L-Għanja tal-Poplu 2021
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Launching of the festival
L-Għanja tal-Poplu (2021) 45 Edition. A strong partecipation for the 45th edition of The People's Anthem.
The L-Għanja tal-Poplu Committee thanks the Maltese song artists for their great interest in the festival as a total of 178 songs were received for the first phase of the L-Għanja tal-Poplu eliminatory - Maltese Song Festival, now in its 45th edition. The jury has a tough job selecting the 40 songs that will qualify for the second stage of the semifinals.
The songs presented in the first phase had to be accompanied by an instrument or two. This will allow the jury to better judge the basic words and melody. As last year, in the first phase the jurors are paying more attention to the words, with the aim of improving the lyrics of the Maltese song. Therefore, at the beginning of last February, the L-Għanja tal-Poplu Committee organized a webinar in collaboration with the Department of Maltese of the University of Malta, for Maltese song artists. At the webinar, ideas on how to improve songwriting were discussed. The speakers were Professor Manwel Mifsud, Mr. Trevor Zahra, Dr. Michael Spagnol, Ms. Leanne Ellul and Ms. Sephora Francalanza.
The second round of the selection, the semi-finals, will take place in mid-May. This time the accompaniment of the songs must be similar to that desired in the final production and a singer can sing up to one song. Afterwards the finalist songs are announced.
The final evening of the 45th edition of L-Għanja tal-Poplu will be held on the 7th of August 2021 in Pjazza Teatru Rjal with the musical accompaniment of the Malta Concert Orchestra, always according to the health rules. . This will be the fifth time that the Malta Concert Orchestra, composed of 40 musicians, will be accompanying the singers live in L-Għanja tal-Poplu - Maltese Song Festival.
This festival is organized by the L-Għanja tal-Poplu committee in collaboration with the Malta Concert Orchestra and Pjazza Teatru Rjal. Għanja tal-Poplu is assisted by the Malta Council for the Arts and the Valletta Cultural Agency.
Rules of the Festival in Maltese
The rules of the festival in Maltese can be found [1]
Organizing Committee
- Organizer: Fr Maurice Mifsud
- Chairperson:Carmelo Schembri
- Secretary: Alexia Cutajar Conti
- Co-ordinator / P.R.O: Noel D'Amato
- Member: Mark Grech
- Assistant Adminstrator: Anton Miceli
Announced the 41 semi-finalist Songs
For the eliminatory phase of the 45 Edition of l-Għanja tal-Poplu - Festival tal-Kanzunetta Maltija, entered the Malta Song 178 song. 40 of them have passed to the semi-finals.
Ths songs was heard by a professional five members jury. Now the next step was that other jury heard and chose the best of 40 songs, heard them live with recorded music.
The 41 Songs who passed for the the Semi-Final in Alfabetikal order are:-
| No. | Songs | Passed |
| 01 | Assedju | |
| 02 | Attakki Virtwali | X |
| 03 | Bezzjoni | |
| 04 | Bla Ħafna Reċti | |
| 05 | Daqqiet | |
| 06 | Destin | |
| 07 | Duħħan | |
| 08 | Erbgħa u Għoxrin Siegħa Sorveljanza | |
| 09 | Festa tal-Kartapesta | |
| 10 | Fuq l-Ixkaffa | X |
| 11 | Għada Jisbaħ Ukoll | X |
| 12 | Għanja lill-Mulej | |
| 13 | Grazzi Alleluljah Ammen | |
| 14 | Ħarstek | X |
| 15 | Il-Bajtar Sar | X |
| 16 | Inkun Ħieles | |
| 17 | Is-Sirena Li Welldet it-Tama | X |
| 18 | Kunċert Impromptu | X |
| 19 | Kuntrasti | |
| 20 | L-Ewwel Noti | |
| 21 | L-Għeneb il-Qares | X |
| 22 | Logħba Ċess | X |
| 23 | Logħba tal-Kaxxi | X |
| 24 | Lulju | |
| 25 | Meta l-Lupu Jkun bil-Ġuħ | X |
| 26 | Meta Nirkeb il-Ħolm | |
| 27 | Min Bagħtu Dan l-Għannej? | X |
| 28 | Min Jaf | |
| 29 | Musmar Ġdid Jaqla’ l-Qadim | |
| 30 | Nann! | X |
| 32 | Niġġudikaw | |
| 33 | Pupi | |
| 34 | Se Nirranġaw | X |
| 35 | Sieħbi ċ-Ċirenew | |
| 36 | Storja Oħra | |
| 37 | Trasparenza Opaka | |
| 38 | Trid Tkun Int | |
| 39 | Uman | X |
| 40 | X’Kien Liebes | |
| 41 | Xtaqt Sejjaħtlek Pa |
Jurys
The selection of the sixteen finalist songs from eighty songs was made by two professional juries composed of
The Finalist Night of the 16 Finalist Songs
On Saturday 7 August, 2021, the L-Għanja tal-Poplu 2021.
| No | Singers | Songs | Lyricist | Composer | Video |
| 01 | Mark Cachia | Attakki Virtwali | Mark Cachia | Mark Cachia | |
| 02 | Sean Borg | Fuq l-Ixkaffa | Philippa Naudi | Bettina Muchmore | |
| 03 | Maria Spiteri, Philip Vella | Għada Jisbaħ Ukoll | Emil Calleja Bayliss | Philip Vella | |
| 04 | Rachel Lowell | Ħarstek | Joe Julian Farrugia | Philip Vella | |
| 05 | Dario Bezzina, Grecia Bezzina | Il-Bajtar Sar | Rita Pace | Dario Bezzina (Arr) Aldo Spiteri | |
| 06 | Haley Azzopardi | Is-Sirena Li Welldet it-Tama | Paul Ellul | Mark Spiteri Lucas | |
| 07 | Thea Gauci, Nedved Galea | Kunċert Impromptu | Rita Pace | Mark Cachia | |
| 08 | Daniel Muscat Caruana | L-Għeneb il-Qares | Rita Pace | Mark Scicluna | |
| 09 | JAMM Band | Logħba Ċess | Mark Cachia | Mark Cachia | |
| 10 | Fr.Karm Debattista | Logħba tal-Kaxxi | Fr.Pierre Bonnici | Fr. Karm Debattista | |
| 11 | Tiziana Calleja | Meta l-Lupu Jkun bil-Ġuħ | Rita Pace | Rita Pace | |
| 12 | David Joseph Sammut | Min Bagħtu Dan l-Għannej? | Alfred C. Sant | David Joseph Sammut | |
| 13 | Marija Bellia | Nann! | Marija Bellia, Iona Dalli | Marija Bellia | |
| 14 | MeadowStrings | Niftakar | Mario Camilleri | Magdalene Farrugia | |
| 15 | Dominic Cini, Anna Azzopardi | Se Nirranġaw | Mark Laurence Zammit | Mark Laurence Zammit | |
| 16 | Nicole Hammett | Uman | Rita Pace | Rita Pace |
The Finalist Night Running order of the 16 Finalist Songs
On Saturday 7 August, 2021, the L-Għanja tal-Poplu 2021.
The running order is this:-
| No | Singers | Songs | Lyricist | Composer | Video |
| 01 | Thea Gauci, Nedved Galea | Kunċert Impromptu | Rita Pace | Mark Cachia | |
| 02 | Fr. Karm Debattista | Logħba tal-Kaxxi | Fr.Pierre Bonnici | Fr. Karm Debattista | |
| 03 | Marija Bellia | Nann! | Marija Bellia, Iona Dalli | Marija Bellia | |
| 04 | Tiziana Calleja | Meta l-Lupu Jkun bil-Ġuħ | Rita Pace | Rita Pace | |
| 05 | Mark Cachia | Attakki Virtwali | Mark Cachia | Mark Cachia | |
| 06 | Nicole Hammett | Uman | Rita Pace | Rita Pace | |
| 07 | Maria Spiteri, Philip Vella | Għada Jisbaħ Ukoll | Emil Calleja Bayliss | Philip Vella | |
| 08 | Dominic Cini, Anna Azzopardi | Se Nirranġaw | Mark Laurence Zammit | Mark Laurence Zammit | |
| 09 | JAMM Band | Logħba Ċess | Mark Cachia | Mark Cachia | |
| 10 | Haley Azzopardi | Is-Sirena Li Welldet it-Tama | Paul Ellul | Mark Spiteri Lucas | |
| 11 | Daniel Muscat Caruana | L-Għeneb il-Qares | Rita Pace | Mark Scicluna | |
| 12 | MeadowStrings | Niftakar | Mario Camilleri | Magdalene Farrugia | |
| 13 | Dario Bezzina, Grecia Bezzina | Il-Bajtar Sar | Rita Pace | Dario Bezzina (Arr) Aldo Spiteri | |
| 14 | Sean Borg | Fuq l-Ixkaffa | Philippa Naudi | Bettina Muchmore | |
| 15 | David Joseph Sammut | Min Bagħtu Dan l-Għannej? | Alfred C. Sant | David Joseph Sammut | |
| 16 | Rachel Lowell | Ħarstek | Joe Julian Farrugia | Philip Vella |
- The draw was held infront of Notary.