Songs
De Battista has written music and lyrics for songs competing in the Song for Europe - Eurovision and has competed in local song festivals. He took part in the Malta Independence Song Festival 2008, singing "Tond jibqa' tond", and place third in the same Festival 2009 as both a composer and lyricist of a song sung by newcoming Twins - Lara and Marie-Elena - "Tar iż-Żmien". He took part in a trio group in the Malta Independence Song Festival (2012) with the song "Mhux l-ewwel darba".
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