Festival tal-Kanzunetta Maltija għall-Ewropa 1994

This Festival tal-Kanzunetta Maltija għall-Ewropa 1994 (Festival of Maltese Song for Europe 1994) was organized together by the Ministery of Youth and Culture under the auspices of Minister Dr. Michael Frendo, the Festival was held on 3, 4 and 5 Febuary 1994. At the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta.

The Organising Committee for this Festival was made by Gaetano Abela as the chairman of the Festival, Robert Cefai Secretary and Sue Zammit, Frans Fenech, Joe Vassallo, Alfred Debono as members

There were 222 Submission

Awards Festival Song For Europe 1994

(A) Nine (9) Songs finalists be issued on CD.

(B) Fifty Maltese Lira (Lm 50) awarded to those songs that took part in the knockout Festival and has qualified for the final evening.

(C) Memorial Trophy given to the composers, authors and the singer / principal of a five (5) finalists.

(D) The four (4) finalists songs will not be the first to take Mitt Maltese Lira (Lm 100).

(E) The Composer winner of Malta Song Festival awarded Three Hundred Maltese Lira (Lm 300), while the singer / a given eight Maltese Lira (Lm 80).

(F) The winning song rappresent Malta Eurovision Song Festival in 1994.

The program of the Festival was so

Thursday 3rd February 1994 at 7.30pm 10 songs sung Festival of Maltese Song. Make interval of 20 minutes. Having sung 10 songs Song for Europe.

The jury select 7 songs from each Festival qualify for the Semi Final. (Jury not known till today)

Friday 4th February 1994 at 7.30pm 7 selected songs sung by Maltese song festival. Interval of 20 minutes. Exhibition Ballroom Dance school of Tony Lawrence and later sung 7 songs Song for Europe

The jury select 5 songs from each qualifying for the Final Festival

Saturday 5 February 1994 at 7.30pm

10 finalists sung songs, the first 5 of Maltese Song Festival, is then the Song for Europe Festival.

Interval of 20 minutes, Exhibition of the Academy of Ballet Danza Tanya Bayona-Poutiatine.

Winners and becomes the Presentation by Hon Minister Dr.Michael Frendo

Final Proformance

Here are the 10 Songs featured in the final:-

Song	Performers	Words	Music
The Shadow Of A Dream	Renato Micallef	Laurence Spiteri	Laurence Spiteri
Remember The Beginning	Ġeorġina Abela	Philp Vella	Philip Vella
It’s His Violin	Catherine Vigar	Joe Carr	George Curmi ‘il-Puse’
How Can I Ever Love Again?	Enzo Gsman	Josephine Zarb	Josephine Zarb
There’s a Song	Freddie Portelli	Freddie Portelli	Freddie Portelli
You Can Depend On Me	John Lukas	John Lukas	John Lukas
Tell Me Why	Phylisienne Brincat	Frederick Camilleri	Margaret Camilleri
More Than Love	Moira Stafrace & Chris Scicluna	Moira Stafrace	Chris Scicluna
Scarlet Song	Ray Caruana	Ray Mahonay	Dominic Galea
To Love Again	Marthese Tanti	Doris Chetcuti	Josephie Giordimaina

The Shadow of A Dream, Remember The Begining, Tell Me Why, More Than Love and Scarlet Song pass to the Final Phase, and three of them where the winning songs.

Here are the first 3 placing Songs featured in the final:-

Song	Performers	Words	Music
More Than Love	Moira Stafrace & Chris Scicluna	Moira Stafrace	Chris Scicluna
Scarlet Song	Ray Caruana	Ray Mahonay	Dominic Galea
Remember The Beginning	Ġeorġina Abela	Philp Vella	Philip Vella

The More Then Love by Chris Scicluna & Moira Stafrace will be rappresent Malta in the Eurovision song Contest 1994.

The Members of the Jury where:- (Not Known till today)

The presenters on Thursday were Karl Bonaci and Stephanie Spiteri during the Friday and Saturday were John Bundy and Lucienne Selvaggi.

Director of the Orchestra was Mro. George Debono

General Coordination - Robert Cefai Director – Robert Abela Ass.Direttur - Alfred Debono Stage Manager - Frans Fenech Visual direction – Joe Galea Coordinator - Alfred Debono, Vince De Bono Director TV – [Lino Giuliano]] Make-up – Rosanna Mintoff Designs Of Stage Saviour Camilleri TV Producation – PBS Ltd Audio – Sound System Ltd Lighting – ITC - International Trading Company Building Set – Fibremar Co.Ltd