L-Għanja tal-Poplu 2010
The 35th edition of L-Għanja tal-Poplu was held on Saturday 4 December 2010 at the Grand Ballroom of the Hotel Phoenicia in Floriana.
In this festival of original songs in Maltese, the participants interpret and accompany their own songs live.
The winning songwriters can choose any artist to represent Malta in an international song festival under the aegis of the World Association of Festivals and Artists.
The show was broadcast live on One TV through a special edition of Bla Agenda. Vanni Pulé was expected to present the show but pulled out citing personal reasons, which many took to relate to the murder attempt on his son Konrad Pulé just two days earlier, on 2 December 2010. Deo Grech stood in at short notice.
Songs in the contest
The 14 song featured in the 2010 edition:
| Song | Performers | Words | Music |
| Bażar | Justin Galea & Antonio Olivari | Antonio Olivari | Antonio Olivari |
| Fejn Int? | D-Seven | Mark Agius | Mark Agius |
| Hemm Dawl | Frank O'Neill & The Miners | Frank O'Neill | Frank O'Neill |
| Il-Palma | Marie Claire Attard Bason | Natasha Turner | Augusto Cardinali |
| Indunajt | Rita Pace & Teddie Zammit | Rita Pace | Rita Pace |
| Kamra bla Hitan | Dario Bezzina | Dario Bezzina | Dario Bezzina |
| L-Għanja tal-Għażżien | Danjeli & Justin Galea | Danjeli & Justin Galea | Danjeli & Justin Galea |
| Lil Missirijietna | Plato's Dream Machine | Robert Farrugia | Plato's Dream Machine |
| Mill-Għajnejn tat-Tifla | Corazon u l-Ħbieb tal-Qalb | Corazon | Corazon |
| Qabżitli ċ-Ċinga | X-Tend | Charlie Dalli | Charlie Dalli |
| Rakkont ta' Omm | Petra Zammit | Deo Grech | Heathcliffe Balzan |
| Rimors? | Lyndsey & Angodika</td | Vince Zammit | Charlie Dalli |
| Sur Wara Sur | Tale Kwali | Antonio Olivari | Stephen Ferrito |
| Tifkiriet | Teddy Zammit | Teddy Zammit | Teddy Zammit |
Norman Hamilton previewed all the songs in this year's festival during his TV chat show Bla Agenda on Saturday 13 November 2010.
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 the Richmond Foundation.
Winners
- Corazon triumphed with her self-penned entry Mill-Għajnejn ta’ Tifla, which she sung accompanied by Alfred Fenech (oboe), Robert Tomasuolo (guitar), Maria Bonnici (flute), Mark Darmanin (percussion) and Mario "Cocker" Aquilina (double bass), collectively called il-Ħbieb tal-Qalb. She also won the Best Interpretation Award. This was Corazon’s third victory in this festival, after winning last year with the song Ta’ L-Aħħar, a duet with Walter Micallef - who was this year's special guest. Corazon also won the festival in 2007 with the song Hawn Jien and the following year she was given the Best Interpretation Award for the song Illejla B’Xejn.
- Petra Zammit won second place with the song Rakkont ta’ Omm composed by Heathcliff Balzan with lyrics by Deo Grech. The song lyrics were awarded the prize for Best Social Theme in this year’s festival.
- Rita Pace placed third with her self-penned song Indunajt.
The winning songs were profiled during Toni Sant's 238th Mużika Mod Ieħor podcast on Saturday 11 December 2010, along with a couple of other songs in the contest.
Organizing Committee
Organizer: Fr Maurice Mifsud
Secretary: Alexia Cutajar Conti
Members: Noel D'Amato and Charles Schembri
Judges
The judges during the live show were:
- Prof. Manwel Mifsud
- Steve Borg
- Joan Haber
- Olvin Vella
- Siro Camilleri
- Doreen Galea
- Rosanna Miceli Donolly
See also
External links
- L-Għanja tal-Poplu - Official website
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