L-Għanja tal-Poplu 2005

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The 30th edition of L-Għanja tal-Poplu was held on Saturday 21 April, 2005 at the Sir Temi Zammit in tal-Qroqq. The show was broadcast live on PBS a week after on Saturday 28 April, 2005. The presenter of the Festival where Valerie Vella.

It was submite a total of 94 orginal songs which was choose by a panel of Jury’s ? to 40 songs, then again another jury’s ? choose the 18 songs which passed for the Final.

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

Finalist Songs in the contest

The 18 song featured in the 2005 Final Edition:- table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2">

Song Performers Words Music Jien Malti Philip Vella Joe Chircop Philip Vella Il-Ħaddiem Charles Dalli Mario Debono Mario Debono Kolox M’Hux Xejn Debbie Scerri Dorian Micallef Andrew Zammit Mario Herman Bonaci Joe Julian Farrugia Dominic Galea Għanja Ta’ Ferħ Roberta Cassar Paul Ellul Chan Vella Palazz Għal Tnejn Rita Pace Rita Pace David Pisani Fejn Tinsab? Neville Refalo Frank O’Neill Frank O’Neill Misteri Donna Marie Ellul Alexander Ellul Ivan Spiteri Lucas Qalb tal-Ħadid Mark Tonna Joe Julian Farrugia Jason Paul Cassar Kanta Poeżija Daniela Vella Deo Grech Andrew Zammit Żewġ Qagħqiet Julie Pomorski Augusto Cardinali Augusto Cardinali Naħseb Kieku, Imma Għaliex Ivan Spiteri Lucas Paul Ellul Mark SpiteriLucas Għaċ-Ċkejkna Graziana Axisa Walter Micallef Walter Micallef Biddilna Nitolbuk Mulej Mark Spiteri Lucas Lawrence Ellul Ivan Spiteri Lucas Fil-Gżira tal-Granmastri Augusto Cardinali]] & The Greenfields Felicienne Fenech Caruana Ludvig Galea

Organizing Committee

Chairman: Carmelo Schembri, PRO: Noel D'Amato, Adverts: Peter Micallef, Member:- Fr. Maurice Mifsud, Member:- Alfie Fabri

Special Guest

The interval act as people awaited the final results was offered entertainment by the magicition Lorenzo Brincat and dance by Msida Dance Centre, The 2000 winners Glen Vella and Eleanor Cassar where missing, because they where aboard taken part in a Festival in Bulgaria with the same song ‘It-Tfal tal-Lum’ by Paul Ellul and Chan Vella and during the Festival the presenter Valerie Vella announced that they on that day win this Festival.

Recognition

The committee has always been proud to recognise the talent of local artists and therefore, a special award was given to Gaetano Buttigieg well known as Gaetano Kantanta, another gived was presented to singers Joe Grech and Freddie Portelli.

The committee have always put a lot of emphasis on the language and therefore, lyrics are always of the essence in this competition and this was seen within the choice of the jury for the evening, composed of scholars within the linguistics and literary field. This gifts was presented by Dr.Josie Muscat the chairman of Eden Foundation because all the profits from tickets and sponsors at the contest were donated to the Eden Foundation.

Other Winners

For Best Social Theme: Sħiebi Fil-Cupboard Tal-Kċina – Walter Micallef (Written and composer by Walter Micallef).
For Best Arragment: Riflessi – by Mariella Cassar ans Fabrizio Georgio.
For Best Interpretation: Joe Demicoli for the song – Lampa Stampa
For Best Social Theme: Sħiebi Fil-Cupboard Tal-Kċina – Walter Micallef (Written and composer by Walter Micallef).

After in the Hall was shown on the screem the votes of each jury’s in total five, and they where Brian Bonnici, Elio Lombardi, Dr.Manwl Mifsud, Frank O’Neill and Dominic Said. With this votes was included too the votes of the public too. While Alfie Fabri read the votes.

Winners

Placing	Song	Performers	Words	Music
01	Tisimgħu Tissaħħar	Frans Baldacchino ‘Il-Budaj’ & Priscilla Psaila	Frans Baldacchino ‘Il-Budaj’	Priscilla Psaila
02	Marija	Philip Vella	Joe Chircop	Philip Vella
03	Sħiebi Fil-Cupboard Tal-Kcina	Walter Micallef	Walter Micallef	Walter 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)