L-Għanja tal-Poplu 1981
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The Ninth Edition of the Festival was organized by the Youth Travel Circle (YTC), under the guidance of Fr Maurice Mifsud, by the name of Festival ta' Kant Folk. Seventeen songs took part in the final night on 16 May 1981 at St Albert College, Valletta. The show was compered by Tanya Fenech and Michael Desira.
Silvio Frendo and Laurence Scerri were in charge of the stage while George Pollacco was responsible for sound and audio. Miriam Attard Dougall made the flowering arrangement on the stage.
Poster Design
The poster design was made by Mario P.Azzopardi.
Finalists
No | Singers | Songs | Lyricist | Composer |
01 | Somehow We're The Same | Lourdes Micallef | Lourdes Micallef | |
02 | Ħaġa Waħda Biss | Mary Grech | Mary Grech | |
03 | Warda Miksura | Martin Attard | Martin Attard | |
04 | Day | Walter Micallef | Walter Micallef | |
05 | L-Aħħar Xwejħa Ta' L-Għonnella | Jack DeDomenico | Freddie Pisani / Martin Borg | |
06 | Jien | Joe Morana | Joe Morana | |
07 | Kantaliena | Natalino Attard | Natalino Attard | |
08 | Sinjali | Mario Debono | Mario Debono | |
09 | Balbuljati U Xenati | Doris Mallia | Manwel Scicluna, Lewis Stride | |
10 | Tweġiba | Walter Micallef | Walter Micallef | |
11 | Sing | Maria Teresa Vincenti | Maria Teresa Vincenti | |
12 | Tibżax | Mary Grech | Mary Grech | |
13 | Minerali Astratt | Manwel Scicluna | Manwel Scicluna | |
14 | Nixtieq li Ssir Tħobbni | Charlie Dalli | Charles Dalli | |
15 | A Candle | Therese Muscat | Therese Muscat | |
16 | F'Idejk..... | Joe Morana | Joe Morana | |
17 | Iż-Żmien | Mario Debono | Mario Debono |
Interval
During the counting of votes, the audience was entertained by the YTC Ballroom Dancing Group led by Mr & Mrs Spiteri.
Winners
Here are the Winning Songs featured in the final:-
No | Singers | Songs | Lyricist | Composer |
01 | Mineral Astratt | Manwel Scicluna | Manwel Scicluna | |
02 | ||||
03 |
See also
External links
- L-Għanja tal-Poplu - Official website
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)