L-Għanja tal-Poplu 2018
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Launching of the festival
L-Għanja tal-Poplu (2018) 42 Edition.
The committee's Song of the People encourages authors, composers, groups and singer and songwriter of the English song participate in the 42 edition of the festival L-Għanja tal-Poplu (The Song of the People). The date of submission of the songs will be till Tuesday 22 May,2018.
The authors and composers invited to write whatever they want and what style like composing, and only illimited Engaged social issues, or with only one musical style. The festival is expected to be held Saturday 1 September 2018, at Pjazza Teatru Rjal (Opera Theater Square) on the same lines of the last edition and is transmitted by PBS. So invite the Maltese song artists together to create a beautiful festival and quality both in words and also in music.
The regulations will be announched at an early date combined with favorable innovations for artists.
The festival will be held by at Għanja tal-Poplu (Song of the People) along with Opera Theater Square and with the support of the Cultural Partnership Agreement with the Maltese Council for the Arts, and with the participation of the orchestra will work hand in hand with -kompożituri and authors.
Il-festival se jittella' mill-Għanja tal-Poplu flimkien ma' Pjazza Teatru Rjal and bu the support of the Cultural Partnership Agreement with the Maltese Council for the Art Kunsill Malti ghal-Arti, and with the participation of the orchestra will work hand in hand together with composers and authors.
Any one who has any questions or suggestions you may write to ghanjatalpoplu@gmail.com . Further details will be announced in the coming days on www.ghanjafest.com
Rules of the Festival
The rules of the festival in Maltese can be found here.
Organizing Committee
- Organizer: Fr Maurice Mifsud
- Chairperson:Carmelo Schembri
- Secretary: Alexia Cutajar Conti
- Co-ordinator / P.R.O: Noel D'Amato
- Member: Mark Grech
- Production Manager: Brian Bonnici
- Assistant Adminstrator: Anton Miceli
Announced the 48 semi-finalist Songs
Jury
The 40 Semi-Finalist Songs in (alphabetical order)
| No | Singers | Songs | Passed |
The 18 Finalist Songs in (alphabetical order)
| No | Singers | Songs | Lyrics | Composer | Video-Youtube |
Jury
The Finalist Songs in (Running Order) for the Final Night
Final Jury
Comperes
Special guests
Winners
| No | Singers | Songs | Lyrics | Composer | Video-Youtube |
| No | Singers | Songs | Lyrics | Composer | Video - Youtube |
Other Winners
| # | Prizes | Winner | Song | Video |
Presentation
Special Thanks
Important Dates
| No | Day | Date | Event |
| 01 | Wednesday | 15-03-2017 | Rules of the Festival Annouced |
| 02 | Thursday | 11-05-2017 | Submitions of Songs - From 10.30 -12.00 - 18.00 - 21.00 at Għanja tal-Poplu Office, at YFC. 227, Merchant Street, Valletta. |
| 03 | Tuesday | 16-05-2017 | Third week of May, annouced 48 songs by the jury, and group three sets of 16 songs |
| 04 | Thursday | 15-06-2017 | Heard First set of 16 songs sang live with playback |
| 05 | Friday | 16-06-2017 | Heard Second set of 16 songs sang live with playback |
| 06 | Saturday | 17-06-2017 | Heard Third set of 16 songs sang live with playback |
| 07 | Annouced the Finalist Songs - Meeting with all the partecipant and orchestra condactors to discuss technical points about the songs will perform | ||
| 08 | Friday | 28-07-2017 | All the recording of the finalist songs must be ready |
| 09 | Sunday | 28-08-2017 | Held rehearsal with Orchestra |
| 10 | Sunday | 27-08-2017 | Held rehearsal on stage at Pjazza Teatru Rjal |
| 11 | Friday | 01-09-2017 | General rehearsal and with a possibility that the jury will attend |
| 12 | Saturday | 02-09-2017 | Final of the L-Għanja tal-Poplu 2017 at Pjazza Teatru Rjal |
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)