Kevin Borg是島國馬爾他的新秀，全名Kevin James Borg，1986年出生，他在2008年參加了瑞典偶像的比賽，并且獲得了冠軍。他是此比賽有史以來的第三位男冠軍，也是第一位國籍為瑞典國以外的冠軍。在贏得了瑞典偶像的冠軍之後，Kevin得到了Sony BMG的一紙唱片協議，他的首張專輯將在2009年2月發行，單曲《With Every Bit of Me》也是這張專輯的重頭戲。 Kevin Borg能得到冠軍不光是靠俊朗的外型，在唱功方面他的表現也是相當不錯的，"With Every Bit Of Me"，動聽的旋律，很Pop，好久沒聽到這么Pop的歌了，在他的音樂道路上能否走的順利，他的第一張專輯就顯得很重要的了，一起期待他的專輯出爐 Kevin James Borg (born 9 June 1986 in Floriana, Malta) is a Maltese pop singer who rose to musical fame as the winner of the fifth series of the Swedish singing competition Idol in 2008. He was the third male winner and the first in the show's history to be born outside of Sweden, having moved there exactly one year before he was declared winner. Biography Early Life Borg was born and raised in Floriana, Malta. He discovered his love for singing as a child when he performed the lead role in the school musical "Oliver Twist". His collaboration with composer Jason Cassar has led him to participate twice in both the Maltese selection for Eurovision Song Contest [2] and the Malta International TV Song Festival [3] in 2006 and 2007. He was a resident singer in the television programme Kalamita (2006-2007). Borg has also performed songs with noted Maltese singers Claudia Faniello and Olivia Lewis. He was also a rather talented footballer, playing for Floriana FC. Borg's grandfather, Lolly De Battista, was the first Maltese footballer to win the prestigious Footballer of the Year Award [4]. Idol 2008 In December 2007 Borg moved to Arvidsjaur in the north of Sweden to live with his Swedish girlfriend. During the fall 2008 he auditioned for the fifth season of the Swedish singing contest Idol. Although he made it through to the final 12 live finals, Borg was not originally among the competition's front-runners. However, his strong performances caused a rapid growth in his popularity with viewers week by week. After making it to the final 2 and performing at Stockholm's Globen Arena before a live audience of 16,000 people, Borg was declared the fifth Swedish Idol on December 12, 2008, defeating Alice Svensson with 60% of the votes. Throughout the live finals, Borg had never fallen into the bottom three contestants. TV4 received some criticism for including Borg, as he was already an established singer on Malta before his participation in Swedish Idol. Idol Performances Top 11 Idol 5 years celebration: "Natalie" by Ola Svensson Top 10 '90s: "All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You" by Heart Top 9 ABBA: "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! Top 8 Schlager: "Lyssna till ditt hjärta" by Friends Top 7 Rock: Livin' on a Prayer" by Bon Jovi Top 6 Soul & Duets: "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" by Stevie Wonder Top 6 Soul & Duets: "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" by Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes Top 5 Love: "If Tomorrow Never Comes" by Ronan Keating Top 5 Love: "In the Shadows" by The Rasmus Top 4 Gospel: "Higher and Higher" by Jackie Wilson Top 4 Gospel: "The Way You Make Me Feel" by Michael Jackson Top 3 Judge's Choice: "Livin' la Vida Loca" by Ricky Martin Top 3 Judge's Choice: "Hot In Here" by Nelly Top 2 Grand Finale: "You're the Voice" by John Farnham Top 2 Grand Finale: "Livin' on a Prayer" by Bon Jovi Top 2 Grand Finale: "With Every Bit of Me" by Kevin Borg - Declared 5th Swedish Idol