L-Għanja tal-Poplu 1997

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The 22nd Edition of L-Għanja tal-Poplu was held on Saturday 26 April, 1997 at the Mediterranean Conference Centre at Valletta.

The Festival was also shown on TVM.

It was submited a total of 144 orginal songs which was choose by a panel of Jury’s ? choose the 16 songs which passed for the Final.

Tickets at € 10 were available from the Y.T.C. 227 Merchants' Street, Valletta.

For this Editon also was published a Cd and a Programm.

The host of the festival where Romina Bonaci and Karl Bonaci.

Finalist Phase

Here are the 16 Songs featured in the final:-

Song	Performers	Words	Music
Kabum	Augusto Cardinali	Augusto Cardinali	Augusto Cardinali
Kopji Fotokopji	Jeffrey Scicluna & Nadine Axisa	Mario Fenech Caruana	Marica Axisa
Żmien Żemżem	Claudette Pace	Mario Fenech Caruana	Philip Vella
Vat Veru Aħna Tajbin	Herman Bonaci & Ivan Spiteri Lucas	Paul Ellul	Mark Spiteri Lucas
Kavallieri tat-Tafal	Tony Camilleri	Mario Fenech Caruana	Philip Vella
Il-Maltin	Joe Demicoli	Joe Demicoli	Joe Demicoli
It-Tlett Ibliet	Chiara Siracussa	Sunny Aquilina	Jason Paul Cassar
Xaqq Dawl	Incorvaja Sisters	Mario Fenech Caruana	Mark Spiteri Lucas
Viva t-Tgergir	John Bundy	Joe Chircop	Renato Briffa
Fantasiji	Louise Doneo	Mark Doneo	Mark Doneo
It-Tijatru	Enzo Gusman	Enzo Gusman	Enzo Gusman
Nixtieq Naf	Mark Tonna	Mark Tonna	Rene Mamo
Ċensurati	Philip Vella	Mario Fenech Caruana	Philip Vella
Viva r-Razzjonalita’	Leontine Camilleri	Maria Axisa	Marica Axisa
Awwissu	Walter Micallef	Walter Micallef	Walter Micallef
Kważi Dari Konna Aħjar	The Greenfields	Alfred C. Sant	Philip Vella

Organizing Committee

Organizer: Fr Maurice Mifsud

Chairman:Charles Schembri

Secretary: Ramon Casha

PRO: Noel D'Amato

Adverts: Peter Micallef

Stage Manager:Edward Cini

Judges

The judges during the live show were:

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Special Guest

The interval act as people awaited the final results was offered entertainment by [[ ]], [[ ]], [[ ]].

Winners Finalist

Here are the Winning Songs featured in the final:-

No	Song	Performers	Words	Music
01	It-Tejatru	Enzo Gusman	Enzo Gusman	Enzo Gusman
02	Awwissu	Walter Micallef	Walter Micallef	Walter Micallef
03	It-Tlett Ibliet	Chiara Siracusa	Sunny Aquilina	Jason Paul Cassar

For the Winner it takes a Trophy for one year, besides, for the first place a Trophy and Lm 250, for the second place a Trophy and Lm 150, and for the third place a Trophy and Lm 100. KTA Producation give a prize of one week stay in Rome for two persons.

Other Winners

For Best Social Theme:
For Best Arragment:
For Best Interpretation:

External links

L-Għanja tal-Poplu - Official website

L-Għanja tal-Poplu Festival Editions
* 1970s: 01 (1973) - 02 (1974) - 03 (1975) - 04 (1976) - 05 (1977) - 06 (1978) - 07 (1979)
* 1980s: 08 (1980) - 09 (1981) - 10 (1982) - 11 (1983) - 12 (1984) - 13 (1985) - 14 (1986) - 15 (1987) 
* 1990s: 16 (1990) - 17 (1992) - 18 (1993) - 19 (1994) - 20 (1995) - 21 (1996) - 22 (1997) - 23 (1998) - 24 (1999)
* 2000s: 25 (2000) - 26 (2001) - 27 (2002) - 28 (2003) - 29 (2004) - 30 (2005) - 31 (2006) - 32 (2007) - 33 (2008) - 34 (2009)
* 2010s: 35 (2010) - 36 (2012) - 37 (2013) - 38 (2014) - 39 (2015) - 40 (2016) - 41 (2017) - 42 (2018) - 43 (2019)
* 2020s: 44 (2020) - 45 (2021) - 46 (2022) - 47 (2023)