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L-Għanja tal-Poplu 2014

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

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

The night opened with a short medley of Maltese well known songs.

Songs

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

Awards included trophies and a prize of €1000, €600 and €400 respectively for participants placing first, second and third respectively. Another trophy and €500 were the prize for the best singer-songwriter.

71 songs 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:

The Finalists

Following are the 16 original songs in Maltese which have made it to the final, where both vocals and music were performed live.

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

Special guests

During the interval, Il-Kor L-Għanja tal-Poplu performed with Justin Galea, Corazon sang three songs from her CD album Hawn Jien. It also included a mini musical highlighting great moments in the history of Malta with the participation of Il-Kor L-Għanja tal-Poplu

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 its production was collaborated by Studio 7.

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

Special Thanks

Graphic Design:- Darren Tanti.
Photos: Geoffrey Buhagiar.
Trophies Designe: Alka Ceramics designed by Paul Haber.
Stage Design: Studio Seven.
Sound & Lights: Studio Seven.
Television Direction: Jason Busuttil
Filming: One Productions Ltd
Postcard: Media Centre
Stage Hands: Mark Grech, Anton Miceli, Raymond Mugliett.

External links

Official website
L-Għanja tal-Poplu on Soundcloud
Diversity in our native language Review by Eric Montfort, The Malta Independent, 17 March 2014.

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)

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 [[File:2014 L-Għanja tal-Poplu Flyer.jpg|300px|thumb|right|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]].
+'''The 38th edition of  [[L-Għanja tal-Poplu]]'''  was held on Saturday 15 March 2014 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.
+A new visual identity was introduced for the contest 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.
+Tickets at €10 and €8 were available from the Y.T.C. office in Valletta 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]].
+The night opened with a short medley of Maltese well known songs.
 == 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.
+The original song submission date for this edition was extended to Friday 31 January 2014.
+Awards included trophies and a prize of €1000, €600 and €400 respectively for participants placing first, second and third respectively. Another trophy and €500 were the prize for the best singer-songwriter.
-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:
+songs 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:
 *[[Joyce Grech]]
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-==The Finalist==
+==The Finalists==
-Here are the  16 songs featured in the final of the 38th edition of this contest perform original songs in Maltese; both the vocals and the musical accompaniment are live.
+Following are the 16 original songs in Maltese which have made it to the final, where both vocals and music were performed live.
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 ==Organizing Committee==
 :Organizer: [[Maurice Mifsud Fr.]]
 :Chairperson:[[Carmelo Schembri]]
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 * [[David Azzopardi]]
 * Dr.[[Paul Callus]] Notary
 == 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.
+During the interval, [[Il-Kor L-Għanja tal-Poplu]] performed with Justin Galea, [[Corazon]] sang three songs from her CD album [[Hawn Jien]]. It also included a mini musical highlighting great moments in the history of Malta with the participation of [[Il-Kor L-Għanja tal-Poplu]]
 == Winners ==
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 == Other Winners ==
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 * 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 ==
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 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]].
+This edition was supported by the [[Malta Arts Fund]] and its production was collaborated by [[Studio 7]].
+A CD compilation containing the final songs was forwarded to local radio stations by Tony Micallef.
-A CD compilation containing the final songs was given to radio stations by Tony Micallef.
 ==Special Thanks==
 * Graphic Design:- Darren Tanti.
 * Photos: [[Geoffrey Buhagiar]].
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 * Postcard: [[Media Centre]]
 * Stage Hands: [[Mark Grech]], [[Anton Miceli]], [[Raymond Mugliett]].
 == External links ==