Twelve-year-old singer Christina Magrin was announced winner of her category in Next Star, a major talent show based in Romania broadcast to more than seven million people by private broadcaster Antena.
Magrin’s rendition of the Eurovision 2012 sensation Suus caught the attention of millions of television viewers and attracted over 400,000 viewers on Facebook, going viral on Albanian media.
The singer’s final rendition of Je t’Aime secured her the top place among all contestants.
Following her success in Sanremo Junior Malta and Next Star, the singer also attracted the attention of foreign songwriters Rick Allison and Florent Boshnjaku, who undertook to compose a song which will be launched locally and in the Balkans.
Magrin’s performance in the final of Next Star can be viewed on YouTube.
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