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==The Event==
==The Event==
The International Festival of Maltese Song is taking place at the [[Mediterranean Conference Centre]] in [[Valletta]] on Saturday, 9th November 2013. Tickets for the event can be obtained from the venue booking office as from today, and have been reasonably priced in order to accomodate to everyone's needs. The competition is set to kick off at 19:30 CET with fourteen (14) local artists and fourteen (14) foreign artists taking to the main stage.  
This edition of the festival took place at the [[Mediterranean Conference Centre]] in [[Valletta]] on Saturday 9 November 2013, starting at 19:30 CET.  


The organising committee is made up of Chairperson [[Josette Grech Hamilton]], Deputy chairperson [[Ignatius Farrugia]], Executive Secretary [[Robert Cefai]], Public Relations Officer & Media Relations [[Deo Grech]], Festival Coordinator [[Ray Falzon]], Hospitality Coordinator [[Simone Bugeja]] and Technical Coordinator [[Pierre Cachia]]. [[Norman Hamilton]] serves as the artistic consultant, [[Anton Attard]] as the technical consultant on behalf of [[PBS]] and [[Sigmund Mifsud]] as the musical consultant.  
The show was presented by Alfred Zammit, Debbie Scerri, Mary Rose Mallia, Lawrence Gray, Renato and Romina Mamo was aired on TVM and TVM 2.


The International Festival of the Maltese Song is organised under the auspices of the Parliamentary Secretary for Culture and Local Councils, Hon. Dr. [[Jose'. Herrera]] in collaboration with the World Association of Festival organisers and Artists. It will be transmitted live on [[TVM]]. The hosts for the show are still to be announced.
==The Songs==
 
==Songs==
A total of 62 entries were submitted to the Organizer Committee in charged in 2013 for this contest. 30 songs from the original lot were chosen to be performed (live in front of a panel of experts behind closed doors). 16 of these songs in this phase of the competition were eliminated.
A total of 62 entries were submitted to the Organizer Committee in charged in 2013 for this contest. 30 songs from the original lot were chosen to be performed (live in front of a panel of experts behind closed doors). 16 of these songs in this phase of the competition were eliminated.


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[[Frederick Zammit]] (Festival organizer and Journalist), [[Noel D’Anastasi]] (Musician and Musical Journalist), [[Tony Micallef]] (Musical Researcher), [[Melda Micallef]] (Singer, Musician), [[Charlo Lautier]] (Disc Jockey), [[George Cremona]] (Presenter)  
[[Frederick Zammit]] (Festival organizer and Journalist), [[Noel D’Anastasi]] (Musician and Musical Journalist), [[Tony Micallef]] (Musical Researcher), [[Melda Micallef]] (Singer, Musician), [[Charlo Lautier]] (Disc Jockey), [[George Cremona]] (Presenter)  


The 14 songs selected for the final were announced by the organizing committee on Saturday 21 September 2013. Are was chosen by this second jury:-
The 14 songs selected for the final were announced by the organizing committee on Saturday 21 September 2013. They were chosen by this second jury: [[Antoinette Falzon]] (Journalist), [[John Bundy]] (Presenter and Producer), [[Joyce Grech]] (Cultural Journalist and Presenter), [[Etienne Schembri]] (Presenter and Producer), [[Josephine Ebejer Grech]] (Singer, Presenter), [[Madeline Farrugia]] (Presenter), [[Siro Camillleri]] (Musical Journalist), [[David Muscat]] (Presenter, Organiser)  
 
[[Antoinette Falzon]] (Journalist), [[John Bundy]] (Presenter and Producer), [[Joyce Grech]] (Cultural Journalist and Presenter), [[Etienne Schembri]] (Presenter and Producer), [[Josephine Ebejer Grech]] (Singer, Presenter), [[Madeline Farrugia]] (Presenter), [[Siro Camillleri]] (Musical Journalist), [[David Muscat]] (Presenter, Organiser)  


Here's the list of songs in order of appearance during the final on 9 November 2013:
Here's the list of songs in order of appearance during the final on 9 November 2013:
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The festival also featured performances by 14 non-Maltese singers.


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<th><tr><td>'''No'''</td><td>'''Place'''</td><td>'''Singer'''</td><td>'''Song'''</td><td>'''Remarks'''</td><td></td><td></tr></th>
<th><tr><td>'''No'''</td><td>'''Country'''</td><td>'''Singer'''</td><td>'''Song'''</td><td>'''Remarks'''</td><td></td><td></tr></th>
<tr><td>01 </td><td>'' Arġentina ''</td><td>[[ Veronica Sardana]]</td><td>[[ No IIores por mi Argentina]]</td><td>[[cover version of Don’t Cry for Me Argentina]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>01 </td><td>'' Argentina ''</td><td>[[ Veronica Sardana]]</td><td>[[ No IIores por mi Argentina]]</td><td>cover version of ''Don’t Cry for Me Argentina''</td></tr>
<tr><td>02 </td><td>'' Belarussja  ''</td><td>[[ Aleksandra & Konstantin]]</td><td>[[ Kotsiky Viarrovyia]]</td><td>[[former Eurovision singers’04]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>02 </td><td>'' Belarus''</td><td>[[ Aleksandra & Konstantin]]</td><td>Kotsiky Viarrovyia</td><td>former Eurovision singers’04</td></tr>
<tr><td>03 </td><td>''Belarussja ''</td><td>[[George Koldun]]</td><td>[[ Through the Light]]</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>03 </td><td>''Belarus''</td><td>[[George Koldun]]</td><td>Through the Light</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>04 </td><td>''Bulgarija''</td><td>[[Niki Manolov]]</td><td>[[ Po Dobre (Better]]</td><td>[[finalist Bulgarian Final for Eurovision’08]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>04 </td><td>''Bulgaria''</td><td>[[Niki Manolov]]</td><td>Po Dobre (Better)</td><td>finalist Bulgarian Final for Eurovision’08</td></tr>
<tr><td>05 </td><td>''Greċja''</td><td>[[Christos Kaliatsa]]</td><td>[[Touch You]]</td><td>[[Xfactor ’08 Greece]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>05 </td><td>''Greece''</td><td>[[Christos Kaliatsa]]</td><td>Touch You</td><td>X-Factor ’08 Greece</td></tr>
<tr><td>06 </td><td>''Ġermanja ''</td><td>[[Bella Vista]]</td><td>[[ Fremd Aber Doch vertraut]]</td><td>[[German version of Sal-Aħħar, Fabrizio Faniello]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>06 </td><td>''Germany ''</td><td>[[Bella Vista]]</td><td>Fremd Aber Doch vertraut</td><td>German version of Fabrizio Faniello's ''Sal-Aħħar'' </td></tr>
<tr><td>07 </td><td>''Ġermanja''</td><td>[[Mave O’Rick]]</td><td>[[Whiter than White]]</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>07 </td><td>''Germany''</td><td>[[Mave O’Rick]]</td><td>Whiter than White</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>08 </td><td>''Italja ''</td><td>[[Federica Marinari]]</td><td>[[3 Volte Amore]]</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>08 </td><td>''Italy ''</td><td>[[Federica Marinari]]</td><td>3 Volte Amore</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>09 </td><td>''Moldova''</td><td>[[Ray Gligor]]</td><td>[[Lonely Nights, Lonley Dreams]]</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>09 </td><td>''Moldova''</td><td>[[Ray Gligor]]</td><td>Lonely Nights, Loneley Dreams</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>10 </td><td>''Renju Unit''</td><td>[[Ilona]]</td><td>[[Love’s Like a Loaded Gun]]</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>10 </td><td>''United Kingdom''</td><td>[[Ilona]]</td><td>Love’s Like a Loaded Gun</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>11 </td><td>''Rumanija ''</td><td>[[Aurelian Temisan]]</td><td>[[Stay With Me ]]</td><td>[[English verision of Stay with me, Croatia ESC 2000]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>11 </td><td>''Romania''</td><td>[[Aurelian Temisan]]</td><td>Stay With Me</td><td>English verision of Stay with me, Croatia ESC 2000</td></tr>
<tr><td>12 </td><td>''Rumanija ''</td><td>[[Lavinia Steriopol]]</td><td>[[ Nadie Como Tu ]]</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>12 </td><td>''Romania ''</td><td>[[Lavinia Steriopol]]</td><td>Nadie Como Tu</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>13 </td><td>''Spanja''</td><td>[[Ely Qurbrlo]]</td><td>[[ Io Ce Credo]]</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>13 </td><td>''Spain''</td><td>[[Ely Qurbrlo]]</td><td>Io Ce Credo</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>14 </td><td>''Turkija ''</td><td>[[Melih Sengul]]</td><td>[[ Bir Ask]]</td><td>[[One Love]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>14 </td><td>''Turkey ''</td><td>[[Melih Sengul]]</td><td>Bir Ask</td><td>One Love</td></tr>


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== Organisation ==
The organising committee for this edition of the festival was made up of Chairperson [[Josette Grech Hamilton]], Deputy chairperson [[Ignatius Farrugia]], Executive Secretary [[Robert Cefai]], Public Relations Officer & Media Relations [[Deo Grech]], Festival Coordinator [[Ray Falzon]], Hospitality Coordinator [[Simone Bugeja]] and Technical Coordinator [[Pierre Cachia]]. [[Norman Hamilton]] serves as the artistic consultant, [[Anton Attard]] as the technical consultant on behalf of [[PBS]] and [[Sigmund Mifsud]] as the musical consultant.
The International Festival of the Maltese Song is organised under the auspices of the Parliamentary Secretariat for Culture and Local Councils in collaboration with the World Association of Festival organisers and Artists ([[WAFA]]).





Revision as of 11:56, 10 November 2013

Festival Internazzjonali tal-Kanzunetta Maltija 2013 marks a return for the International Festival of The Maltese Song after an absence since 2002.

The Event

This edition of the festival took place at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta on Saturday 9 November 2013, starting at 19:30 CET.

The show was presented by Alfred Zammit, Debbie Scerri, Mary Rose Mallia, Lawrence Gray, Renato and Romina Mamo was aired on TVM and TVM 2.

The Songs

A total of 62 entries were submitted to the Organizer Committee in charged in 2013 for this contest. 30 songs from the original lot were chosen to be performed (live in front of a panel of experts behind closed doors). 16 of these songs in this phase of the competition were eliminated.

The first jury, responsible for choosing the 30 semi-finalist out of the 62 submissions was composed of:- Frederick Zammit (Festival organizer and Journalist), Noel D’Anastasi (Musician and Musical Journalist), Tony Micallef (Musical Researcher), Melda Micallef (Singer, Musician), Charlo Lautier (Disc Jockey), George Cremona (Presenter)

The 14 songs selected for the final were announced by the organizing committee on Saturday 21 September 2013. They were chosen by this second jury: Antoinette Falzon (Journalist), John Bundy (Presenter and Producer), Joyce Grech (Cultural Journalist and Presenter), Etienne Schembri (Presenter and Producer), Josephine Ebejer Grech (Singer, Presenter), Madeline Farrugia (Presenter), Siro Camillleri (Musical Journalist), David Muscat (Presenter, Organiser)

Here's the list of songs in order of appearance during the final on 9 November 2013:

NoSongWordsMusicPerformer/s
01 ĦolmaLyann IlesPaul AbelaLyann Iles
02 SolitaireRita PaceDario BezzinaDario Bezzina & Grecia Bezzina
03 Paċi SovranaDonna Marie EllulDonna Marie EllulDonna Marie Ellul
04 KuraġġJoe ChircopPhilip VellaGordie Debono
05 Passi Fir-RamelMark AmairaPhilip VellaDomenique Azzopardi
06 Għadek TgħixMark AmairaRenato BriffaFiona Cauchi
07 Din JienRita PaceDominic CiniDorcas Debono
08 SinjaliRita PaceRenato BriffaBernice Camilleri
09 Int mill-ġdidJoe Julian FarrugiaPaul AbelaRoger Tirazona
10 Hawn mill-ġdidJoe Julian FarrugiaPaul AbelaOlivia Lewis
11 MikrokozmuĠiovann AttardAugusto CardinaliIan James Vella - Janvil & Hooligan
12 Poeta Bla KliemEmil Calleja BaylissMark SciclunaMark Tonna
13 Raġġ ta’ TamaCher VellaPhilip VellaChristian Azzopardi
14 StejjerJoe Julian FarrugiaAndrew ZahraMiriam Christine

The festival also featured performances by 14 non-Maltese singers.

NoCountrySingerSongRemarks
01 Argentina Veronica SardanaNo IIores por mi Argentinacover version of Don’t Cry for Me Argentina
02 BelarusAleksandra & KonstantinKotsiky Viarrovyiaformer Eurovision singers’04
03 BelarusGeorge KoldunThrough the Light
04 BulgariaNiki ManolovPo Dobre (Better)finalist Bulgarian Final for Eurovision’08
05 GreeceChristos KaliatsaTouch YouX-Factor ’08 Greece
06 Germany Bella VistaFremd Aber Doch vertrautGerman version of Fabrizio Faniello's Sal-Aħħar
07 GermanyMave O’RickWhiter than White
08 Italy Federica Marinari3 Volte Amore
09 MoldovaRay GligorLonely Nights, Loneley Dreams
10 United KingdomIlonaLove’s Like a Loaded Gun
11 RomaniaAurelian TemisanStay With MeEnglish verision of Stay with me, Croatia ESC 2000
12 Romania Lavinia SteriopolNadie Como Tu
13 SpainEly QurbrloIo Ce Credo
14 Turkey Melih SengulBir AskOne Love

Organisation

The organising committee for this edition of the festival was made up of Chairperson Josette Grech Hamilton, Deputy chairperson Ignatius Farrugia, Executive Secretary Robert Cefai, Public Relations Officer & Media Relations Deo Grech, Festival Coordinator Ray Falzon, Hospitality Coordinator Simone Bugeja and Technical Coordinator Pierre Cachia. Norman Hamilton serves as the artistic consultant, Anton Attard as the technical consultant on behalf of PBS and Sigmund Mifsud as the musical consultant.

The International Festival of the Maltese Song is organised under the auspices of the Parliamentary Secretariat for Culture and Local Councils in collaboration with the World Association of Festival organisers and Artists (WAFA).


External links


 Malta Song Festival editions
* 1960s: 1960 - 1961 - 1962 - 1963 - 1964 - 1965 - 1966 - 1967 - 1968 - 1969
* 1970s: 1970 - 1971 - 1972 - 1973 - 1974 - 1975 - 1976 - 1977 - 1978 - 1979
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* 1990s: 1990 - 1994 - 1995 - 1996 - 1997 - 1998 - 1999
* 2000s: 2000 - 2001 - 2002
* 2010s: 2013
Mużika Mużika - Festival Kanzunetta Maltija editions
* 2020s: 2021 - 2022 - 2023 - 
Malta Eurovision Song Contest editions
* Malta Song Festival - 1970s: 1971 - 1972 - 1975
* Festival tal-Kanzunetta Maltija għall-Ewropa: 1991 - 1992 - 1993 - 1994 - 1995 - 1996 
* Malta Song for Europe - 1990s: 1997 - 1998 - 1999
* Malta Song for Europe - 2000s: 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007 - 2008
* Malta EuroSong: 2009 - 2010
* Malta Eurovision Song Contest: 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - (2019-2021 see X Factor Malta) - 2022 - 2023
Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest
* 1970s: 1971 - 1972 - 1975
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