written by Rachel Suter, Jonas Thander, Joe Julian Farrugia and Kevin Lee and composed by Jonas Thander and Rachel Suter.
About Eliana
Eliana Gomez Blanco is a 14-year-old who started singing at the age of 6. She recently obtained her Grade 8 Trinity Rock & Pop singing exam with distinction. Eliana is a resident singer on a local TV program and has represented Malta in multiple international festivals. She won the Għanja Tal-Poplu Żgħażagħ 2018 as a duet with the song Dwell. In the same year, she was also a finalist in the Malta Junior Eurovision Song Contest.
Aside from singing, Eliana loves to read and is currently also working hard at school to pursue her dream of becoming a doctor. She is also passionate about hairdressing and will be sitting for her final exam in September. Eliana believes that one of the most important things in life is that you should always stay true to your own values and not be influenced by others.
Stay tuned for the next feature participant in the Going to Gliwice series!
