Festival Internazzjonali tal-Kanzunetta Maltija 2013

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

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.

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 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.

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. Are was 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
Xfactor ’08 Greece
NoPlaceSingerSongRemarksPerformer/s
01 Arġentina Veronica SardanaNo IIores por mi Argentinacover version of Don’t Cry for Me Argentina
02 Belarussja Aleksandra & KonstantinKotsiky Viarrovyiaformer Eurovision singers’04
03 Belarussja George Koldun Through the Light[[]]
04 BulgarijaNiki ManolovPo Dobre (Betterfinalist Bulgarian Final for Eurovision’08
05 GreċjaChristos KaliatsaTouch You[[]]
06 Ġermanja Bella VistaFremd Aber Doch vertrautGerman version of Sal-Aħħar, Fabrizio Faniello
07 ĠermanjaMave O’RickWhiter than White
08 Italja Federica Marinari3 Volte Amore
09 MoldovaRay GligorLonely Nights, Lonley Dreams
10 Renju UnitIlonaLove’s Like a Loaded Gun
11 Rumanija Aurelian TemisanStay With Me English verision of Stay with me, Croatia ESC 2000
12 Rumanija Lavinia SteriopolNadie Como Tu
13 SpanjaEly QurbrloIo Ce Credo
14 Turkija Melih SengulBir AskOne Love


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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* 1980s: 1980 - 1981 - 1982 - 1983 - 1984 - 1985 - 1986 - 1987 - 1988 - 1989
* 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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