L-Għanja tal-Poplu 2013
Clean-up Needed
The text currently on this page needs further work. It was most likely imported or reproduced from a website associated with the subject of the page - possibly through a process involving far-from-perfect machine translation, often with awkward results. It is awaiting the attention of an experienced M3P editor, which could be you. It may be slightly out of date, or may need other elements taken care of appropriately, including proofreading or copy-editing for grammar and style.
This page is a stub
Stub pages are like acorns. The first seed has been planted, but you can help them grow! There may, for example, also be other M3P resources linking to it. You can help by expanding this page.
The 37th Edition of L-Għanja tal-Poplu was held on Saturday 20 April, 2013 at the University of Malta's Sir Temi Zammit Theatre in Tal-Qroqq. It was also broadcast live on One TV.
A new visual identity was introduced for the contest in 2013 by Darren Tanti, who created a new logo encompassing live music and singing with other elements that have become synonymous with L-Għanja tal-Poplu.
Tickets at €10 and €8 were available from the Y.T.C. 227 Merchants' Street, Valletta. and online.
The hosts of this edition were Valerie Vella and Frank O’Neill.
Songs
February 18, 2013, to submit songs
The committee of the Għanja tal-Poplu will be receiving entries within the YTC Offices at 227, Merchants Street in Valletta on Monday 18 February 2013 between 10:30 and 11:30 as well as 19:00 and 21:00 CET respectively.
38 song were submitted for consideration in the preliminary round. On Saturday 1 February, a panel of 5 judges selected 19 songs for the final night. They were:
Participants in the final round of this contest perform original songs in Maltese; both the vocals and the musical accompaniment are live.
Here are the 19 songs featured in the final of the 37th Edition:
Judges
Organizing Committee
- Chairperson:Charles Schembri
- Organizer: Fr Maurice Mifsud
- Secretary: Alexia Cutajar Conti
- Member:Mark Grech
- Member:Peter Galea
- Co-ordinator: Noel D'Amato
- PRO: Josephine Ebejer Grech
Special guests
KulTural, winners of L-Għanja tal-Poplu in 2012 were the opening act last night as they reminded people what their entry Malta Tiegħi sounded like but nevertheless, the idea of having them open was well respected by the audience present as they joined the long list of winners to have graced the stage along the years.
The organisation was spectacular and the respective committee alongside Robert Cefai and Norman Hamilton as representatives of the World Association for Festivals and Artists deserve all of the possible praise.
The interval act as people awaited the final results was offered by a flamenco dance group known as Alegria and the finalists themselves who performed a medley of well known songs.
The committee has always been proud to recognise the talent of local artists and therefore, a special award was given to Sunny Aquilina, lyricist of The One That I Love and My Dream for his contribution to the local music scene. 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.
Nevertheless, other individuals from the music and television industry who were present were none other than [[Joe Vella], the Radio 101 Disc Jockey and former Konkors Kanzunetta Indipendenza judge along with Tony Cassar Darien, a brilliant actor known for several roles on television and the stage.
Winners
| Placing | Song | Performers | Words | Music |
| 01 | Hawn Siġġu Nieqas | Cherise Attard | Paul Ellul | Mark Spiteri Lucas |
| 02 | Signor Si | Dorothy Muscat | Joe Julian Farrugia | Sammy Galea |
| 03 | Pupazz | Rita Pace | Emil Calleja Bayliss | Rita Pace |
- For Best Young Talent: Fiona Camilleri - "Taħnina’ (written and composed by Robert Carbonaro
- For Best Interpretation: X-Tend "Kuluri Lwien" (written and composed by Charles Dalli)
- For Best Singer-Songwriter: Sylvan Borg for "Il-Maltin Bil-Politika Mehdijin
- For Best Social Theme: Estelle Fenech Imbroll "Virtwali" (written by Paul Attard and composed by Mark Scicluna)
Mr Robert Cefai presented the trophies to all the winners.
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 - WAFA
This edition was organised with support from the Malta Arts Fund.
As it is not a commercial festival, no monetary prizes are given, but the writers of the winning songs are offered opportunities to expand their experience in the musical field, by giving them the chance to take part in similar festivals abroad where artists can meet like-minded musicians and expand their network of industry contacts.
The prizes are sponsored by the committee behind L-Għanja tal-Poplu and the World Association of Festivals and Artists. The festival is supported by the Malta Arts Fund in collaboration with Wafa chairman Norman Hamilton.
External links
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)