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Morena (Margherita Camilleri) is a Maltese singer. She is a Gozitan citizen. Morena participated in several festivals. She participated in the Malta TV International Song Festivalin 2007, and won with the song "Il-Boghod Mill-Ghajn,Il-Boghod Mill-Qalb". Her debut in the Malta Song For Europe was in the year 2006. She performed the song "Time" with the singer Paul Giordimaina. The song finished in 9th place with 3046 points from a field of 18 songs participating. In 2008 she then passed to the final with the songs "Casanova" and "Vodka" both written and composed by Philip Vella and Gerard James Borg. In the final the winning song "Vodka" received 49 points from the jury and the maximum 16,979 points (33 %) from televoting while her other song Casanova received 3607 points from televoting and 40 points from the Jury and the song placed 5th.

Morena has won the Malta Song for Europe Festival with song "Vodka". The Gozitan, a relatively new face on the music scene, emerged as the clear winner with 49 points from the jury and 16,979 votes through televoting for the song composed by Philip Vella and penned by Gerard James Borg, who already have massive Eurovision experience as their songs have represented Malta in Eurovision 2000, 2002, 2004 and 2007. The song is actually not about drinking, but about espionage and "Vodka" is secret code discovered by main hero.

Claudia Faniello (sister of Eurovision 2001 and 2006 entrant Fabrizio Faniello) finished second and third with songs "Carravagio" and "Sunrise".

Televoting and SMS lines were opened by presenters Ruth Casingena, John Demanuele and Chiara at approximately 21.15 CET and remained active for 30 minutes, giving ample time for viewers to vote comfortably. Entertainers during the TVM-televised night at the Malta Convention Centre in Ta' Qali included former winners Mike Spiteri and Olivia Lewis. Natalie Gauci, the 26-year-old singer of Maltese descent and winner of the Australian Idol contest last year was a special guest singer performing a duet with Chiara on Malta's highest ever Eurovision placement, Angel.