Ġużeppi Camilleri l-Jimmy tal-Fjur
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Ġużeppi Camilleri l-Jimmy tal-Fjur
was born in Qormi on the 21st January 1917, the son of Pawlu Camilleri Tal-Fjur and Antonietta nee Bartolo. The origins of the family nickname are unknown. He grew up with his maternal grandfather in the Wied il-Knejjes area of Luqa. His first encounters with folk music were true someone nicknamed as Il-Jimmy, who used to take the young with him to events. His father Pawlu was a ganger, a foreman who overlooked a gang of coal heavers at Marsa harbour.