Discovery International Pop Music Festival
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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 named and held as a 'National Contest For Best Singer', From 1998 the festival was open for singers from foreign counties and was know as 'International Contest For Best Singer'. For long 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. These are:-
Year | Singers | Song | Lyrics | Composed | Prizes |
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 | ||||
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 | ||||
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 Performance |
Maltese Guest Singers
Year | Singers |
2004 | Fabrizio Faniello |
2006 | Julie Zahra & Ludwig Galea |
2011 | Ludwig Galea |
2014 | Ludwig Galea |