L-Għanja tal-Poplu 2001

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

The show was broadcast a week after on 28 April, 2001 on PBS. The festival was presented by the talent Valerie Vella There was 94 song that was submitted and in the first phase was chosing 40 songs by a panel of Jurys ?.

The Committee

The Committee was under the chairman of Carmelo Schembri, Noel D’Amato, Peter Micallef, Fr.{[Maurice Mifsud]] and Alfie Fabri who was the announcer in the hall.

Then another panel of Jury’s ? chose the 18 finalist songs.

Songs in the contest

The 18 song featured in the 2001 edition:

Finalist Phase

Here are the 18 Songs featured in the final:-

Song	Performers	Words	Music	Arranger
Żgħożija	Anabel Spiteri	Joe Julian Farrugia	Raymond Zammit	Rene Mamo
Tektik	Ivan Spiteri Lucas, Mark Spiteri Lucas, Julie Zahra	Paul Ellul	Mark Spiteri Lucas	Rene Mamo
Inti Taf	Mariona Attard	Peppi Azzopardi	Renato Briffa	Andrew Zammit
Riflessi	Teddie Zammit	Teddie Zammit	Teddie Zammit	Mariella Cassar, Fabrizio Giorgio
Tnemnimf’Sottomarin	Joanna Agius	Mario Fenech Caruana	Stefan Briffa	Andrew Zammit
Tisimgħu Tissaħħar	Priscilla Psaila & Frans Baldacchino ‘il-Budaj’	Frans Baldacchino	Priscilla Psaila	Augusto Cardinali
Ħalluh il-Ħadd Jitbissem	Natsaha Grima	Alfred E. Sant	Alfred E. Sant	Anthony Psaila & Christian Harding
Taħwid Garantit	Martin Sapiano	Catherine Chircop	Marie Louise Vella	Philip Vella
L-Ilsir	Nadine Axisa	Doreen Cardnali	Doreen Cardnali	Augusto Cardinali
Sieħbi fil-Cupboard tal-Kċina	Walter Micallef	Walter Micallef	Walter Micallef	Rene Mamo
Waslu L-Aljeni	Karen Polidano	Felicienne Fenech Caruana	Mark Spiteri Lucas	Joe Brown
Għanja Maltija	Ina Robinich & Claudette Pace	Sunny Aquilina	Andrew Zahra	Rene Mamo
Issa Naf	Charlene Grima	Natasha Grima	Charlene Grima	Augusto Cardinali
Lampa Stampa	Joe Demicoli	Catherine Chircop	Marie Louise Vella	Philip Vella
Illum naf Aħjar	Diane Portelli & Angela Spiteri	[[Godwin Sant]	Godwin Sant	Andrew Zammit
Maltin Fuq Mars	Augusto Cardinali, Jesmond Tedesco Triccas, John Bundy, [[Mark Tonna	Felicienne Fenech Caruana	Andrew Zahra	Augusto Cardinali
Nixtieq li Qiegħd Ħdejja	Marisa D’Amato	Joe Chircop	Renato Briffa	Philip Vella
Marija	Philip Vella	Joe Chircop	Philip Vella	Philip Vella

• For the song Il-Maltin Fuq Mars Jesmond Tedesco Triccas replaced Hector Bruno although on the cd recording sings Hector Bruno.

The Final Jury

A Panel of five jury judges the songs , they are Brian Bonnici, Elio Lombandi, Dr.Manwel Mifsud, Frank O’Neil and Domenic Said, beside that their was also the public opinton vote, and another vote in total seven juries, under the osservation of Dr.Sandro Schembri Adami.

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

The Intervall

During the process till the jury find the best winners there was enterterment by the magicina Lorenzo Brincat and the Msida Dance Centre, The winners of the 2000 Edition Glen Vella and Eleanor Cassar with the song by Chan Vella and Paul Ellul where not prestered because they where aboard taken part with the seame song in a Song Festival in Bulgaria and during the show Valerie Vella annouced that, they win that festival.

Other Prizes

• The Best Social Teem: - Sħiebi Fil-Caupboard Tal-Kċina – Walter Micallef.
• Best Music Arrangment:- Riflessi - Mariella Cassar, Fabrizio Giorgio.
• Best Interpretion:- Lampa Stampa - Joe Demicoli.

After this prizes on the scremes one could see the vhotes of the juries one by one with the results finished was this.

Winners Finalist

Here are the Winning Songs featured in the final:-

No	Song	Performers	Words	Music
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

External links

• L-Għanja tal-Poplu - Official website

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