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DBS Productions

DBS Productions – was formed in 2015 by couple Bernice Šujak and her husband Damir Šujak. They organized their first Shine Singers Festival on March, 2015. In December 2016, DBS Productions organized their first contest for maltese originali songs, Tifħira lil Malta. Along with the original songs, there was also a seperate section for cover version songs in Maltese.

Applications for this festival opened on April 2016 and closed end October 2016. For this festival there was no eliminatory phase.

Submissions

Submissions section: The Festival was held at Rabat. And was divided Into three categories A, B, and C With a number of 4, 6 and 7 songs respectively

This contest consisted in two sections, one of original songs in Maltese not heard anywhere and they were sung for the first time in public. And there was a section with Maltese songs already heard before. In this edition the singers sang with a play back music.

For this Festival a cd was issued with the finalists songs.

Categories

Section - A : 5 Years to 8 Years Section - B: 9 Years to 11 Years Section – C: 13 Years and over (originali)

Logo - Tifħira lil Malta

Songs was divided Into three categories A, B, and C With a number of 4,6,7 songs respectively.

Tifħira Lil Malta (Original Songs)

Finalist Phase Section - A

Here are the 4 Songs featured in the final Category A:- (Singers between 5 years to 8 years)

No Singers Songs Lyricist Composer Video
01 Aalizah Meli Lippu ċ-Ċawla Joe Julian Farrugia Joe Brown Click for Video
02 Rihanna Marie Caruana Mil-Fehma ta’ Tifla Joe Brown Joe Brown Click for Video
03 Martina Cutajar & Lior Schembri ABC Rita Pace Dominic Cini Click for Video
04 Layla Pulis Ittra lin-Nannu Hilda Curmi Gillian Attard & Muxu Matthew Mercieca Click for Video

Finalist Phase Section - B

Here are the 6 Songs featured in the final Category B:- (Singers between 9 years to 11 years)

No Singers Songs Lyricist Composer Video
01 Carlos Portelli Il-Kelma Frederick Camilleri Frederick Camilleri Click for Video
02 Kiana Fenech L-Imħabba ta’ l-Omm Rita Pace Gillian Attard & Kiana Fenech Click for Video
03 Mariah Gerada Tħobbni Kif Jien Rita Pace Gillian Attard & Rita Pace Click for Video
04 Kimberly Ciantar La Tibzax Rita Pace Joe Brown Click for Video
05 Joseph Vassallo Jixraqlek l-Ogħla Ġieħ Mario Borg Andrew Zahra Click for Video
06 Kelsy Attard Ħalluni Rita Pace Dominic Cini Click for Video

Finalist Phase Section - C

Here are the 7 Songs featured in the final Category C:- (Singers 13 years and Over)

No Singers Songs Lyricist Composer Video
01 Shawn Ciantar Nixtieq Qiegħed Qrib Kevin Tanti Chan Vella Click on Video
02 Shaian Muscat & Celine Muscat Kuntrasti Rita Pace Marco Debono Click on Video
03 Keandra Marie Tabone Naħfirlek Biss Terġax Rita Pace Dominic Cini Click on Video
04 Soliah Brincat Waħdek m’Int Qatt Rita Pace Gillian Attard & Rita Pace Click on Video
05 Karen Catania Issa Tard Wisq Rita Pace Dominic Cini Click on Video
06 Deborah Dalli Ħarset Għajnejk Charles Magro Augusto Cardinali Click on Video
07 Rianne Demicoli Cini Xewqat in-Nanna Rita Pace Dominic Cini Click on Video

Winner Of The Edition

The Grand Prix Winner 2016 Singer Songs
The Grand Prix Winner Rianne Demicoli Cini Xewqat in-Nanna

Overall Winners

Here are the Overall Winners of the three Sections:-

Overall Sections Singers Songs
Overall Section A Martina Cutajar & Lior Schembri ABC
Overall Section B Joseph Vassallo Jixraqlek l-Ogħla Ġieħ
Overall Section C Shaian Muscat & Celine Muscat Kuntrasti

Best Interpretation

Here are the Best Interpretation of the three Sections:-

Best Interpretation Sections Singers Songs
Best Interpretation Section A Rihanna Marie Tabone Mil-Fehma ta’ Tifla
Best Interpretation Section B Kelsy Attard Ħalluni
Best Interpretation Section C Rianne Demicoli Cini Xewqat in-Nanna

The Winners Finalist Phase

Here are the Winners songs featured in the final Category A:-

No Singers Songs Lyricist Composer
01 Layla Pulis Ittra lin-Nannu Hilda Curmi Gillian Attard & Muxu Matthew Mercieca
02 Rihanna Marie Caruana Mil-Fehma ta’ Tifla Joe Brown Joe Brown
02 Aalizah Meli Lippu ċ-Ċawla Joe Julian Farrugia Joe Brown

The Winners Finalist Phase

Here are the Winners songs featured in the final Category B:-

No Singers Songs Lyricist Composer
01 Kiana Fenech L-Imħabba ta’ l-Omm Rita Pace Gillian Attard & Kiana Fenech
02 Carlos Portelli Il-Kelma Frederick Camilleri Frederick Camilleri
03 Kimberly Ciantar La Tibzax Rita Pace Joe Brown
04 Kelsy Attard Ħalluni Rita Pace Dominic Cini
04 Mariah Gerada Tħobbni Kif Jien Rita Pace Gillian Attard & Rita Pace

The Winners Finalist Phase

Here are the Winners songs featured in the final Category C:-

No Singers Songs Lyricist Composer
01 Karen Catania Issa Tard Wisq Rita Pace Dominic Cini
02 Shawn Ciantar Nixtieq Qiegħed Qrib Kevin Tanti Chan Vella
03 Soliah Brincat Waħdek m’Int Qatt Rita Pace] Gillian Attard & Rita Pace
04 Deborah Dalli Ħarset Għajnejk Charles Magro Augusto Cardinali
04 Keandra Marie Tabone Naħfirlek Biss Terġax Rita Pace Dominic Cini

Final Jury

The Finalist songs were judged by the following panel of music experts: Herman Bonaci for Interpretion, Josephine Ebejer Grech for lyrics, Kylie Coleiro for voice and Mro. John J.Pace on music and voice.

After submissions have been closed, their where 15 cover versions songs, spread in three Sections A, B and C.

  • The categories where Section A:- 5 years to 8 years,
  • Section B:- 9 years to 12 years
  • Section C:- 13 years over.

Tifħira lil Malta (Cover Songs)

Submissions

After submissions have been closed, there where 15 cover songs, spread in three Sections A, B and C. The categories were:-

  • Section A:- 5 years to 8 years
  • Section B:- 9 years to 12 years
  • Section C:- 13 years over.

Finalist Phase Section - A

Here are the 5 Songs featured in the final Category A:- (Singers between 5 years to 8 years)

No Singers Songs Lyricist Composer
01 Rihanna Marie Caruana L-Istorja ta’ Toni Joe Ellul Joe Ellul
02 Layla Pulis Quddiem l-Inkwadru tal-Madonna Carmen Dimech Carmelo Zammit
03 Naila Brignao Xemx Dominic Grech Dominic Grech
04 Thea Borg Kamarti
05 Alaizah Meli Poeżija Jo Naudi R Abela

Finalist Phase Section - B

Here are the 4 Songs featured in the final Category B:- (Singers between 9 years to 12 years)

No Singers Songs Lyricist Composer
01 Jahel Cardona Emilja Michael Vella Haber & Evelyn Saliba La Rosa Elton Zarb
02 Leah Scicluna Kemm Hu Sabiħ Ray Mahoney Paul Abela
03 Rihanna Azzopardi Aventura Rita Pace ’Kaya’ Priscilla Giordano Psaila
04 Luana Schembri Jien Ma’ Naħdimx Rita Pace Mark Scicluna

Finalist Phase Section - C

Here are the 5 Songs featured in the final Category C:- (Singers 13 years and Over)

No Singers Songs Lyricist Composer
01 Yanika Ciappara Ġismi Matthew Pellicano Matthew Pellicano
02 Jessica Marie Bugeja Jien Ma Naħdimx Rita Pace Mark Scicluna
03 Mardy Farrugia Imwarrbin Natasha Tunner Dominic Cini
04 Bradley Debono Bikja fis-Smewwiet Rita Pace ’Kaya’ Priscilla Giordano Psaila
05 Michaela Deguara L-Aħħar Bidwi F’Wied il-Għasel Alfred C.Sant Paul Abela
06 Shawn Ciantar Kemm Hu Sabiħ Ray Mahoney Paul Abela

The Winners Finalist Phase

Here are the Winners songs featured in the final Category A:-

No Singers Songs Lyricist Composer
01 Layla Pulis Quddiem l-Inkwadru tal-Madonna Carmen Dimech Carmelo Zammit
02 Thea Borg Kamarti
03 Rihanna Marie Caruana L-Istorja ta’ Toni Joe Ellul Joe Ellul
04 Naila Brignao Xemx Dominic Grech Dominic Grech
04 Alaizah Meli Poeżija Jo Naudi R Abela

The Winners Finalist Phase

Here are the Winners songs featured in the final Category B:-

No Singers Songs Lyricist Composer
01 Luana Schembri Jien Ma’ Naħdimx Rita Pace Mark Scicluna
02 Jahel Cardona Emilja Michael Vella Haber & Evelyn Saliba La Rosa Elton Zarb
03 Rihanna Azzopardi Aventura Rita Pace ’Kaya’ Priscilla Giordano Psaila
03 Leah Scicluna Kemm Hu Sabiħ Ray Mahoney Paul Abela

The Winners Finalist Phase

Here are the Winners songs featured in the final Category C:-

No Singers Songs Lyricist Composer
01 Mardy Farrugia Imwarrbin Natasha Tunner Dominic Cini
02 Yanika Ciappara Ġismi Matthew Pellicano Matthew Pellicano
03 Shawn Ciantar Kemm Hu Sabiħ Ray Mahoney Paul Abela
04 Bradley Debono Bikja fis-Smewwiet Rita Pace ’Kaya’ Priscilla Giordano Psaila
05 Michaela Deguara L-Aħħar Bidwi F’Wied il-Għasel Alfred C.Sant Paul Abela
05 Jessica Marie Bugeja Jien Ma Naħdimx Rita Pace Mark Scicluna

Best Voice

Here are the Best Voice of the three Sections:-

Best Voice Sections Singers Songs
Best Voice Section A Laylia Pulis Quddiem l-Inkwadru tal-Madonna
Best Voice Section B Luana Schembri Jien Ma Naħdimx
Best Voice Section C Mardy Farrugia Imwarrbin

Entertaiment

The festival was opened by Krista Šujak singing Tifħira Lil Malta with all competitors. During the intermission, Krista Šujak sang Pupa tal-Plastik and was joined as a surprise by Domenique Azzopardi, who is the singer who performed the same song during L-Għanja tal-Poplu 2016.

Festival Comperes

The Presenters of the first editon of Tifħira Lil Malta 2016 where Clayton ‘Ċomba’ Zammit and Krista Šujak who also was a guest singer. Tifħira lil Malta was aired on F Living Channel on Christmas day.

Sponsors

DBS Productions would like to thank:

Other Thanks

  • Alex Debono of Sports Experience for trophies and awards.
  • Thanks also to our family for their help all through this weekend and much much more.
  • And last BUT certainly not least - a big thank you to all tutors, singers, authors and composers along with singers parents for once again trusting in DBS Productions..