L-Għanja tal-Poplu 2009
The 34th edition of L-Għanja tal-Poplu was held on Saturday 28 November 2009 at the Grand Ballroom of the Hotel Phoenicia in Floriana.
The Organizing Committee decided that from this edition onwards, songs in the final are played live with live instruments on stage.
Though the festival is organized by a voluntary committee, it was decided that all profits should be given to the Richmond Foundation.
The Festival was also shown on television.
13 songs were chosen for the Final.
Tickets at €10 were available from the Y.T.C. 227 Merchants' Street, Valletta.
Finalists
Here are the 13 Songs featured in the final:-
No | Singers | Songs | Lyrics | Composer | Video |
01 | Angèle Cristina | Tellerita | Angele Cristina | Angele Cristina | [ (Click for Video)] |
02 | X-Tend | Int Dak Li Int | Charles Dalli | Charles Dalli | [ (Click for Video)] |
03 | Justin Galea & Antonio Olivari | Attent | Antonio Olivari | Antonio Olivari | (Click for Video) |
04 | Cornerstone | Nolfoq | Mark Pellicano | Kurstein Sant | (Click for Video) |
05 | Anabel Spiteri | Arloġġ Bla Idejn | Paul Ellul | Mark Spiteri Lucas | [ (Click for Video)] |
06 | Geordie Debono | Pjaga Jew Fjamma? | Christopher Azzopardi | Geordie Debono | [ (Click for Video)] |
07 | Frank O‘Neill & Christabelle Curmi | Irrid Ngħix il-Poeżija | Frank O‘Neill | Frank O‘Neill | (Click for Video) |
08 | His Project Band | Leħen Ġo Qalbek | Mark Agius | Mark Agius | [ (Click for Video)] |
09 | X-Tend | Niċċelebraw Il-Festa | Charles Dalli | Charles Dalli | [ (Click for Video)] |
10 | Sandro Cassar | Musbieħ Ta’ Tama | Sandro Cassar | Augusto Cardinali | |
11 | Corazon Mizzi & Walter Micallef | Tal-Aħħar | Corazon Mizzi | Corazon Mizzi | (Click for Video) |
12 | Teddie Zammit | Agħtuni Ċans | Teddie Zammit | Teddie Zammit | [ (Click for Video)] |
13 | Adriano Tabone | Bi Tbissima | Giovann Attard | Augusto Cardinali | [ (Click for Video)] |
14 | X-Tend | Niċċelebraw Il-Festa | Charles Dalli | Charles Dalli | [ (Click for Video)] |
Organizing Committee
- Organizer: Fr Maurice Mifsud
- Chairman:Carmelo Schembri
- Secretary: Alexia Conti
- PRO: Noel D'Amato
Judges
The judges during the live show were:
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Special Guest
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Recognition
The committee has always been proud to recognise the talent of local artists and therefore, a special award L-Għanja li Tibqa' was given to Doreen Galea and with her son Mro.Dominic Galea sings some song from her new cd album ‘Ommi’ a compilation of 12 songs written by Maltese poet, include the first poet Kantilena by Pietru Caxaru which take us back around 1450. The music of this new songs was all composed by Dominic Galea.
Another gift was given to Martin Vella a singer and for many years presented and produced a radio program named Maltin Biss on the National Radio Station.
The committee have always put a lot of emphasis on the language and therefore, lyrics are always of the essence in this competition and this was seen within the choice of the jury for the evening, composed of scholars within the linguistics and literary field. The gifts where presented by Dolores Gauci a rappresented of the Richmond Foundation.
Winners
No | Singers | Songs | Lyrics | Composer | Video |
01 | Corazon Mizzi & Walter Micallef | Tal-Aħħar | Corazon Mizzi | Corazon Mizzi | |
02 | Frank O’Neill & Christabelle Curmi | Irrid Ngħix il-Poeżija | Frank O’Neill | Frank O’Neill | |
03 | Justin Galea | Attent | Antonio Olivari D’Emanuele | Antonio Olivari D’Emanuele |
L-Għanja tal-Poplu Trophy is retained by the winning team for one year. Moreover the song placed first wins a Trophy and Lm300, a Trophy and Lm200 for the second placed song, and a Trophy and Lm100 for the third placed song.
Other Winners
- Best Social Theme:
- Best Arragment:
- Best Interpretation:
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)