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'''Joe Vella Il-Bokser''' was born in the rural village of Manikata, | '''Joe Vella Il-Bokser''' was born in the rural village of Manikata, and started folk singing at the age of thirteen on his father's farm in the same Maltese village. | ||
He emigrated to Sydney, Australia as a young man. He was middleweight boxing champion, hence his nickname. | |||
He started folksinging in 1976, with Salvu Galea Tal-Kalora. | He started folksinging in 1976, with Salvu Galea Tal-Kalora. | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rECeXMf2ZD0 | |||
[[Category:A-Z of the Malta Music Scene]] | [[Category:A-Z of the Malta Music Scene]] | ||
[[Category:Singers from Malta]] | [[Category:Singers from Malta]] | ||
[[Category:Għannejja]] | [[Category:Għannejja]] | ||
Revision as of 08:45, 19 July 2013
Joe Vella Il-Bokser was born in the rural village of Manikata, and started folk singing at the age of thirteen on his father's farm in the same Maltese village.
He emigrated to Sydney, Australia as a young man. He was middleweight boxing champion, hence his nickname.
He started folksinging in 1976, with Salvu Galea Tal-Kalora.