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Revision as of 07:23, 31 March 2016

L-Għanja tal-Poplu 2014

The 38th edition of L-Għanja tal-Poplu was held on Saturday 15 March 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 2014 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. office and online from ticketline.com.mt.

The hosts of this edition were Josephine Ebejer Grech and Clint Bajada.

The night was open with a short medley of Maltese well known songs and a short Musical, by the Il-Kor L-Għanja tal-Poplu.

Songs

The­ original submission date for songs for this edition was extended to Friday 31 January 2014.

Participants placing first, second and third will be receiving trophies and a reward of € 1000, € 600 and € 400 respectively. The person or group awarded the title of best singer-songwriter will be awarded a trophy and € 500.

71 song were submitted for consideration in the preliminary round. On Saturday 1 February, a panel of 5 judges selected 16 songs for the final night. The preliminary round jury members 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 16 songs featured in the final of the 38th edition:

No Songs Singers Lyricist Composer
01 Mara Marie Claire Attard Bason Emil Calleja Bayliss Andrew Zammit
02 Il-Quċċata 7 Spadi Rita Pace Jeffrey Scicluna
03 Numri Estelle Fenech Imbroll Paul Attard Mark Scicluna
04 Rutina Tmien Ħabbiet Jonathan Laferla Charlie Bonnici
05 Kif Xrobtuli l-Menti Frank O'Neill Christabelle Curmi & Il-Lajks Frank O'Neill Frank O'Neill
06 Il-Karba tal-Mument Christian Arding Kevin Tanti Chan Vella
07 Fejn Huma? Daniel Borg George Cassar Daniel Borg
08 Jien Ma Naħdimx Karen DeBattista Rita Pace Mark Scicluna
09 Immigrant Regolari Teddie Zammit Rita Pace Teddie Zammit
10 Pupa Denise Spiteri Mark Laurence Zammit Mark Laurence Zammit
11 Il-Bamboċċu, Il-Bambinu, l-Budja Frans Casha Frans Casha Frans Casha
12 Wara l-Kanċell Miriam Christine & Olivia Lewis Joe Julian Farrugia Miriam Christine
13 Bħal Għasfura Mario Debono Mario Debono Mario Debono
14 Djarju ta' Tifkiriet Simone Gauci Emil Calleja Bayliss Mark Spiteri Lucas
15 Liberat Teddie Zammit George Cassar Teddie Zammit
16 Insellmulkom Domenique Azzopardi Joe Chircop Philip Vella

Organizing Committee

Organizer: Maurice Mifsud Fr.
Chairperson:Carmelo Schembri
Secretary: Alexia Cutajar Conti
Co-ordinator: Noel D'Amato
PRO: Josephine Ebejer Grech

Judges

Robert Alosio, Vince Fabri, Rosabelle Bianchi, Eric Montfort, Elaine Falzon, Kevin Farrugia, Maria Abdilla, and David Azzopardi with Notary Dr.Paul Callus.

Special guests

Il-Kor L-Għanja tal-Poplu performed with Justin Galea, while the judges deliberated on the winners. Corazon sang three songs from her CD album Hawn Jien. There was also short story about Malta great moments in history.

Winners

Placing Song Performer Lyricist Composer
01 Jien Ma Naħdimx Karen DeBattista Rita Pace Mark Scicluna
02 Kif Xrobtuli l-Menti Frank O'Neill, Christabelle Curmi & Il-Lajks Frank O'Neill Frank O'Neill
03 Wara l-Kanċell Miriam Christine & Olivia Lewis Joe Julian Farrugia Miriam Christine

Other Winners

  • For Best Young Talent: Denise Spiteri for Pupa written and composed by Mark Laurence Zammit
  • For Best Interpretation: Christian Arding
  • For Best Singer-Songwriter: Frank O'Neill for Kif Xrobbtuli l-Menti
  • For Best Social Theme: Rita Pace for Il-Quċċata sung by 7 Spadi and composed by Jeffrey Scicluna

Presentation

Prof. Olivier Friggieri presented the trophies to all the winners.

The winning songwriters were given the opportunity to participate in similar festivals abroad under the auspices of the World Association of Festivals and Artists - WAFA

This edition was supported by the Malta Arts Fund and was collaborated by Studio 7.

A CD compilation containing the final songs was given to radio stations by Tony Micallef.

Special Thanks

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)