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Ella Eyre has a writing tattoo on the left side of her upper back. The words “Sliem għalik, Marija, Bil-grazzja mimlija” come from the Maltese language version of the Catholic rosary prayer, meaning “Hail Mary, Full of Grace.”
She doesn’t speak any Maltese herself, but chose language because she is ethnically Maltese on her mother’s side (her father is Jamaican). She first visited Malta when she three years old and says it’s “one of my favourite places in the world.” Hundreds of her second cousins still live there and she’s gone there for occasions such as a family wedding.
The British singer-songwriter had her first performance in Malta at the Isle of MTV festival in June 2018. She told TVM that the language is so sentimental to her that just hearing a taxi driver talk reminded her of her Maltese-speaking grandmother.
This is Ella Eyre’s only tattoo. She has said that she is “done with tattoos” and doesn’t want any others because of how much she loves this one. “One is enough, means too much to overshadow with another,” she tweeted.
Her shoulder blade tattoo can be seen in the music video for DJ Fresh’s song “Gravity,” which she is featured on. screenshot via YouTube / DJ Fresh
Sliem għalik Marija, Bil-grazzja mimlija – Hail Mary Full of Grace in Maltese
— ella eyre (@EllaEyre) August 28, 2016
Celebrity: Ella Eyre
Placement:Shoulder Blade
Theme:Christianity Heritage Prayer Religion
Style:Cursive
posted by Linda on January 8, 2015
her tattoo is maltese text its from a rosary prayer it reads hail mary with grace Sliema għalik, Marija, Bil-grazzja
Her tattoo is Maltese text. It’s a Maltese Rosary prayer reading: Hail Mary, with Grace.
“Sliema għalik, Marija, Bil-grazzja”