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The 24th edition of L-Għanja tal-Poplu was held on Saturday 24 April 1999 at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta.

Tickets at €10 were available from the Y.T.C. 227 Merchants' Street, Valletta. All profits from tickets and sponsors at the contest were donated to L-Arka.

Organizing Committee

Director: Maurice Mifsud Fr.
Chairman:Carmelo Schembri
Secretary: Noel D'Amato
Members: Ramon Casha
Collectiv Adverts: Peter Micallef
Stage Manager: Eddie Cini

Prizes

First Place:- Trophy and Lm300 Second Place:- Trophy and Lm200 Third Place:- Trophy and Lm100

The L-Għanja tal-Poplu trophy is detained for a year by the author/composer of the winning song. Trophies were also rewarded to the song with the best social theme and another one for the best interpretation. In this edition, trophies were made by young artist Sina Farrugia.

Songs in the contest

The 16 finalist songs:

Song	Performers	Lyricist	Composer
Rħewlha lejn il-Qamar	Nadine Axisa	Alfred E. Baldacchino	Philip Vella
Klandestin	Marbeck Spiteri	Mario Fenech Caruana	Philip Vella
Aħna Li Ma Mmorrux Fuq Xarabank	Lawrence Gray	Joe Friggieri	Domenic Galea
Viva L-Ġustizzja	Walter Micallef	Joe Chircop	Philip Vella
Id-Dar Tal-Providenza - L-Akbar Realtà	Catherine Vigar	Paul Ellul	Chan Vella
Mhux Minnu	Charlie Muscat	Mario Fenech Caruana	Frederick Camilleri
Faraġ Ta’ Xejn	Mark Tonna	Joe Julian Farrugia	Renè Mamo
Kutrumbajsi	Doreen Galea	Mario Fenech Caruana	Dominic Galea
Il-Karrakka	Jesmond Tedesco Triccas	Mario Fenech Caruana	Renato Briffa
l-Album Tal-Millenju	Incorvaja Twins	Mario Fenech Caruana	Frederick Camilleri
Riflessi	Leontine Camilleri	Anna Maria Sammut	Mark Spiteri Lucas
Meta Lili n-Nies Tivvota	Philip Vella	Alfred C. Sant	Philip Vella
Fid-Dell ta’ Ħaddieħor	Miriam Christine Borg	Joe Julian Farrugia	Renè Mamo
Sibna ż-Żejt	Connie Micallef	Mario Fenech Caruana	Andrew Zahra
Dizzjunarju	Hermann Bonaci	Joe M. Farrugia	Renè Mamo
Propaganda Ddoqq l-Iskotti	Joe Demicoli & Augusto Cardinali	Mario Fenech Caruana	Frederick Camilleri

Judges

The judges during the live show were:

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The Interval

A magician entertained the audience until the jury decided the winning songs.

Winners

Here are the Winning Songs:-

No	Song	Performers	Lyricist	Composer
01	Il-Karrakka	Jesmond Tedesco Triccas	Mario Fenech Caruana	Renato Briffa
02	Aħna li Ma Mmorrux fuq Xarabank	Lawrence Gray	Joe Friggieri	Domenic Galea
03	Meta Lili in-Nies Tivvota	Philip Vella	Alfred C. Sant	Philip Vella

The counting of votes produced a tie between the first two songs, therefore a fresh vote was needed between the songs in question only. Il-Karrakka received 4 votes while Aħna li ma mmorrux fuq Xarabank received 3.

Other Prizes

Best Social Theme: - Faraġ ta' Xejn – Joe Julian Farrugia
Best Music Arrangement:- Riflessi - Mariella Cassar, Fabrizio Giorgio
Best Interpretation:- Lampa Stampa - Joe Demicoli

The Comperes

The Comperes of the Festival were Claire Abela and Joe Dimech.

Special Thanks

Stage Design:- Ino Bonello
Lights:- Nexos
Sound:- Manolito Galea
Prodcation Cd and Cassettes:- KTA Producations
Big Screen:- Telectron Co.Ltd
Computer Graphics:-Ramon Casha
Design and Printing:-Union Print Co.Ltd
Photography:- Raymond Borg
Helpers in the Hall:- Members of YTC
Video Clips:- Alfie Fabri

Backing vocals:- Ruben Sciberras, Aulwin Borg Myatt, Elisa D’Amato, Jeffrey Scicluna, Diane Scicluna, Doreen Cardinali, Angela Spiteri, Eleanor Cassar, Julie Zahra, Stefan Briffa, Ludwig Galea, Abigail Galea, Louise Anne Tate, Priscilla Psaila, Antonella Camilleri, Caroline Iacono, Andrew Zahra and Natasha Micallef.

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)

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 ==Special Thanks==
-Stage Design:- [[Ino Bonello]]
+* Stage Design:- [[Ino Bonello]]
-Lights:- [[Nexos]]
+* Lights:- [[Nexos]]
-Sound:- [[Manolito Galea]]
+* Sound:- [[Manolito Galea]]
-Prodcation Cd and Cassettes:- [[KTA Producations]]
+* Prodcation Cd and Cassettes:- [[KTA Producations]]
-Big Screen:- [[Telectron Co.Ltd]]
+* Big Screen:- [[Telectron Co.Ltd]]
-Computer Graphics:-Ramon Casha
+* Computer Graphics:-Ramon Casha
-Design and Printing:-[[Union Print Co.Ltd]]
+* Design and Printing:-[[Union Print Co.Ltd]]
-Photography:- [[Raymond Borg]]
+* Photography:- [[Raymond Borg]]
-Helpers in the Hall:- Members of YTC
+* Helpers in the Hall:- Members of YTC
-Video Clips:- [[Alfie Fabri]]
+* Video Clips:- [[Alfie Fabri]]
 Backing vocals:- [[Ruben Sciberras]], [[Aulwin Borg Myatt]], [[Elisa D’Amato]], [[Jeffrey Scicluna]], [[Diane Scicluna]], [[Doreen Cardinali]], [[Angela Spiteri]], [[Eleanor Cassar]], [[Julie Zahra]],  [[Stefan Briffa]], [[Ludwig Galea]], [[Abigail Galea]], [[Louise Anne Tate]], [[Priscilla Psaila]], [[Antonella Camilleri]], [[Caroline Iacono]], [[Andrew Zahra]] and [[Natasha Micallef]].
 ==See also==