Malta Song for Europe 1999

This Festival Malta Song For Europe 1999 was organized by the Ministery of Youth and Culture under the auspices of Minister Dr. Louis Galea, the Festival was held on 19 and 20 Febuary 1999. At the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta.

The Organising Committee for this Festival was made by Gaetano Abela as the chairman of the Festival, Robert Cefai Secretary and [[Robert Abela], Anthony Bezzina, Charlo Bonnici, Felix Busuttil, Ray Cassar, Rosette Fenech, France Fenech, Ray Mangion, and Denise Mintoffas members

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Awards Festival Song For Europe 1999

(A) The winning song rappresent Malta in the Eurovision Song Festival 1998 will be held in Gerusalemn on 29 th May, 1999.

(B) The Composer Finalist given Lm 425 while singers Lm 115 winners awarded

(C) The Second place winner Composer given Lm 260 while singers given Lm 100.

(D) The Third place winner Composer given Lm 185 Lm 80 while he is afforded l-Singers.

(E) The composer of the songs who took part and were not ranked first,second or third place given Lm 50 each.

(F) The Sixteeth songs will be recorded on CD. And a Lm 50 will given to each song where on the Cd.

The program of the Festival was so

Friday 19 th February 1999 at 7.30pm Held singing the winner of 1998 singer Chiara Siracusa Sung on the Sixteeth song taken part in the Festival. Stand up comedy by actor Ray Calleja Show by special guest Gwen Dickey

Saturday 20 th February 1999 at 7.30pm Sung all the Sixteeth Finalist Songs Show by 1998 Winner Chaira Siracusa African Adventure by Yada Dancers Show by special guest Paola Turci

Winners and becomes the Presentation by Hon. Minister Dr. Louis Galea.

Finalist

Here are the 16 Songs featured in the final:-

Song	Performers	Words	Music
Night Has Fallen	Alexander Schembri	Sunny Aquilina	Jason Paul Cassar
The Right Time	Lawrence Gray	Philip Vella	Paul Abela
Thankful For Your Love	Fabrizio Faniello	Alfred C.Sant	Ray Agius
Takes Me Higher	Tarcisio Barbara	Alfred C.Sant	Tarcsisio Barbara
Hold My Hand	Nadine Axisa & Rita Pace	Rita Pace	Marica Axisa
Breathless	Claudette Pace	Gerard James Borg	Philip Vella
Who Will Be There	Ġeorġina Abela	Ġeorġina Abela	Paul Abela
Give Me Love	Alison Ellul	Doris Chetcuti	Eugenio Schembri
Autumn Of My Love	Olivia Lewis	Doris Chetcuti	Mark Debono
Look Into My Eyes	Natasha Grima & Charlene Grima	Natasha Grima	Charlene Grima
Believe in…(Peace)	Times Three	Moira Stafrace	Chris Scicluna
Heartbeat	Mark Tonna	Doris Chetcuti	Mark Debono
You’re The Reason	Leontine	Joe Julian Farrugia	Renato Briffa
It is You	Marvic Lewis	Doris Chetcuti	Engenio Schembri
I Believe Again	Paul Giordmaina	Fleur Balzan	Paul Giordmaina
Love Will Find The Way	Joe Mizzi	Joe Mizzi - Robert Longo - Gino Micallef	Joe Mizzi

Winning Songs

Here are the three placing winning Songs featured in the final:-

Song	Performers	Words	Music
Believe ‘n Peace	Times Three	Moira Stafrace	Chris Scicluna
The RightTime	Lawrence Gray	Philip Vella	Paul Abela
Who Will Be There	Ġeorġina Abela	Ġeorġina Abela	Paul Abela

The Song Believe In Peace by Times Three will be rappresent Malta in the Eurovision song Contest 1999.

The Members of the Jury where:- (Not Known till today)

The presenters of the two evenings were Joseph Chetcuti, Mariella Scerri

From this year the live Orchestra was stop and singers must accumped playback.

General Coordination – Robert Cefai Executive Director – Joe Galea Ass.Executive Director – Frans Lia Stage Director – Alfred Busietta Ass.Stage Director – Pierre Cachia Stage Manager – Frans Fenech Visual direction – Martin Mercieca Photographer – Italo Bonfanti Designs Of Stage – John L Grima TV Producation – PBS Ltd Audio – DJS Trading Ltd Lighting – Light Sound & Vision ITC Building Set – Works Unit – Dipartiment tal-Kultura