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Festivals Malta Launches the Second Edition of Mużika Mużika: Submissions for Mużika Mużika 2023 now open

Earlier today the applications for Mużika Mużika – Festival Kanzunetta Maltija closed; Festivals Malta has announced that it has once again received 149 submissions for the third edition of this festival.

The Minister of National Heritage, the Arts and Local Government Owen Bonnici stated that: "this Festival which has now entered our annual cultural calendar, fills us with great courage and energy to see our beautiful Maltese language take its place in the center of Mużika Mużika."

"As a Government we are committed to continue working to see this Festival grow and spread to a wider audience," added Minister Bonnici.

The Chairman of Mużika Mużika, Mr. Raymond Bugeja said that this festival had a great response from the very beginning and "from the submissions we received it seems that the legacy of Mużika Mużika will continue to grow. I am very happy with the applications we have received, now the process to select the semifinalists begins, for sure the selection will not be easy because the level keeps rising!"

"It seems that every year the battle for the semifinals will continue to get tougher and tougher. I'm sure the jury has a tough job ahead of them. I would like to thank everyone who applied for the full confidence they have in the festival," said Paul Abela, the artistic director of Mużika Mużika.

The Festivals Malta team will now start the process leading to the selection of the semifinalists. The first phase consists of several evaluation sessions by an expert jury, after which the best 40 songs will be selected. In the second phase, the artists of these songs will perform their song live accompanied by a backing track in front of a professional jury. It is worth saying that this jury will be different from that of the previous phase. After this stage, the 20 songs that will participate in the semifinals of the festival in March 2023 will be selected. "This is a process that we take very seriously because we believe that the selection process should be fair and that it guarantees the quality of the songs selected," said the CEO of Festivals Malta, Annabelle Stivala.

"Mużika Mużika is probably the biggest investment that could be made in the Maltese music industry because not only does it offer an exceptional platform to Maltese artists but it elevates the Maltese language which we are so proud of, and puts our language on the forefront. Mużika Mużika is one of a series of events that Festivals Malta organises with such optimism, and it does this through all its employees, with the utmost seriousness and professionalism in order to present a festival of the highest level to the Maltese and Gozitan people. I am really satisfied with the great response we have had so far. I look forward to the next few months as from now on the preparations will intensify from every aspect, both for the song selections, as well as all the necessary preparations in order to guarantee the biggest musical show produced in our country. In the end, this is what the Maltese public has come to expect from us and from this Festival. And it is appropriate to celebrate our language in this way. I encourage you to continue following us on this exciting journey towards the third edition of Mużika Mużika which starts now," stated Aaron Zahra, the Chairman of Festivals Malta.

For more information on Mużika Mużika - Festival Kanzunetta Maltija visit: www.muzikamuzika.mt.

The First Eliminating Phase of Muzika Muzika 2023 closes

On 15 October Festivals Malta closed the submissions for the third edition of Mużika Mużika which will take place between 23 and 25 March 2023 with a good number of 149 applications.

Immediately afterwards the first eliminatory phase was triggered where six members of the jury, in the presence of the government notary, judged all the submissions, from which the best 40 songs were selected. They will now be moving on to the next phase where they will be exhibited live in front of six other members of the jury, different from those of the first phase, to choose the twenty semifinalists who will compete next March.

The 40 songs that passed to the next phase are these (in alphabetical order according to the name of the song):-

No Songs
01 Baraxx
02 Eroj
03 Fejn hi
04 Flimkien
05 Fuq Pultruna
06 Ġawhra
07 Ġawhra f'Qalbi
08 Għajjejt
09 Ġrajjietna
10 Ħaddanni
11 Ħares 'l Fuq
12 Hekk Kif Int
13 Il-Bogħod
14 Il-Fjur
15 Iljun
16 Inħobbok Wisq
17 Inħobbuk
18 Ir-Raġuni
19 Ir-Rota Tibqa Ddur
20 Jekk Forsi
21 Jekk Mhux Int
22 Kewkba f'Tarf l-Irdum
23 L-Aħħar Darba
24 Lulju
25 Mera
26 M'hawnx Bħalek
27 Mid-Dinja m'Għandna Xejn
28 Miegħek Tiegħek
29 Min Aħna
30 Niġri Lejk
31 Nistennik**
32 Rumanz
33 Sabiħa
34 Sinfonija mill-Pjanist
35 Skond Liema Triq
36 a' Spiss
37 Tama
38 Verdett
39 Wiċċ b'Ieħor
40 Xorta Int
  • Since there was more than one song with the name of Nistennik, we clarify that the song that passed to the next phase is the one with a composition by Cyprian Cassar and lyrics by Emil Calleja Bayliss.

Festivals Malta would like to thank all those who submitted their application for the third edition of the festival. More information related to the live auditions will be sent to the participants concerned in the coming days.

Festivals Malta announces the 20 semi-finalist songs for Mużika Mużika 2023

The third edition of Muzika Muzika will take place between March 23 and 25.

Now, the Festivals Malta team will enter the next phase of production, where work will begin on the musical arrangements, and they will intensify the logistical preparations for the festival that will take place between the 23rd and 25 March 2023.

The semifinalist songs are these (in alphabetical order by song name):

No Songs Singers Authors Composer
01 Flimkien CODA Fleur Balzan Paul Giordimaina
02 Fuq Pultruna Mark Micallef Costa Mark Micallef Costa Mark Micallef Costa
03 Ġawhra Michela Galea Gilbert 'il-Bibi' Camilleri Emil Calleja Bayliss
04 Ħaddanni Justine Shorfid Mark Spiteri Lucas Emil Calleja Bayliss
05 Ħares ‘l Fuq Jason Scerri Jason Scerri Jason Scerri
06 Hekk Kif Int* Josef Tabone u Victoria Sciberras Cyprian Cassar Cliff Casha
07 Ir-Rota Tibqa Ddur MARA Philip Vella Emil Calleja Bayliss
08 Jekk Mhux Int Drakard , Lisa Gauci Cyprian Cassar Emil Calleja Bayliss
09 L-Aħħar Darba Martina Borg Pamela Bezzina Pamela Bezzina
10 M’Hawnx Bħalek Jasmine Abela Glen Vella Philip Vella
11 Mid-Dinja m’Għandna Xejn KWINTI Joe Julian Farrugia Micimago / Pamela Bezzina
12 Miegħek Tiegħek Petra Zammit Elton Zarb / Pamela Bezzina Pamela Bezzina
13 Min Aħna? Raquel Galdes Briffa Aidan Cassar Aidan Cassar
14 Nistenniek Kelsey Bellante Cyprian Cassar Emil Calleja Bayliss
15 Rumanz* Jade Marie Vella Andrew Zammit Keith Zammit
16 Sabiħa Gianluca Bezzina Philip Vella Joe Julian Farrugia
17 Skont Liema Triq Miriam Christine Borg Ray Agius Alfred C. Sant
18 Verdett Enya Magri ft. Adrian Brincat ir-Russu Cyprian Cassar Emil Calleja Bayliss
19 Wiċċ b’Ieħor Kapitlu Tlettax u Julie Pomorski Cyprian Cassar/ Joseph Mario Calleja / Edward Magri / Julie Pomorski Emil Calleja Bayliss/ Joseph Mario Calleja
20 Xorta Int Avenue Sky Pamela Bezzina Joe Julian Farrugia

+ Victoria Sciberras replaced Jade Marie Vella and sang the song 'Hekk Kif Int' with Josef Tabone. Because Jade Marie Vella got to songs in the Final and she will sing 'Rumanz'.

First Night of The Festival - The Semi-Finals

On Thursday 23 rd March, 2023 at the MFCC Ta' Qali was held the first night of the Festival Mużika Mużika 2023.

This is the runing order of the First Night:

No Songs Singers Composer Authors Televoting Video Passed Arranger Orchestra Director
01 Mid-Dinja m’Għandna Xejn KWINTI Micimago / Pamela Bezzina Joe Julian Farrugia 50615201 watch it on youtube X Ryan Paul Abela Ryan Paul Abela
02 Jekk Mhux Int Drakard , Lisa Gauci Cyprian Cassar Emil Calleja Bayliss 50615202 watch it on youtube X Ryan Paul Abela Ryan Paul Abela
03 Rumanz Jade Marie Vella / Giada Andrew Zammit Keith Zammit 50615203 watch it on youtube Kevin Abela Kevin Abela
04 Ġawhra Michela Galea Gilbert 'il-Bibi' Camilleri Emil Calleja Bayliss 50615204 watch it it on youtube X Ryan Paul Abela Ryan Paul Abela
05 Ħares ‘l Fuq Jason Scerri Jason Scerri Jason Scerri 50615205 watch it on yotube Aurelio Belli Aurelio Belli
06 Ir-Rota Tibqa Ddur MARA Philip Vella Emil Calleja Bayliss 50615206 watch it on youtube X Ryan Paul Abela Ryan Paul Abela
07 Skont Liema Triq Miriam Christine Borg Ray Agius Alfred C. Sant 50615207 watch it on youtube Ray Agius Ray Agius
08 Ħaddanni Justine Shorfid Mark Spiteri Lucas Emil Calleja Bayliss 50615208 watch it on youtube Ryan Paul Abela Ryan Paul Abela
09 Flimkien CODA Fleur Balzan Paul Giordimaina 50615209 watch it on youtube X Aurelio Belli Aurelio Belli
10 Miegħek Tiegħek Petra Zammit Elton Zarb / Pamela Bezzina Pamela Bezzina 50615210 X Raymond Zammit Raymond Zammit
11 Wiċċ b’Ieħor Kapitlu Tlettax u Julie Pomorski Cyprian Cassar/ Joseph Mario Calleja / Edward Magri / Julie Pomorski Emil Calleja Bayliss/ Joseph Mario Calleja 50615211 Aurelio Belli Aurelio Belli
12 Verdett Enya Magri ft. Adrian Brincat ir-Russu Cyprian Cassar Emil Calleja Bayliss 50615212 Kevin Abela Kevin Abela
13 Fuq Pultruna Mark Micallef Costa Mark Micallef Costa Mark Micallef Costa 50615213 X Ryan Paul Abela Ryan Paul Abela
14 Nistenniek Kelsey Bellante Cyprian Cassar Emil Calleja Bayliss 50615214 Aurelio Belli Aurelio Belli
15 Min Aħna? Raquel Galdes Briffa Aidan Cassar Aidan Cassar 50615215 watch it on youtube X Ryan Paul Abela Ryan Paul Abela
16 M’Hawnx Bħalek Jasmine Abela Glen Vella Philip Vella 50615216 watch it on youtube X Ryan Paul Abela Ryan Paul Abela
17 Xorta Int Avenue Sky Pamela Bezzina Joe Julian Farrugia 50615217 X Aurelio Belli Aurelio Belli
18 Hekk Kif Int Josef Tabone u Victoria Sciberras Cyprian Cassar Cliff Casha 50615218 watch it on youtube X Ryan Paul Abela Ryan Paul Abela
19 Sabiħa Gianluca Bezzina Philip Vella Joe Julian Farrugia 50615219 X Ryan Paul Abela Ryan Paul Abela
20 L-Aħħar Darba Martina Borg Pamela Bezzina Pamela Bezzina 50615220 Paul Borg Paul Borg

First Day of The Festival (Thursday 23rd. March, 2023)

The first day of this Festival Mużika Mużika was presented in a very good and leader by two brave presenters Keith Demicoli, Claire Agius and Moira Delia who in a leader was very natural to present spontaneously without crypt cards in their hands.

After hearing for the first time the twentieth songs, where televoting was also open.

Intermission

After singing the twenty semi-final songs a special guest of the evening was magician Vanni Pule who made two numbers with Moira Delia and Claire Agius. Another guest was the band Kantera who give the song 'Tkun l'hawn Għaddi' and a medley of The Greenfields songs as a tribute to the late Carmen Tanti her husband Joe Tanti was also their with his daughter.

The Jury

The Jury was composed of nine members who were:

The jury's was 75% while 25% percentage of the votes made by televoting, The Public must vote only one time for a song.

Although the voting results with televoting was ready, the twelve songs which made it for the final night must been known on Saturday 24th March 2023 during the classic night.

Friday 24 th March, 2023

This was the special night dedicated to the passed singers the Legends

The Legend Night

No Singers Songs Legend Singers Lyrics Composer Video Orchestera Director
01 Fil-Pjazza tar-Raħal Gianluca Bezzina Neville Refalo Enzo Gusman Enzo Gusman watch it on youtube Joe Brown
02 Ftakar Żmien l-Imgħoddi Jade Marie Vella Giada Charlene Grima Natasha Grima Anthony Camilleri Anthony Camilleri watch it on youtube Joe Brown
03 Warda f'Ġnien Jason Scerri Vittorio Gauci David Agius Joey Chircop watch it on youtube Joe Brown
04 Il-Bajja tal-Mellieħa Mara Marbeck Spiteri Anthony Fenech Paul Abela watch it on youtube Joe Brown
05 Lill-Art Twelidi / Malta Martina Borg Doreen Galea Doreen Galea Sammy Galea watch it on youtube Dominic Galea
06 Xemx u Xita Justine Shorfid Adriana Debattista [[ ]] [[ ]] watch it on youtube Kevin Abela
07 Bla Kliem Bla Sliem Miriam Christine Mario Caruana Mario Fenech Crauana Mario Caruana watch it on youtube Kevin Abela
08 Tisimgħu Tissaħħar Raquel Galdes Briffa Kaya Priscilla Giordano Psaila Frans Baldacchino l-Budaj Kaya Priscilla Giordano Psaila watch it on youtube Joe Brown
09 Niftakar Fik Avenue Sky Jotham Saliba Tony Cassar The Followers watch it on youtube Aurelio Belli
10 Kunċert Jasmine Abela Marisa D'Amato Ray Mahoney Dominic Galea watch it on youtube Dominic Galea
11 F'Xatt il-Baħar Enya Magri Mariella Pace Asciak Edwin Vella F.X. Pisani watch it on youube Kap George Debono
12 Għalik Michela Galea Ivan Spiteri Lucas Victor Fenech Victor Fenech watch it on youtube Ryan Paul Abela
13 Qalu li Raw CODA Laura Bruno Jean Paul Grech Paul Abela watch it on youtube Aurelio Belli
14 Stress Kelsey Bellante Rita Pace Mario Fenech Caruana Philip Vella watch it on youtube Joe Brown
15 Tfalja Bla Qalb Josef Tabone Victoria Sciberras Freddie Castelletti Alfred C. Sant Alfred C. Sant watch it on youtube Joe Brown
16 Se Jkolli Nemmen Petra Zammit Gloriana Arpa Belli Freddie Portelli Freddie Portelli watch it on youtube Ryan Paul Abela
17 Illejla b'Xejn Mark Micallef Costa Corazon Corazon Corazon watch it on youtube Aurelio Belli
18 Għadna Żgħar Drakard, Lisa Gauci Ray Axisa Alfred C. Sant Alfred C. Sant watch it on youtube Joe Brown
19 Tini Idejk Julie Pomorski Kapitlu Tlettax David Azzopardi David Azzopardi David Azzopardi watch it on youtube Joe Brown
20 Din Għalikom il-Ħbieb Tiegħi KWINTI John Bundy Carmen Guzman Enzo Gusman watch it on youtube Joe Brown

After the show was annouced the twelve songd who made it for the Saturday Final night.

The Final Night of The Festival

On Saturday 25 th March, 2023 at the MFCC Ta' Qali was held the final night of the Festival Mużika Mużika 2023.

This is the runing order of the First Night:

No Songs Singers Composer Authors Televoting Video Arranger Orchestra Director
01 Hekk Kif Int Josef Tabone u Victoria Sciberras Cyprian Cassar Cliff Casha 50615201 [ watch it on youtube] Ryan Paul Abela Ryan Paul Abela
02 Miegħek Tiegħek Petra Zammit Elton Zarb / Pamela Bezzina Pamela Bezzina 50615202 [ watch it on youtube] Raymond Zammit Raymond Zammit
03 Ir-Rota Tibqa Ddur MARA Philip Vella Emil Calleja Bayliss 50615203 [ watch it on youtube] Ryan Paul Abela Ryan Paul Abela
04 Sabiħa Gianluca Bezzina Philip Vella Joe Julian Farrugia 50615204 watch it on youtube Ryan Paul Abela Ryan Paul Abela
05 Xorta Int Avenue Sky Pamela Bezzina Joe Julian Farrugia 50615205 [ watch it on youtube] Aurelio Belli Aurelio Belli
06 M’Hawnx Bħalek Jasmine Abela Glen Vella Philip Vella 50615206 [ Watch it on youtube] Ryan Paul Abela Ryan Paul Abela
07 Flimkien CODA Fleur Balzan Paul Giordimaina 50615207 [ watch it on youtube] Aurelio Belli Aurelio Belli
08 Ġawhra Michela Galea Gilbert 'il-Bibi' Camilleri Emil Calleja Bayliss 50615208 [ watch it it on youtube] Ryan Paul Abela Ryan Paul Abela
09 Jekk Mhux Int Drakard, Lisa Gauci Cyprian Cassar Emil Calleja Bayliss 50615209 [ watch it on youtube] Ryan Paul Abela Ryan Paul Abela
10 Fuq Pultruna Mark Micallef Costa Mark Micallef Costa Mark Micallef Costa 50615210 [ watch it on youtube] Ryan Paul Abela Ryan Paul Abela
11 Min Aħna? Raquel Galdes Briffa Aidan Cassar Aidan Cassar 50615211 [ watch it on youtube] Ryan Paul Abela Ryan Paul Abela
12 Mid-Dinja m’Għandna Xejn KWINTI Micimago / Pamela Bezzina Joe Julian Farrugia 50615212 [ watch it on youtube] Ryan Paul Abela Ryan Paul Abela

The Final Night of The Festival (Saturday 25th. March, 2023)

The final evening for the third day was again presented with skill by Keith Demicoli with whom in the evening he had Claire Agius along with Moira Delia who together presented the twelve finalist song.

Intermission

A special guest of the evening was the winner singer of the second edition of Mużika Mużika Kurt Calleja who sang two songs, Bla Tarf and his new song Għal Kulħadd and another song X'Għamilt b'Idejjha' with Owen Leuellen. Others special guest where Ira Losco (click for Video) when she give us a new version of Il-Festa and then she continued by giving us a medley of her own Maltese songs Ingawdu iż-Żgħożiegħa', 'Fejn Staħbejtli' 'Tbissem' and 'Il-Lelja' a maltese version of her hit with Owen Lunlan 'Hey You'. Later on with Kurt Calleja sang 'Bla Tarf' as a duet, (click for Video) until came to announce the result.

The Jury

The Jury was composed of nine members who were: Ruth Sammut Casingena, Joseph Grech, Alan Sciberras, Colin Fitz, Christabelle Borg (Camilleri]], Analise Mifsud, Terence Gatt, Yvonne Vassallo and Daniel Testa

With the jury's vote will also include the 25% percentage of televoting.

Now it was time for the biggest important of the evening, the one who will be known the winner of this third edition of Mużika Mużika 2023.

The Winners

The presenters began to announce the votes of how the jury voted one by one, while these also began to appear on screen and at the same time the televiers began to see the displacement done at that time until the announcement was made by the nine jury votes.

Till that time the winner was Gianluca Bezzina with the song 'Sabiħa'. But now it remained to be seen how the Maltese public voted by text message, where the results began to be given for each cannon from that number one to that number twelve.

With the final result the singer Gianluca Bezzina will be declared the winner of the Mużika Mużika 2023 concord with the song 'Sabiħa' penned by Joe Julian Farrugia and music by Philip Vella. A song of a message in a relationship of a married couple, where while Giannluca Bezzina was singing the winning song in the end, the joy on his wife's face stood out, and it was a good thing that she also ended up on the stage to share the -joy with him. This the second time that win the Festival together after they win the first edition with Glen Vella song Ħarsa Biss.

Presentation was held, by Aaron Zahra together with Ray Bugeja and Annabelle Stivala for Festivals Malta.

No Singers Songs Lyrics Composers Song Arranger Orchestra Director Video
01 Sabiħa Gianluca Bezzina Joe Julian Farrugia Philip Vella Ryan Paul Abela Ryan Paul Abela (Click for Video)
02 Jekk Mhux Int Drakard , Lisa Gauci Emil Calleja Bayliss Cyprian Cassar Ryan Paul Abela Ryan Paul Abela (Click for Video)
03 M’Hawnx Bħalek Jasmine Abela Glen Vella Philip Vella Ryan Paul Abela Ryan Paul Abela (Click for Video)

Best Interpretation

No Singers Songs Lyrics Composers Song Arranger Orchestra Director Video
01 M’Hawnx Bħalek Jasmine Abela Glen Vella Philip Vella Ryan Paul Abela Ryan Paul Abela (Click for Video)

Best Arrangment

No Singers Songs Lyrics Composers Song Arranger Orchestra Director Video
01 Fuq Pultruna Mark Micallef Costa Mark Micallef Costa Mark Micallef Costa Ryan Paul Abela Ryan Paul Abela (Click for Video)
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