Malta Summer Hit Song Contest 2009
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The organisers of the International Malta Hit Song Contest 2009 announced the 20 entries which qualified for the next round to be held on One Tv during the Sunday afternoon show, Celebrity Sundays. The show kicks off on Sunday 1st March.
5 entries will be performed each week during Celebrity Sundays. During the 5th show we will know the first 5 entries which have qualified for the final of 1st of May through the public’s vote. 5 more entries will be ’saved’ through the judges votes in the next phases of the Celebrity Sundays shows.
During the final of the International Malta Hit Song Contest 2009, 10 local singers and 10 foreign singers will compete in two separate categories. The final result will be entirely in the hands of an international panel of music experts. The final phase will be held on 1st of May in a concert-like venue. The winning entry will represent Malta at the Universong Festival 2009 to be held at the Canary Islands, Teneriffe (Spain).
Priminary Jury
The submitted entries were judged by the following panel of music experts:
Kevin Abela (Principal trumpet – Malta Philarmonic Orchestra, music director) Clifford Borg (Pianist and Composer . Known mostly for his’ cool chill out musical pieces’.) Krista Caruana (Culture Journalist – One News) Lawrence Magrin (Bass Guitarist – Impact) Jotham Saliba (Singer – Scream Daisy)
Songs
Here are the 20 Songs featured in the final:-
Song | Performers | Lyricist | Composer |
Body Rock | Vittorio Gauci | Gerard James Borg | Philip Vella |
Shades Of Memories | Julie Pomorski | Johann Schembri | Johann Schembri |
Love Was Made Of Clay | Gloriana Arpa Belli | Doris Chetcuti | Renato Briffa |
Primitive | Romina Mamo | Rita Pace | Clinton Paul |
Lucky Day | Kylie Coleiro | Joe Julian Farrugia | Andrew Zahra |
Would You Forgive Me | Geordie Debono | Mariella Pace Asciak | George Debono |
Smoke-Screen | Jessika Muscat | Gerard James Borg | Philip Vella |
One More Chance | Lyndsay Pace | Rosman Pace | Rosman Pace |
One Day | Neville Refalo & Mark Spiteri Lucas | Rita Pace | Mark Spiteri Lucas |
Emotion | Talitha Dimech | Ian Dimech | Ian Dimech |
Falling In Love | Francesca Borg | Mario J.Farrugia | Jason Paul Cassar |
Wish I Hadn’t Fallen | Estelle Fenech Imbroll | Mark Scicluna | Estelle Fenech Imbroll |
Puzzled | Josmar Gatt | Claudia Faniello | Aldo Spiteri |
I Can’t And I Won’t | Isabelle Zammit | Gerard James Borg | Philip Vella |
Unforgettable | Marlene Gauci | Gerard James Borg | Philip Vella |
Unconditional Love | Jessica Magro | Keith Zammit | Andrew Zammit |
Silhouette | Stephanie Vella | Clinton Paul | Clinton Paul |
Another Side Of Me | Corazon Mizzi | Philip Vella | Philip Vella |
Colourblind | Dominic Cini | Clinton Paul | Dominic Cini |
Imagine Me | Julia Grima | Rita Pace | Mark Spiteri Lucas |
While the following songs are in the reserved list:
Part of me – Therese Caruana Billy.J McBee, Elton Zarb, Hot Beat – Etienne Bugeja (Natasha Turner, Andrea Milana) During the last hours, the organisers of the International Malta Hit Song Contest 2009 have confirmed the following changes in the line up of this year’s competition:
Song 9. One Day will be performed by Neville Refalo as a soloist after Mark Spiteri Lucas withdrew from the competition. A second change happened in the reserved list. In a typical twist of fate situation, the song In Your Eyes by Bernice Camilleri (Rita Pace, Renato Briffa) has replaced the second song in the reserve list Hot Beat by Etienne Bugeja (Andrea Milana, Natasha Turner) which was withdrawn by the organisers as the composer does not hold a Maltese or dual citizenship.
The Winners
Here are the 3 Winning Songs featured in the final:-
No | Songs | Performers | Lyricist | Composer |
01 | One Day | Neville Refalo | Rita Pace | Mark Spiteri Lucas |
02 | Primitive | Romina Mamo | Rita Pace | Clinton Paul |
03 | Emotion | Talitha Dimech | Ian Dimech | Ian Dimech |
Other Award
Here are the winning Song of the Public Vote in the final:-
Song | Performers | Lyricist | Composer |
Primitive | Romina Mamo | Rita Pace | Clinton Paul |
External Links
- Summer Hit Song Contest 2009 - page on One TV website
- Online scoreboard