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[[Discovery International Pop Music Festival]] is a song contest held every year in [[Varna]] [[Bulgaria]]. It has been held since 1992 in the western Bulgarian tourist city on the Black Sea. From 1992 till 1997 the Festival was only open for Bulgarian singers. Then from 1998 onwards, the festival was open for singers from foreign counties and was known as 'International Contest For Best Singer'. For many years it had been the only international pop contest held in Bulgaria. | |||
As many as 42 countries have taken part throughout the years, including Malta. At times, local participants were chosen from the finals of [[Festival Internazzjonali tal-Kanzunetta Maltija]]. Maltese songs won four editions of the international festival. | |||
{| | The full list of Maltese participation is:- | ||
[[File:Varna Theatre interior.jpg|thumbnail|right|Stoyan Bachvarov Theatre interior: annual venue for Discovery International Pop Music Festival]] | |||
[[File:Varna Theatre exterior.jpg|thumbnail|right|Stoyan Bachvarov Theatre exterior, Varna, Bulgaria]] | |||
[[File:Varna Theatre by night.JPG|thumbnail|right|Stoyan Bachvarov Theatre by night]] | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Year''' | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Year''' | ||
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Singers''' | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Singers''' | ||
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| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Composed''' | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Composed''' | ||
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Prizes''' | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Prizes''' | ||
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Video''' | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 1998||[[Mark Tonna]]||Walk With Me||[[Philip Vella]]||Philip Vella||Best International Artistic Performance | | 1998||[[Mark Tonna]]||Walk With Me||[[Philip Vella]]||Philip Vella||Special prize of the Jury (Best International Artistic Performance)|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1999||[[Marvic Lewis]]||Voice in the Night||[[Doris Chetcuti]]||[[Eugenio Schembri]]||(First Prize) | | 1999||[[Marvic Lewis]]||Voice in the Night||[[Doris Chetcuti]]||[[Eugenio Schembri]]||(First Prize)|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2000||[[Adelina Attard]]|| || || || | | 2000||[[Adelina Attard]]||So Much||[[Sunny Aquilina]]||[[Jason Paul Cassar]]|| || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2001||[[Glen Vella]] & [[Eleanor Cassar]]||Secret Charms||[[Paul Ellul]]||[[Chan Vella]]|| | | 2001||[[Glen Vella]] & [[Eleanor Cassar]]||Secret Charms||[[Paul Ellul]]||[[Chan Vella]]|| || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2002||[[Olivia Lewis]]||Give me Wings||[[Fleur Balzan]]||[[Paul Giordimaina]]||(First Prize) | | 2002||[[Olivia Lewis]]||Give me Wings||[[Fleur Balzan]]||[[Paul Giordimaina]]||(First Prize)|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2003||[[Julie Zahra]] & [[ | | 2003||[[Julie Zahra]] & [[Ludwig Galea]]||Endlessly||[[Joe Julian Farrugia]]||[[Philip Vella]]||(First Prize)|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2004|| || || | | 2004|| || || || || || | ||
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| 2005||[[Priscilla Psaila]]|| || | | 2005||[[Priscilla Psaila]]|| || || ||(Third Prize)|| | ||
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| 2006||[[Roger Tirazona]] & [[Eleanor Spiteri]]||Time for Love||Joe Julian Farrugia||[[Paul Abela]]||(First Prize) | | 2006||[[Roger Tirazona]] & [[Eleanor Spiteri]]||Time for Love||Joe Julian Farrugia||[[Paul Abela]]||(First Prize)|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2007||[[Cliff Zammit]] & [[Annabelle Debono]]|| || || | | 2007||[[Cliff Zammit]] & [[Annabelle Debono]]|| || || || || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2008||[[Fiona Cauchi]]||A Jewel In My Life||[[Fleur Balzan]]||[[Paul Giordimaina]]||(2nd | | 2008||[[Fiona Cauchi]]||A Jewel In My Life||[[Fleur Balzan]]||[[Paul Giordimaina]]||(2nd Place)|| | ||
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| 2009||[[Rita Pace]]||Cradle Me||Rita Pace||Rita Pace||Jury's Prize | | 2009||[[Rita Pace]]||Cradle Me||Rita Pace||Rita Pace||(Jury's Prize)|| | ||
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| 2010||[[J Anvil]]|| || || | | 2010||[[J Anvil]]|| ||[[Giovann Attard]]||[[Augusto Cardinali]]|| || | ||
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| 2011||[[Romina Mamo]]||Quicksand||[[Clinton Paul]]||Clinton Paul|| || | |||
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| | | 2012|| || || || || || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | 2013|| || || || || || | ||
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| | | 2014||[[Domenique Azzopardi]]||Samani Sahe||[[Marc Paelinck]]||[[Bart Herman]]||(Best Promising Artist)|| | ||
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| | | 2015||[[Deborah C]]||It's Ok||[[Muxu]] Matt Mercieca||[[Elton Zarb]]||(2nd Place)|| | ||
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| | | 2016||[[Jessika Muscat]]||Hypnotica||[[Gerard James Borg]]||Philip Vella||Best Female Voice, 2nd Best for Performance|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |} | ||
==Maltese Guest Singers== | |||
<table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2"> | |||
<tr> | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Year''' | |||
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Singers''' | |||
|- | |||
| 2004||[[Fabrizio Faniello]] | |||
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| 2006||Julie Zahra & Ludwig Galea | |||
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| 2011||Ludwig Galea | |||
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| 2014||Ludwig Galea | |||
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|} | |} | ||
==External Links== | |||
* Official website [http://discoveryfest.com/about/winners/| click here] | |||
[[Category:A-Z of the Malta Music Scene]] | |||
[[Category:International Festivals]] | |||
[[Category:Festivals]] |
Latest revision as of 03:27, 17 November 2016
Discovery International Pop Music Festival is a song contest held every year in Varna Bulgaria. It has been held since 1992 in the western Bulgarian tourist city on the Black Sea. From 1992 till 1997 the Festival was only open for Bulgarian singers. Then from 1998 onwards, the festival was open for singers from foreign counties and was known as 'International Contest For Best Singer'. For many years it had been the only international pop contest held in Bulgaria.
As many as 42 countries have taken part throughout the years, including Malta. At times, local participants were chosen from the finals of Festival Internazzjonali tal-Kanzunetta Maltija. Maltese songs won four editions of the international festival.
The full list of Maltese participation is:-
Year | Singers | Song | Lyrics | Composed | Prizes | Video |
1998 | Mark Tonna | Walk With Me | Philip Vella | Philip Vella | Special prize of the Jury (Best International Artistic Performance) | |
1999 | Marvic Lewis | Voice in the Night | Doris Chetcuti | Eugenio Schembri | (First Prize) | |
2000 | Adelina Attard | So Much | Sunny Aquilina | Jason Paul Cassar | ||
2001 | Glen Vella & Eleanor Cassar | Secret Charms | Paul Ellul | Chan Vella | ||
2002 | Olivia Lewis | Give me Wings | Fleur Balzan | Paul Giordimaina | (First Prize) | |
2003 | Julie Zahra & Ludwig Galea | Endlessly | Joe Julian Farrugia | Philip Vella | (First Prize) | |
2004 | ||||||
2005 | Priscilla Psaila | (Third Prize) | ||||
2006 | Roger Tirazona & Eleanor Spiteri | Time for Love | Joe Julian Farrugia | Paul Abela | (First Prize) | |
2007 | Cliff Zammit & Annabelle Debono | |||||
2008 | Fiona Cauchi | A Jewel In My Life | Fleur Balzan | Paul Giordimaina | (2nd Place) | |
2009 | Rita Pace | Cradle Me | Rita Pace | Rita Pace | (Jury's Prize) | |
2010 | J Anvil | Giovann Attard | Augusto Cardinali | |||
2011 | Romina Mamo | Quicksand | Clinton Paul | Clinton Paul | ||
2012 | ||||||
2013 | ||||||
2014 | Domenique Azzopardi | Samani Sahe | Marc Paelinck | Bart Herman | (Best Promising Artist) | |
2015 | Deborah C | It's Ok | Muxu Matt Mercieca | Elton Zarb | (2nd Place) | |
2016 | Jessika Muscat | Hypnotica | Gerard James Borg | Philip Vella | Best Female Voice, 2nd Best for Performance |
Maltese Guest Singers
Year | Singers |
2004 | Fabrizio Faniello |
2006 | Julie Zahra & Ludwig Galea |
2011 | Ludwig Galea |
2014 | Ludwig Galea |
External Links
- Official website click here