L-Għanja tal-Poplu 1980
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The Eighth Edition of the Festival was organized by the Youth Travel Circle (YTC), under the guidance of Fr Maurice Mifsud, by the name of Festival ta' Kant Folk. Fifteen songs took part in the final night on 17 May 1980 at St Albert College, Valletta. The show was compered by Catherine D'Alfonso and Lawrence Cutajar.
Miriam Dougall, Louis Stride and Joe Cassar were in charge of the stage while George Pollacco was responsible for sound and audio.
Poster Design
The poster was designed by Mario P. Azzopardi.
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Finalists
| No | Singers | Songs | Lyrics | Composer |
| 01 | Jien Irrid Ngħix | Charlie Dalli | Charlie Dalli | |
| 02 | The Incorvaja Twins | To A Very Special Lady | Josephine Incorvaja & May Incorvaja | Josephine & May Incorvaja |
| 03 | Tell Me Why? | Maria Teresa Vincenti | Maria Teresa Vincenti | |
| 04 | Issa Sew | Mario Debono | Mario Debono | |
| 05 | Mingħajr Flus | Rita Cassar | Lucia Cassar | |
| 06 | Walter Micallef | Karba Minn Wara L-Ħajt | Walter Micallef | Walter Micallef |
| 07 | Biex Nersaq Lejk | Emvin Debono | John B.Dougall | |
| 08 | Dwejjaq | Martin Attard | Martin Attard | |
| 09 | Il-Bejjiegħa Ta' L-Annimali | Jack DeDomenico | Freddie Pisani | |
| 10 | Għaliex Sajf? | Martin Attard | Martin Attard | |
| 11 | Fl-Imħabba Issib il-Paċi u s-Sliem | Charlie Dalli | Charlie Dalli | |
| 12 | Xefaq | Louis Stride, Rita Grech | Edwin Micallef | |
| 13 | Mario Debono | Noli | Mario Debono | Mario Debono |
| 14 | Skop Biex Ingħix | Tony Pace | Tony Pace | |
| 15 | Ejj' Ifraħ Magħna | Mario P. Azzopardi | Mario P. Azzopardi |
Interval
During the counting of votes, the audience was entertained by the YTC Drama Group under the direction of Domenic Said.
Winners
Here are the Winning Songs featured in the final:-
| No | Singers | Songs | Lyrics | Composer |
| 01 | Mario Debono | Noli | Mario Debono | Mario Debono |
| 02 | ||||
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See also
External links
- L-Għanja tal-Poplu - Official website
L-Għanja tal-Poplu Festival Editions * 1970s: 01 (1973) - 02 (1974) - 03 (1975) - 04 (1976) - 05 (1977) - 06 (1978) - 07 (1979) * 1980s: 08 (1980) - 09 (1981) - 10 (1982) - 11 (1983) - 12 (1984) - 13 (1985) - 14 (1986) - 15 (1987) * 1990s: 16 (1990) - 17 (1992) - 18 (1993) - 19 (1994) - 20 (1995) - 21 (1996) - 22 (1997) - 23 (1998) - 24 (1999) * 2000s: 25 (2000) - 26 (2001) - 27 (2002) - 28 (2003) - 29 (2004) - 30 (2005) - 31 (2006) - 32 (2007) - 33 (2008) - 34 (2009) * 2010s: 35 (2010) - 36 (2012) - 37 (2013) - 38 (2014) - 39 (2015) - 40 (2016) - 41 (2017) - 42 (2018) - 43 (2019) * 2020s: 44 (2020) - 45 (2021) - 46 (2022) - 47 (2023)