Malta's 'I'm Out' Anthem Delivers Seventh

MAY 15 2021 · 12:10

Destiny · "Je Me Casse" · Malta · 2021 Placement: 7 · Score: 255 · Language: English, French · Composers: Malin Christin, Anderz Wrethov, Destiny Chukunyere · Venue: Rotterdam Ahoy · Host: Rotterdam, Netherlands · Type: performance innovation · Broadcast: streaming era Destiny Chukunyere — Maltese-Nigerian, 18, already a former Junior Eurovision winner — takes the Rotterdam Ahoy stage in a canary-yellow retro zoot-suit, backed by three dancers doing stylized jazz choreography. 'Je Me Casse' ('I'm Out') is a brassy refusal anthem. 255 points for 7th place. Malta's pre-contest betting favorite status doesn't quite materialize. Context Destiny had won Junior Eurovision 2015 at age 12. Malta's broadcaster PBS had backed her with a major budget. The French-English title worked to both Francophone and Anglophone markets. The Rotterdam staging conditions, still COVID-restricted, limited the dance scale slightly. Legacy Destiny continued her solo career across Malta and UK charts. Her 7th-place result was considered disappointing relative to expectations but consolidated Malta's place among consistent Eurovision top-ten contenders. 'Je Me Casse' is frequently included in 21st-century Eurovision best-of retrospectives specifically for its attitude and horn arrangement.