Natalie Gauci, an Australian of Maltese descent, has won the coveted Australian Idol award for young singers.



The 25-year-old carried off the prize in the final night of the competition at the Sydney Opera House last night in a show watched by millions.

Gauci, a resident of Melbourne, had made it to the top 12 of the contest on a wild card but impressed the audience with her performance of Here I Am , defeating bookies' favourite Matt Corby.

"Are you sure, I can't believe it" a stunned Gauci asked as the crowd roared when the winner was announced. Gauci won a Sony recording contract and will go on tour in January.

Another singer of Maltese descent, Daniel Mifsud, made it to the top six of the contest.

timesofmalta.com will be carrying an interview with Gauci in the coming days.

oooh thats great of timesofmalta.com


One of my very favourite places, the islands of Malta AND they have extraordinary singers

and they're beautiful looking people (as you can see).

Very very pleased with the result - Natalie is able to cope with the stresses of being an Idol, and Matt has time to do his own thing.

I believe Natalie has one of her own songs on the new single?


(little point - Malta proudly advise there are 365 churches on Malta...

:D )