Difference between revisions of "Joe Julian Farrugia"
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| 1996||Ljuni Żgħar||[[Brendan Borg]]||[[Sammy Galea]]||Floriana Football Nursery|| | | 1996||Ljuni Żgħar||[[Brendan Borg]]||[[Sammy Galea]]||Floriana Football Nursery|| | ||
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| 1996||Once Again||[[Lawrence Gray]] / [[Leontine]]||[[Renato Briffa]] || || | | 1996||Once Again||[[Lawrence Gray]] / [[Leontine]]||[[Renato Briffa]]||[[Song for Greece 1996]]|| | ||
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| 1996||Smajt...||[[Olivia Lewis]] / [[Marvic Lewis]]||[[Sammy Galea]] || || | | 1996||Smajt...||[[Olivia Lewis]] / [[Marvic Lewis]]||[[Sammy Galea]] || || | ||
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| 1996||Ma Rridx Kartolina||[[Jonathan Bugeja]]||[[Renato Briffa]] || || | | 1996||Ma Rridx Kartolina||[[Jonathan Bugeja]]||[[Renato Briffa]] || || | ||
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| 1996||Saloon Jamboree||[[Colin D'Ugo]] / [[Margaret Mercieca]]||[[Sammy Galea]] || || | | 1996||Saloon Jamboree||[[Colin D'Ugo]] / [[Margaret Mercieca]]||[[Sammy Galea]]||Album: "Saloon Jamboree" - Colin & Margaret|| | ||
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| 1997||Don't Look Back||[[Leontine]]||[[Renato Briffa]]||[[Malta Song for Europe 1997]]||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jBLAq2UBAc click HERE] | | 1997||Don't Look Back||[[Leontine]]||[[Renato Briffa]]||[[Malta Song for Europe 1997]]||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jBLAq2UBAc click HERE] | ||
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| 1997||Mgħallem tal-Ħolqien||[[Melanie Spiteri]] / [[Jacqueline Spiteri]]||[[Sammy Galea]] || || | | 1997||Mgħallem tal-Ħolqien||[[Melanie Spiteri]] / [[Jacqueline Spiteri]]||[[Sammy Galea]] || || | ||
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| 1997||Mystic||[[Marthese Tanti]]||[[Joe Brown]] || || | | 1997||Mystic||[[Marthese Tanti]]||[[Joe Brown]]||Album: "Marthese Tanti" - Marthese Tanti|| | ||
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| 1997||L-Innoċenti||[[Brendan Borg]]||[[Augusto Cardinali]] || || | | 1997||L-Innoċenti||[[Brendan Borg]]||[[Augusto Cardinali]] || || | ||
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| 1998||Tisma' Spiss||[[Natasha Grima]]||[[Renato Briffa]]||[[L-Għanja tal-Poplu 1998]]|| | | 1998||Tisma' Spiss||[[Natasha Grima]]||[[Renato Briffa]]||[[L-Għanja tal-Poplu 1998]]|| | ||
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| 1998||Just the Same||[[Ritianne Micallef]]||[[Joe Brown]] || || | | 1998||Just the Same||[[Ritianne Micallef]]||[[Joe Brown]]||Album: "Back to Happiness" - Ritianne|| | ||
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| 1998||No Reply||[[Ritianne Micallef]]||[[Joe Brown]] || || | | 1998||No Reply||[[Ritianne Micallef]]||[[Joe Brown]]||Album: "Back to Happiness" - Ritianne|| | ||
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| 1998||Look at Me||[[Ritianne Micallef]]||[[Joe Brown]] || || | | 1998||Look at Me||[[Ritianne Micallef]]||[[Joe Brown]]||Album: "Back to Happiness" - Ritianne|| | ||
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| 1998||Fantasy||[[Ritianne Micallef]]||[[Joe Brown]] || || | | 1998||Fantasy||[[Ritianne Micallef]]||[[Joe Brown]]||Album: "Back to Happiness" - Ritianne|| | ||
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| 1998||F'Tarf il-Wied||[[Graziana Axisa]]||[[Dominic Galea]]|| || | | 1998||F'Tarf il-Wied||[[Graziana Axisa]]||[[Dominic Galea]]|| || | ||
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| 1999||Qawsalla fl-Univers||[[Melanie Spiteri]] / [[Jacqueline Spiteri]]||[[Augusto Cardinali]] || || | | 1999||Qawsalla fl-Univers||[[Melanie Spiteri]] / [[Jacqueline Spiteri]]||[[Augusto Cardinali]] || || | ||
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| 1999||One More Time||[[Ritienne Micallef]]||[[Andrew Zammit]]|| || | | 1999||One More Time||[[Ritienne Micallef]]||[[Andrew Zammit]]||Album: "New Era" - Ritianne|| | ||
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| 1999||Fid-Dell ta' Ħaddieħor||[[Miriam Christine]]||[[René Mamo]]||[[L-Għanja tal-Poplu 1999]]|| | | 1999||Fid-Dell ta' Ħaddieħor||[[Miriam Christine]]||[[René Mamo]]||[[L-Għanja tal-Poplu 1999]]|| | ||
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| 1999||Chi Sa||[[Brendan Borg]]||[[Dominic Galea]] || || | | 1999||Chi Sa||[[Brendan Borg]]||[[Dominic Galea]] || || | ||
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| 1999||No Solution||[[Byon Jo]]||[[Sammy Galea]] || || | | 1999||No Solution||[[Byon Jo]]||[[Sammy Galea]]||Album: "Hello it's me" - Byon Jo|| | ||
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| 1999||[[Diana; Queen of Hearts]]||Musical||[[Joe Brown]] || || | | 1999||[[Diana; Queen of Hearts]]||Musical||[[Joe Brown]] || || | ||
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| 2001||Ħdejk||[[Julie Zahra]]||[[René Mamo]]||[[Festival Internazzjonali tal-Kanzunetta Maltija 2001]]||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZj_W9Xoueo click HERE] | | 2001||Ħdejk||[[Julie Zahra]]||[[René Mamo]]||[[Festival Internazzjonali tal-Kanzunetta Maltija 2001]]||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZj_W9Xoueo click HERE] | ||
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| 2001||Worlds Apart||[[Marthese Tanti]]||[[René Mamo]] || || | | 2001||Worlds Apart||[[Marthese Tanti]]||[[René Mamo]]||[[Universe Talent Prague International Music Festival]] 2001|| | ||
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| 2001||Tifkiriet||[[Joanna Scriha]]||[[Sammy Galea]] || || | | 2001||Tifkiriet||[[Joanna Scriha]]||[[Sammy Galea]]|| || | ||
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| 2001||Christmas Time||[[Sarah Harrison]]||[[Sammy Galea]] || || | | 2001||Christmas Time||[[Sarah Harrison]]||[[Sammy Galea]]|| || | ||
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| 2002||Think of You||[[Nadine Axisa]]||[[Marica Axisa]]||[[Malta Song for Europe 2002]]||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGDGL0_v-R8 click HERE] | | 2002||Think of You||[[Nadine Axisa]]||[[Marica Axisa]]||[[Malta Song for Europe 2002]]||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGDGL0_v-R8 click HERE] | ||
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| 2002||Oscar||[[Oscar]]||[[Joe Brown]] || || | | 2002||Oscar||[[Oscar]]||[[Joe Brown]] || || | ||
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| 2002||Sunshine||[[Nadine Axisa]]||[[Marika Axisa]] || || | | 2002||Sunshine||[[Nadine Axisa]]||[[Marika Axisa]]||[[Universe Talent Prague International Music Festival]] 2002|| | ||
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| 2002||L-Imghoddi mill-Ġdid||[[Karen Polidano]]||[[René Mamo]]||[[Konkors Kanzunetta Indipendenza 2002]]||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3gn9C6V12Q click HERE] | | 2002||L-Imghoddi mill-Ġdid||[[Karen Polidano]]||[[René Mamo]]||[[Konkors Kanzunetta Indipendenza 2002]]||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3gn9C6V12Q click HERE] | ||
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| 2004||La Canzone della Primavera||[[Franklin Calleja]]||[[Sammy Galea]]||[[Ti Amo Festival]] 2004|| | | 2004||La Canzone della Primavera||[[Franklin Calleja]]||[[Sammy Galea]]||[[Ti Amo Festival]] 2004|| | ||
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| 2004||Rebbiegħa||[[Julie Zahra]]||[[René Mamo]] || || | | 2004||Rebbiegħa||[[Julie Zahra]]||[[René Mamo]]||"Min hu bla Ħtija?" tv drama closing song|| | ||
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| 2004||Ward u Żahar||[[Marthese Tanti]]||[[Dominic Galea]] || || | | 2004||Ward u Żahar||[[Marthese Tanti]]||[[Dominic Galea]]||"Ward u Żahar" tv programme closing song|| | ||
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| 2004||Għad Niltaqgħu||[[Joe Cutajar]]||[[Dominic Galea]] || || | | 2004||Għad Niltaqgħu||[[Joe Cutajar]]||[[Dominic Galea]]||Album: "Tribute to the Swinging Pioneers of Malta" - Various|| | ||
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| 2004||Bidla wara Bidla||Ħaddiem tas-Sena Singers||[[Paul Abela]] || || | | 2004||Bidla wara Bidla||Ħaddiem tas-Sena Singers||[[Paul Abela]]||Official anthem "Ħaddiem tas-Sena 2004"|| | ||
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| 2005||Life is a Train||[[Karen Polidano]]||[[Dominic Galea]] || || | | 2005||Life is a Train||[[Karen Polidano]]||[[Dominic Galea]]||Album: "Ride the Train" Vol. 8 - Various U.S.A.|| | ||
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| 2005||Sono Troppo Birichina||[[Nicole Azzopardi]]||[[Sammy Galea]]||[[Ti Amo Festival]] 2005|| | | 2005||Sono Troppo Birichina||[[Nicole Azzopardi]]||[[Sammy Galea]]||[[Ti Amo Festival]] 2005|| | ||
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| 2005||Piccolini||[[Danica Muscat]]||[[Sammy Galea]]||[[Ti Amo Festival]] 2005|| | | 2005||Piccolini||[[Danica Muscat]]||[[Sammy Galea]]||[[Ti Amo Festival]] 2005|| | ||
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| 2005||Il-Prinċipal||[[Hermann Bonaci]]||[[Abigail Brown]] || || | | 2005||Il-Prinċipal||[[Hermann Bonaci]]||[[Abigail Brown]]||"Il-Prinċipal" tv drama closing song|| | ||
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| 2005||Mario…||[[Hermann Bonaci]]||[[Dominic Galea]]||[[L-Għanja tal-Poplu 2005]]|| | | 2005||Mario…||[[Hermann Bonaci]]||[[Dominic Galea]]||[[L-Għanja tal-Poplu 2005]]|| | ||
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| 2015||Tħalluhx||[[Domenique Azzopardi]]||[[Augusto Cardinali]]||[[Konkors Kanzunetta Indipendenza 2015]]||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gzPzl9z8Ds click HERE] | | 2015||Tħalluhx||[[Domenique Azzopardi]]||[[Augusto Cardinali]]||[[Konkors Kanzunetta Indipendenza 2015]]||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gzPzl9z8Ds click HERE] | ||
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| 2015||Intriċċi||[[Glen Vella]]||[[Abigail Brown]]||Intriċċi tv drama closing song||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxXzsgM8Aj8 click HERE] | | 2015||Intriċċi||[[Glen Vella]]||[[Abigail Brown]]||"Intriċċi" tv drama closing song||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxXzsgM8Aj8 click HERE] | ||
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| 2016||Forza Ħal Balzan||[[Ryan Paul Abela]]||[[Paul Abela]]||[[Balzan]] Football Club||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxQMTBLfuK0 click HERE] | | 2016||Forza Ħal Balzan||[[Ryan Paul Abela]]||[[Paul Abela]]||[[Balzan]] Football Club||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxQMTBLfuK0 click HERE] |
Revision as of 06:51, 3 October 2016
Joe Julian Farrugia (born 9 April 1962) is a Maltese writer, songwriter and broadcaster.
Early Life
He is the youngest of four siblings, the only son of Francis and Beatrix. After attending St. Paul's Missionary College, he won the Anna Muscat Azzopardi prize in the Maltese language from the University of Malta in 1979.
Writing and Songwriting
Joe Julian took part in many song contests and won a placing in most of them. In 1999 he won the best social lyricist award in L-Għanja tal-Poplu with Faraġ ta' Xejn, first place in Konkors Kanzunetta Indipendenza in 2005 with Ix-Xemx mill-Ġdid and first place in Festival Internazzjonali tal-Kanzunetta Maltija 2013 with Hawn Mill-Ġdid. Apart from local festivals, Joe Julian represented Malta in a number of festivals. Among other awards, he won the Discovery International Pop Music Festival of Varna Bulgaria twice with songs Endlessly and Time for Love. He also won the Ti Amo song festival for young singers of Romania five times. In 1999 his song Jekk Għada ma Jisbaħx was chosen by American Airlines to be played whenever any passenger requested music from Malta. He also wrote two musicals and three Christmas pantos.
In 2005, his song Life is a Train was released by NBT Records (U.S.) in a compilation disc sold in three continents. In 2008 his song You're Magic reached the Bulgarian final to select their national Eurovision Song Contest entry.
Joe Julian also pens drama for television. His drama works include local popular sitcom Simpatiċi, Il-Prinċipal and XplaħħMalħajt. He used to write regular articles for a Sunday paper and local magazines. He also has his own blog by the name of Kif Naħsibha Jien....
Broadcasting
Joe Julian is also a broadcaster. He has written and produced television programmes including Dr. Peel, Menz, Xalamita, Indigo and Medik. He wrote, produced and directed the majority of episodes for popular television documentary series Bijografiji. He was also part of Xarabank's production team and produced features for the programme. Joe Julian won three awards in broadcasting from the Institute of Maltese Journalists. Presently he's the producer/presenter of programmes Bonġu Kafé ma' Joe Julian and Għamlu Isem on the national radio station Radju Malta. Għamlu Isem is also the name of a book written by Joe Julian with biographies broadcast on the programme.
Family
Joe Julian is married to Marlene. They have two daughters, Clara Farrugia and Valentina Farrugia.
Discography
See also
Category:Joe Julian Farrugia Photos