Continuing on with our interviews with the 2017 Eurovision participants in Kiev – we today bring you our chat with Claudia Faniello from Malta.

Claudia has tried on a number of occasions to get to the Eurovision stage, and in 2017, her dream will finally come true!

Danny spoke to Claudia after her first rehearsal in the International Exhibition Centre yesterday. In the interview, she tells us why she decided to enter MESC again after a several year gap, the dress options that she has for her Eurovision performance, and even her dog, Layla!

You can watch our interview with Claudia below:

Malta perform in the second semi-final, which is due to take place on Thursday, May 11th! You can watch the official video of Claudia’s song, “Breathlessly” here:

We’ll be bringing you more interviews and updates throughout the coming days. We’ll be blogging all of the rehearsals every day on our website. Be sure to check out our daily Facebook Live videos too, on our Facebook page!