She may have started out as a budding actress in her childhood, but even then, singer Talitha already had a musical inclination, forming part of a choir and later also taking classical singing lessons.

Today, she is also well-known as a popular drivetime radio DJ, but her love of music has not waned at all. In fact, Talitha recently collaborated with Danish artist Jesper Ejrup, in releasing a brand new single Why.

The song was recorded and produced at Ejrup’s Heartbeat Productions in Denmark, while Talitha’s vocals were recorded locally at Niki Gravino’s Foreface Studios.

A rock-edged upbeat pop song, Why has quickly picked up a lot of airplay by several local stations, even reaching the number 5 spot on Bay Radio’s Malta Top 10 chart.

Ejrup first met Talitha when he was looking for a Maltese artist to work with. It only took a short jam session before the two realised there was a certain chemistry that connected them musically.

“Talitha is into rock and was after a catchy song that had a rock element to it,” Ejrup said.

“I came up with a killer riff, a few bars, and within an hour, we had the song. She took it home and tweaked the lyrics to give them her own ‘feel’”.

To listen to the song, log on to www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoIc-lyaJqs.