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'''The annual MMI Listeners' Picks poll aims to establish the top favourite releases of the year among the weekly [[Mużika Mod Ieħor]] podcast listeners.''' | '''The annual MMI Listeners' Picks poll aims to establish the top favourite releases of the year among the weekly [[Mużika Mod Ieħor]] podcast listeners.''' | ||
A list of music from Maltese recording artists released in 2015 | A list of music from Maltese recording artists released in 2015 was compiled by [[Toni Sant]] for his tenth annual [[MMI Listeners' Picks]] poll. This is not a fully comprehensive list of 2015 releases; Toni Sant has always maintained, through his podcast and blog, that he is somewhat selective - but the scope has always been to include as many titles as possible at the nomination stage. | ||
==Nominations== | ==Nominations== | ||
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<tr align="left" nowrap><th>Click on the link to the right to view/hide the full sortable list of nominees for 2015:</th></tr> | <tr align="left" nowrap><th>Click on the link to the right to view/hide the full sortable list of nominees for 2015:</th></tr> | ||
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| [[Aaron Benjamin]]||One Moment Away||Single | | [[Aaron Benjamin]]||One Moment Away||Single | ||
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| [[Acidulant]]||Flash Series 01||Album | |||
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| [[Airport Impressions]]||Ballymena Sun||Single | | [[Airport Impressions]]||Ballymena Sun||Single | ||
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| [[Ascendor]]||Drive My Demons Away||Album | | [[Ascendor]]||Drive My Demons Away||Album | ||
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| [[Berne]]||In the Woods|| | | [[Berne]]||Conversation||EP | ||
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| [[Berne]]||In the Woods||Video | |||
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| [[Billy Lee]]||Struggle||Online | | [[Billy Lee]]||Struggle||Online | ||
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| [[Chris & Moira]]||Beautiful World||Video | | [[Chris & Moira]]||Beautiful World||Video | ||
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| [[Christabelle Curmi]]||Bizzilla||Album | |||
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| [[Cinnamon War]]||So Cold||Single | | [[Cinnamon War]]||So Cold||Single | ||
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| [[Chorus Urbanus]]||Lux||Album | |||
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| [[Claire Tonna]]||Every Step is a Kiss||Online | | [[Claire Tonna]]||Every Step is a Kiss||Online | ||
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| [[Cryptic Street]]||Stranger||EP | | [[Cryptic Street]]||Stranger||EP | ||
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| [[Curmudgeon]]||LIMB||Album | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Cygna]]||Ix-Xitan Kunjomu Malti||Online | | [[Cygna]]||Ix-Xitan Kunjomu Malti||Online | ||
|- | |||
| [[Dana McKeon]]||Halcyon||Overseas | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Danjeli]]||Qabbad Ħa Jfuħ||Online | | [[Danjeli]]||Qabbad Ħa Jfuħ||Online | ||
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| [[Dean Muscat]]||Fables||Video | | [[Dean Muscat]]||Fables||Video | ||
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| [[Destiny Chukunyere]]||Not My Soul||Single | |||
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| [[Digby]]||Rhyme Lord||Video | | [[Digby]]||Rhyme Lord||Video | ||
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| [[DJ Pioneer]]& TJ feat. [[Dana McKeon]]||Circles||Overseas | | [[DJ Pioneer]]& TJ feat. [[Dana McKeon]]||Circles||Overseas | ||
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| [[Dolls | | [[Dolls For Idols]]||1985||EP | ||
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| [[Dolls | | [[Dolls For Idols]]||Berlin||Video | ||
|- | |||
| [[Draugul]]||Chronicles Untold||Overseas | |||
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| [[Dominic Galea]]||Moħġaġa||Album | | [[Dominic Galea]]||Moħġaġa||Album | ||
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| [[Fabrizio Faniello]]||Walking Back Home||Online | | [[Fabrizio Faniello]]||Walking Back Home||Online | ||
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| [[Fallen Icon]]||North of Nowhere||EP | |||
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| [[Federica]]||Human||Overseas | | [[Federica]]||Human||Overseas | ||
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| [[Fr Rob Galea]]||Get Up Again||Overseas | | [[Fr Rob Galea]]||Get Up Again||Overseas | ||
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| [[Freddie Portelli]]||Blue Sea Bay||Album | |||
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| [[Funk Initiative]]||Cartographers||Album | | [[Funk Initiative]]||Cartographers||Album | ||
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| [[Jack's Fusion]]||Electric||Video | | [[Jack's Fusion]]||Electric||Video | ||
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| [[Jane Doe]]||Bury||Single | |||
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| [[Jasmar Cassar]]||Just Be||Video | | [[Jasmar Cassar]]||Just Be||Video | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Joe Roscoe]]|| | | [[Joe Roscoe]]||Scratching the Surface||Album | ||
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| [[John Galea]]||I Am a Survivor||Overseas | | [[John Galea]]||I Am a Survivor||Overseas | ||
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| [[Jon Lukas Woodenman]]||Secrets||Overseas | | [[Jon Lukas Woodenman]]||Secrets||Overseas | ||
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| [[Kafena]]||Lukanda Propaganda||Album | |||
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| [[Kapitlu Tlettax]]||Nissokta b’Risposta||Online | | [[Kapitlu Tlettax]]||Nissokta b’Risposta||Online | ||
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| [[Kersten Graham]]||Close to Home||Video | | [[Kersten Graham]]||Close to Home||Video | ||
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| [[Khaospath]]||Synagoga Obscura||Overseas | |||
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| [[Kid Crisis]]||Insomnia||Album | |||
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| [[Kiyomi Vella]]||Eternal Dream||Overseas | | [[Kiyomi Vella]]||Eternal Dream||Overseas | ||
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| [[KNTRL]]||Night Shifts||Online | | [[KNTRL]]||Night Shifts||Online | ||
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| [[Krishna]]||Domination 3 (live)||Album | |||
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| [[Lauren Aquilina]]||Ocean||Overseas | | [[Lauren Aquilina]]||Ocean||Overseas | ||
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| [[Lucy's Last]]||The Otherside||Video | | [[Lucy's Last]]||The Otherside||Video | ||
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| [[Lucy's Last]]||Pious||Single | |||
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| [[Lucy's Last]]||Syllabus of Errors||EP | |||
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| [[Luke Azzopardi]]||No Rest for the Wise||Online | | [[Luke Azzopardi]]||No Rest for the Wise||Online | ||
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| [[Marmalja]]||Pressjoni||Video | | [[Marmalja]]||Pressjoni||Video | ||
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| [[Massacre House Party]]|| | | [[Massacre House Party]]||If It's Popular It's Not Cool||EP | ||
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| [[Matthew Attard Il-Kalakku]]||Ħolma tal-Passat||Online | | [[Matthew Attard Il-Kalakku]]||Ħolma tal-Passat||Online | ||
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| [[Melbourne Ska Orchestra]]||Satellite||Overseas | | [[Melbourne Ska Orchestra]]||Satellite||Overseas | ||
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| [[Microlith]]|| | | [[Microlith]]||Hello 307||EP | ||
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| [[Mikaela]]||I'm Never Around Me||Online | | [[Mikaela]]||I'm Never Around Me||Online | ||
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| [[nosnow/noalps]]||Disappear||Video | | [[nosnow/noalps]]||Disappear||Video | ||
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| [[Payloader]]||Built for Robots and Most Believers||Overseas | |||
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| [[Phobics]]||Phobics||EP | | [[Phobics]]||Phobics||EP | ||
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| [[Planet Seed]]||Follow Me||Video | | [[Planet Seed]]||Follow Me||Video | ||
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| [[R.A.S.]]||Reżistenza||Album | |||
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| [[Rachel Fabri]]||Forever Yours||Album | |||
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| [[Raquel Galdes]]||Stop Haunting Me||Video | | [[Raquel Galdes]]||Stop Haunting Me||Video | ||
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| [[Remember Nothing]]||Change||Video | | [[Remember Nothing]]||Change||Video | ||
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| [[Renzo Spiteri]]||Anima/Animus||Album | |||
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| [[Rikki Lee]]||Naughty Girls||Video | | [[Rikki Lee]]||Naughty Girls||Video | ||
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| [[RiSE]]||Simple Life||Video | | [[RiSE]]||Simple Life||Video | ||
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| [[Robert Farrugia]] & 天||Phosphenes||EP | |||
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| [[Robert G + Duncan Agius]]||No More||Online | | [[Robert G + Duncan Agius]]||No More||Online | ||
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| [[Saħħar]]||Kruha u Kefrija||Album | | [[Saħħar]]||Kruha u Kefrija||Album | ||
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| [[Sammy Mungo]]||Sammy's Swing||Album | |||
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| [[Sempliċiment Tat-Triq]]||Ħadd Mhu Illegali||Online | | [[Sempliċiment Tat-Triq]]||Ħadd Mhu Illegali||Online | ||
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| [[Stefan Galea]]|| | | [[Stefan Galea]]||Escape||Online | ||
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| [[Stimulus Timbre]]||Life’s Most Wonderful Place|| | | [[Stimulus Timbre]]||Life’s Most Wonderful Place||Album | ||
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| [[Tact]]||Brushworks||Album | |||
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| [[The Busker]]||Percussion Song||Online | | [[The Busker]]||Percussion Song||Online | ||
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| [[Walrus and the Carpenter]]||Old Soul's Time||Overseas | | [[Walrus and the Carpenter]]||Old Soul's Time||Overseas | ||
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| [[WaterWings]]|| | | [[WaterWings]]||Flesh, Bones & Spirits||EP | ||
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| [[Weeping Silence]]||Opus IV Oblivion||Album | |||
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| [[Wayne Camilleri]]||White Flower||Video | | [[Wayne Camilleri]]||White Flower||Video | ||
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| [[Winter Moods]]||Flowers and Cash||Video | | [[Winter Moods]]||Flowers and Cash||Video | ||
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| [[Winter Moods]]||Happy||Single | |||
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| [[Xarulu]]||Grand Paris||Video | | [[Xarulu]]||Grand Paris||Video | ||
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==Top Picks== | |||
Voting was open between 18 December 2015 and 20 January 2016 at [http://www.tonisant.com/2015/12/mmi2015/ ToniSant.com]. | |||
A total of 2,963 votes were submitted, which were subdivided into each category (in order of popularity): | |||
: Top Music Video: 642 | |||
: Top Online Release: 356 | |||
: Top Album: 761 | |||
: Top Overseas-based Artist: 305 | |||
: Top Single: 402 | |||
: Top EP: 474 | |||
The top 5 vote receivers in each category are indicated below. | |||
===Albums=== | |||
761 votes were received in this category. [http://www.opinionstage.com/polls/2292916/reports see details] | |||
* [[Kafena]] - Lukanda Propaganda '''(156 votes) - 20.5%''' | |||
:* [[Rachel Fabri]] - Forever Yours (153) - 20.1% | |||
::* [[The Ranch]] - Cuckoo Island (66) - 8.7% | |||
:::* [[Joe Roscoe]] - Scratching the Surface (62) - 8.1% | |||
::::* [[The New Victorians]] - Seeker Seeker (47) - 6.2% | |||
===Singles=== | |||
402 votes were received in this category. [http://www.opinionstage.com/polls/2315877/reports see details] | |||
* [[The New Victorians]] - Seeker Seeker '''(58 votes) - 14.4%''' | |||
* [[The Velts]] - Foreigner '''(58 votes) - 14.4%''' | |||
:* [[nosnow/noalps]] - Kaleidoscopes (48) - 11.9% | |||
::* [[Winter Moods]] - Happy (40) - 10% | |||
:::* [[Footprints]] - Lose Myself (29) - 7.2% | |||
===EPs=== | |||
474 votes were received in this category. [http://www.opinionstage.com/polls/2315865/reports see details] | |||
* [[WaterWings]] - Flesh, Bones & Spirits '''(102 votes) - 21.5%''' | |||
:* [[Massacre House Party]] - If It's Popular It's Not Cool (68) - 14.3% | |||
::* [[Robert Farrugia]] & [[天]] - Phosphenes (58) - 12.2% | |||
:::* [[Dolls For Idols]] - 1985 (46) - 9.7% | |||
::::* [[Berne]] - Conversation (35) - 7.4% | |||
===Online Releases=== | |||
356 votes were received in this category. [http://www.opinionstage.com/polls/2315869/reports see details] | |||
* [[The Busker]] - Percussion Song '''(60 votes) - 16.9%''' | |||
:* [[KNTRL]] - Night Shifts (36) - 10.1% | |||
::* [[Neil l-Urugan]] - Introduzzjoni (31) - 8.7% | |||
:::* [[Colourblind]] - Timbru (28) - 7.9% | |||
::::* [[Claire Tonna]] - Every Step is a Kiss (27) - 7.6% | |||
===Music Videos=== | |||
204 votes were received in this category. [http://www.opinionstage.com/polls/2315880/reports see details] | |||
* [[Jasmar Cassar]] - Just Be '''(168 votes) - 26.2%''' | |||
:* [[Jack's Fusion]] - Electric (90) - 14% | |||
::* [[The New Victorians]] - Keep Me In Love (45) - 7% | |||
:::* [[Dolls For Idols]] - Berlin (36) - 5.6% | |||
::::* [[Nadine Axisa]] - Stormy Night (28) - 4.4% | |||
===Overseas-based=== | |||
305 votes were received in this category. [http://www.opinionstage.com/polls/2315875/reports see details] | |||
* [[Alex Alden]] - Ladybird '''(53 votes) - 17.4%''' | |||
:* [[Lauren Aquilina]] - Ocean (40) - 13.1% | |||
::* [[Fr Rob Galea]] - Get Up Again (32) - 10.5% | |||
:::* [[TroffaĦamra y los mechones]] - ¡Oh Tragedy-me! (22) - 7.2% | |||
::::* [[Federica]] - Human (18) - 5.9% | |||
[[Opinion Stage]] used for voting on this poll, which was designed by [[QUE Design Studio]]. | |||
The 2015 Listener's Top Picks were announced during [[Mużika Mod Ieħor]] podcast number 434, which was released on Saturday 9 January 2016. <flashmp3 id="1">http://media.blubrry.com/tonisant/p/archive.org/download/ToniSantMMI0434/MMI0434.mp3</flashmp3> | |||
== External links == | |||
* [http://www.tonisant.com/2016/01/wonder-of-you/ Listen to the 434th Mużika Mod Ieħor podcast] - on Toni Sant's Blog | |||
* [http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmGDQp3v97O4CKeEv2Er4IXMjlm8Ty-pB All 2015 Nominated Music Videos] - YouTube playlist | |||
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The annual MMI Listeners' Picks poll aims to establish the top favourite releases of the year among the weekly Mużika Mod Ieħor podcast listeners.
A list of music from Maltese recording artists released in 2015 was compiled by Toni Sant for his tenth annual MMI Listeners' Picks poll. This is not a fully comprehensive list of 2015 releases; Toni Sant has always maintained, through his podcast and blog, that he is somewhat selective - but the scope has always been to include as many titles as possible at the nomination stage.
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Top Picks
Voting was open between 18 December 2015 and 20 January 2016 at ToniSant.com.
A total of 2,963 votes were submitted, which were subdivided into each category (in order of popularity):
- Top Music Video: 642
- Top Online Release: 356
- Top Album: 761
- Top Overseas-based Artist: 305
- Top Single: 402
- Top EP: 474
The top 5 vote receivers in each category are indicated below.
Albums
761 votes were received in this category. see details
- Kafena - Lukanda Propaganda (156 votes) - 20.5%
- Rachel Fabri - Forever Yours (153) - 20.1%
- The Ranch - Cuckoo Island (66) - 8.7%
- Joe Roscoe - Scratching the Surface (62) - 8.1%
- The New Victorians - Seeker Seeker (47) - 6.2%
Singles
402 votes were received in this category. see details
- The New Victorians - Seeker Seeker (58 votes) - 14.4%
- The Velts - Foreigner (58 votes) - 14.4%
- nosnow/noalps - Kaleidoscopes (48) - 11.9%
- Winter Moods - Happy (40) - 10%
- Footprints - Lose Myself (29) - 7.2%
EPs
474 votes were received in this category. see details
- WaterWings - Flesh, Bones & Spirits (102 votes) - 21.5%
- Massacre House Party - If It's Popular It's Not Cool (68) - 14.3%
- Robert Farrugia & 天 - Phosphenes (58) - 12.2%
- Dolls For Idols - 1985 (46) - 9.7%
- Berne - Conversation (35) - 7.4%
Online Releases
356 votes were received in this category. see details
- The Busker - Percussion Song (60 votes) - 16.9%
- KNTRL - Night Shifts (36) - 10.1%
- Neil l-Urugan - Introduzzjoni (31) - 8.7%
- Colourblind - Timbru (28) - 7.9%
- Claire Tonna - Every Step is a Kiss (27) - 7.6%
Music Videos
204 votes were received in this category. see details
- Jasmar Cassar - Just Be (168 votes) - 26.2%
- Jack's Fusion - Electric (90) - 14%
- The New Victorians - Keep Me In Love (45) - 7%
- Dolls For Idols - Berlin (36) - 5.6%
- Nadine Axisa - Stormy Night (28) - 4.4%
Overseas-based
305 votes were received in this category. see details
- Alex Alden - Ladybird (53 votes) - 17.4%
- Lauren Aquilina - Ocean (40) - 13.1%
- Fr Rob Galea - Get Up Again (32) - 10.5%
- TroffaĦamra y los mechones - ¡Oh Tragedy-me! (22) - 7.2%
- Federica - Human (18) - 5.9%
Opinion Stage used for voting on this poll, which was designed by QUE Design Studio.
The 2015 Listener's Top Picks were announced during Mużika Mod Ieħor podcast number 434, which was released on Saturday 9 January 2016. <flashmp3 id="1">http://media.blubrry.com/tonisant/p/archive.org/download/ToniSantMMI0434/MMI0434.mp3</flashmp3>
External links
- Listen to the 434th Mużika Mod Ieħor podcast - on Toni Sant's Blog
- All 2015 Nominated Music Videos - YouTube playlist
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