L-Għanja tal-Poplu 2001

The 26th Edition of L-Għanja tal-Poplu was held on Friday and Saturday 20 and 21 April 2001 at Sir Temi Zammit Hall, at Tal-Qroqq, Msida.

The show, presented by Valerie Vella, was broadcast a week after on 28 April 2001 on PBS. 94 songs were submitted, shortlisted by a panel of jurors to 40 songs until the final 18 were chosen by a different panel.

The Organizing Committee

• Carmelo Schembri, Chairman
• Noel D’Amato
• Peter Micallef
• Maurice Mifsud Fr
• Alfie Fabri who was the announcer in the hall.

Finalists

No	Singers	Songs	Lyricist	Composer	Arranger
01	Anabel Spiteri	Żgħożija	Joe Julian Farrugia	Raymond Zammit	Rene Mamo
02	Ivan Spiteri Lucas, Mark Spiteri Lucas, Julie Zahra	Tektik	Paul Ellul	Mark Spiteri Lucas	Rene Mamo
03	Mariona Attard	Inti Taf	Peppi Azzopardi	Renato Briffa	Andrew Zammit
04	Teddie Zammit	Riflessi	Teddie Zammit	Teddie Zammit	Mariella Cassar, Fabrizio Giorgio
05	Joanna Agius	Tnemnim f’Sottomarin	Mario Fenech Caruana	Stefan Briffa	Andrew Zammit
06	Priscilla Psaila & Frans Baldacchino il-Budaj	Tisimgħu Tissaħħar	Frans Baldacchino	Priscilla Psaila	Augusto Cardinali
07	Natsaha Grima	Ħalluh il-Ħadd Jitbissem	Alfred C. Sant	Alfred C. Sant	Anthony Psaila & Christian Harding
09	Nadine Axisa	L-Ilsir	Doreen Cardnali	Doreen Cardnali	Augusto Cardinali
10	Walter Micallef	Sieħbi fil-Cupboard tal-Kċina	Walter Micallef	Walter Micallef	Rene Mamo
11	Karen Polidano	Waslu L-Aljeni	Felicienne Fenech Caruana	Mark Spiteri Lucas	Joe Brown
12	Ina Robinich & Claudette Pace	Għanja Maltija	Sunny Aquilina	Andrew Zahra	Rene Mamo
13	Charlene Grima	Issa Naf	Natasha Grima	Marie Louise Vella	Philip Vella
14	Martin Sapiano	Taħwid Garantit	Catherine Chircop	Charlene Grima	Augusto Cardinali
15	Joe Demicoli	Lampa Stampa	Catherine Chircop	Marie Louise Vella	Philip Vella
16	Augusto Cardinali, Hector Bruno, John Bunday, Mark Tonna	Maltin Fuq Mars	Felicienne Fenech Caruana	Andrew Zahra	Augusto Cardinali
17	Marisa D’Amato	Nixtieq li Qiegħed Ħdejja	Joe Chircop	Renato Briffa	Philip Vella
18	Philip Vella	Marija	Joe Chircop	Philip Vella	Philip Vella

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• In the final night Jesmond Tedesco Triccas replaced Hector Bruno in song Maltin Fuq Mars, though Mr Bruno's voice is present in the cd recording.

The Final Jury

A Panel of five jury judged the songs in the final night:-

• Brian Bonnici
• Elio Lombardi
• Dr Manwel Mifsud
• Frank O’Neill
• Domenic Said

This jury and the public opinion vote were observed by Notary Dr Sandro Schembri Adami.

All profits from tickets and sponsors in the contest were donated to the Eden Foundation led by Dr Josie Muscat.

The Interval

During the vote counting, the audience was entertained by magician Lorenzo Brincat and a dancing troupe from the Msida Dance Centre. The winners of the previous edition, Glen Vella and Eleanor Cassar, could not perform their song as they were competing in Bulgaria on the same day.

Winners

Here are the Winning Songs featured in the final:-

No	Song	Performer	Lyricist	Composer
01	Tisimgħu Tissaħar	Frans Baldacchino ‘ Il-Budaj’ & Priscilla Psaila	Frans Baldacchino ‘ Il-Budaj’	Priscilla Psaila
02	Marija	Philip Vella	Joe Chircop	Philip Vella
03	Sieħbi fil-Cupboard tal-Kċina	Walter Micallef	Walter Micallef	Walter Micallef

Other Awards

• Best Social Theme:- Sieħbi fil-Cupboard tal-Kċina - Walter Micallef
• Best Musical Arrangement:- Riflessi - Mariella Cassar, Fabrizio Giorgio
• Best Interpretation:- Lampa Stampa - Joe Demicoli

External links

• L-Għanja tal-Poplu - Official website

L-Għanja tal-Poplu Festival Editions
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* 1980s: 08 (1980) - 09 (1981) - 10 (1982) - 11 (1983) - 12 (1984) - 13 (1985) - 14 (1986) - 15 (1987) 
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* 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)