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Rob Galea
Maltese Roman Catholic priest and singer
Musical artist
Robert Galea (born 14 November ), known professionally as Fr Rob Galea, is a Maltese/Australian Roman Catholic priest and contemporary Christian singer-songwriter.
Galea has released eight music projects, More of You (April ), Closer (UK release, February ), What A Day (January ), "Divine Mercy Chaplet" [Featuring Gary Pinto and Natasha Pinto] (August ), "Reach Out" (January ) and a live concert DVD and live CD entitled Fr Robert Galea, Reach Out Live (July ), "Glorify" Mass setting (August ) and "Something About You" (January ).
Galea has been featured in national newspapers and magazines as well as on TV Channel 10's The Project. He was a contestant on Australia's The X Factor in but left voluntarily after boot camp due to parish and youth-work commitments.
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Early life
Robert Galea was born in Malta in He was raised by strict Catholic parents with two siblings.[3][4] From the age of 14, he "started frequenting nightclubs in Paceville, a hotspot near his home in eastern Malta, drinking, taking drugs and stealing."[3] At 17 he began learning music.
Two years later he was signed to a record label and toured Europe.[3]
Priesthood
Galea entered a seminary at age 21 and, after visiting Australia, in he migrated there in the following year to continue his studies in Melbourne.[3] In , together with Bishop Joseph Grech, he co-founded the Stronger Youth Program – a series of youth retreats, rallies and small groups – in the Diocese of Sandhurst, Victoria, which was later expanded to Perth and South Australia.
He was ordained to the priesthood on 5 November by Archbishop Paul Cremona.[5] His first parish was at St Brendan's Catholic Church, Shepparton.[6]
Galea is currently an assistant priest at St Kilian's Catholic Church, Bendigo, in the Diocese of Sandhurst.[5] He also served in Bendigo as a chaplain to Catholic College and the local La Trobe University campus.
He has a significant evangelistic and outreach ministry, speaking and singing at schools, conferences and churches around Australia and the world.
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Music career
Galea's performance career combines music with Christian messages.[7] Galea has written a number of songs for various campaigns and international conferences.
He was selected to sing in the international version of the official World Youth Day song, "Receive the Power", along with pop idol Guy Sebastian and soprano, Amelia Farrugia. He performed at events before Pope Benedict XVI in and an estimated , pilgrims in Sydney.[5]
Galea was a contestant on the Australian version of reality TV talent show The X Factor in , but withdrew "after struggling to balance the demands of the show with pastoral commitments".[8] In September , he issued a single, "Dominoes", with Ira Losco.[9] He described it to Rebecca Iversen of The Malta Independent as "a pop song which talks about brokenness of us and all of us.
It talks about how we are broken into a million pieces but when these billion of pieces come together, your million my million, they create a work of art.".[9]
In , Galea contributed "Silent Night" to CDB's album, Christmas Is Here: The CDB Mixtape.[10]