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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]].
This Festival '''Malta Song For Europe 1999''' was organized by the [[Ministry of Youth and Culture]] under the auspices of Minister Dr [[Louis Galea]], the Festival was held on 19 and 20 February 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 Mintoff]] as members
The Organising Committee for this Festival was made by:-
* [[Gaetano Abela]] as the chairman of the Festival
* [[Robert Cefai]] Secretary
* [[Robert Abela]] Member
* [[Anthony Bezzina]] Member
* [[Charlo Bonnici]] Member
* [[Felix Busuttil]] Member
* [[Ray Cassar]] Member
* [[Rosette Fenech]] Member
* [[France Fenech]] Member
* [[Ray Mangion]] Member
* [[Denise Mintoff]] Member


There are 272 Submissions
There are 272 Submissions
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==The program of the Festival was so==
==Festival Program==


Friday 19 th February 1999 at 7.30pm
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.
1998 winner [[Chiara]] Siracusa
 
Sixteen participating songs
 
Stand up comedy by actor [[Ray Calleja]]
Stand up comedy by actor [[Ray Calleja]]
Show by special guest Gwen Dickey
Show by special guest Gwen Dickey


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


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


Winners announcement and presentation by Minister Dr. Louis Galea.


==Finalist==
==Finalist==
Here are the 16 Songs featured in the final:-
Here are the 16 Songs featured in the final:-
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{| class="wikitable"
  <tr>
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''No'''
    <td>'''Song'''</td>
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Singers'''
    <td>'''Performers'''</td>
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Songs'''
    <td>'''Words'''</td>
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Lyrics'''
    <td>'''Music'''</td>
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Music'''
  </tr>
|-
  <tr>
| 01||[[Alexander Schembri]]||Night Has Fallen||[[Sunny Aquilina]]||[[Jason Paul Cassar]]
    <td>Night Has Fallen</td>
|-
    <td>[[Alexander Schembri]]</td>
| 02||[[Lawrence Gray]]||The Right Time||[[Philip Vella]]||[[Paul Abela]]
    <td>[[Sunny Aquilina]]</td>
|-
    <td>[[Jason Paul Cassar]]</td>
| 03||[[Fabrizio Faniello]]||Thankful For Your Love||[[Alfred C. Sant]]||[[Ray Agius]]
  </tr>
|-
  <tr>
| 04||[[Tarcisio Barbara]]||Takes Me Higher||Alfred C.Sant||[[Tarcsisio Barbara]]
    <td>The Right Time</td>
|-
    <td>[[Lawrence Gray]]</td>
| 05||[[Nadine Axisa]] & [[Rita Pace]]||Hold My Hand||Rita Pace||[[Marica Axisa]]
    <td>[[Philip Vella]]</td>
|-
    <td>[[Paul Abela]] </td>
| 06||[[Claudette Pace]]||Breathless||[[Gerard James Borg]]||Philip Vella
  </tr>
|-
  <tr>
| 07||[[Georgina Abela]]||Who Will Be There||Georgina Abela||Paul Abela
<td>Thankful For Your Love</td>
|-
    <td>[[Fabrizio Faniello]]</td>
| 08||[[Alison Ellul]]||Give Me Love||[[Doris Chetcuti]]||[[Eugenio Schembri]]
    <td>[[Alfred C. Sant]]</td>
|-
    <td>[[Ray Agius]]</td>
| 09||[[Olivia Lewis]]||Autumn Of My Love||Doris Chetcuti||[[Marco Debono]]
  </tr>
|-
  <tr>
| 10||[[Natasha Grima]] & [[Charlene Grima]]||Look Into My Eyes||Natasha Grima||Charlene Grima
<td>Takes Me Higher</td>
|-
    <td>[[Tarcisio Barbara]]</td>
| 11||[[Times Three]]||Believe in…(Peace)||[[Moira Stafrace]]||[[Chris Scicluna]]
    <td>Alfred C.Sant</td>
|-
    <td>Tarcsisio Barbara</td>
| 12||[[Mark Tonna]]||Heartbeat||Doris Chetcuti||[[Marco Debono]]
  </tr>
|-
  <tr>
| 13||[[Leontine]]||You’re The Reason||[[Joe Julian Farrugia]]||[[Renato Briffa]]
    <td>Hold My Hand</td>
|-
    <td>[[Nadine Axisa]] & [[Rita Pace]]</td>
| 14||[[Marvic Lewis]]||It is You||Doris Chetcuti||Engenio Schembri
    <td>Rita Pace</td>
|-
    <td>[[Marica Axisa]]</td>
| 15||[[Paul Giordimaina]]||I Believe Again||[[Fleur Balzan]]||Paul Giordimaina
</tr>
|-      
  <tr>
| 16||[[Joe Mizzi]]||Love Will Find The Way||Joe Mizzi - [[Robert Longo]] - [[Gino Micallef]]||Joe Mizzi
    <td>Breathless</td>
|-
    <td>[[Claudette Pace]]</td>
|}
    <td>[[Gerard James Borg]]</td>
    <td>Philip Vella</td>
</tr>
  <tr>
<td>Who Will Be There</td>
    <td>[[Ġeorġina Abela]]</td>
    <td>Ġeorġina Abela</td>
    <td>Paul Abela</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
<td>Give Me Love</td>
    <td>[[Alison Ellul]]</td>
    <td>[[Doris Chetcuti]] </td>
    <td>[[Eugenio Schembri]] </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Autumn Of My Love</td>
    <td>[[Olivia Lewis]]</td>
    <td>Doris Chetcuti</td>
    <td>[[Mark Debono]]</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Look Into My Eyes</td>
    <td>[[Natasha Grima]] & [[Charlene Grima]]</td>
    <td>Natasha Grima</td>
    <td>Charlene Grima</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
<td>Believe in…(Peace)</td>
    <td>[[Times Three]]</td>
    <td>[[Moira Stafrace]] </td>
    <td>[[Chris Scicluna]] </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
<td>Heartbeat</td>
    <td>[[Mark Tonna]]</td>
    <td>Doris Chetcuti</td>
    <td>Mark Debono</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>You’re The Reason</td>
    <td>[[Leontine]]</td>
    <td>[[Joe Julian Farrugia]]</td>
    <td>[[Renato Briffa]]</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>It is You</td>
    <td>[[Marvic Lewis]]</td>
    <td>Doris Chetcuti</td>
    <td>Engenio Schembri</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
<td>I Believe Again</td>
    <td>[[Paul Giordmaina]]</td>
    <td>[[Fleur Balzan]] </td>
     <td>Paul Giordmaina</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
<td>Love Will Find The Way</td>
    <td>[[Joe Mizzi]]</td>
    <td>Joe Mizzi - [[Robert Longo]] - [[Gino Micallef]]</td>
    <td>[[Joe Mizzi]]</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
<tr>
</tr>
</table>


==Winning Songs==
==The Winners==
Here are the three placing winning Songs featured in the final:-
Here are the three placing winning Songs featured in the final:-
<table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2">
{| class="wikitable"
  <tr>
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''No'''
    <td>'''Song'''</td>
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Singers'''
    <td>'''Performers'''</td>
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Songs'''
    <td>'''Words'''</td>
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Lyrics'''
    <td>'''Music'''</td>
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Music'''
  </tr>
|-
  <tr>
| 01||Times Three||Believe ‘n Peace||Moira Stafrace||Chris Scicluna
  <td>Believe ‘n Peace</td>
|-
    <td>Times Three</td>
| 02||Lawrence Gray||The Right Time||Philip Vella||Paul Abela
    <td>Moira Stafrace</td>
|-
    <td>Chris Scicluna</td>
| 03||Georgina Abela||Who Will Be There||Georgina Abela||Paul Abela
  </tr>
|-
  <tr>
|}
  <td>The RightTime</td>
    
    <td>Lawrence Gray</td>
    <td>Philip Vella</td>
    <td>Paul Abela </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Who Will Be There</td>
    <td>Ġeorġina Abela</td>
    <td>Ġeorġina Abela</td>
<td>[[Paul Abela]]</td>
    <tr>
    <tr>
   </tr>
</table>
 


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


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


 
==The Comperes==
The presenters of the two evenings were [[Joseph Chetcuti]], [[Mariella Scerri]]
The presenters of the two evenings were [[Joseph Chetcuti]], [[Mariella Scerri]]


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


General Coordination – [[Robert Cefai]]
==Special Thanks==
Executive Director – [[Joe Galea]]
* General Coordination – [[Robert Cefai]]
Ass.Executive Director – [[Frans Lia]]
* Executive Director – [[Joe Galea]]
Stage Director – [[Alfred Busietta]]
* Ass.Executive Director – [[Frans Lia]]
Ass.Stage Director – [[Pierre Cachia]]
* Stage Director – [[Alfred Busietta]]
Stage Manager – [[Frans Fenech]]
* Ass.Stage Director – [[Pierre Cachia]]
Visual direction – [[Martin Mercieca]]
* Stage Manager – [[Frans Fenech]]
Photographer – [[Italo Bonfanti]]
* Visual direction – [[Martin Mercieca]]
Designs Of Stage – [[John L Grima]]
* Photographer – [[Italo Bonfanti]]
TV Producation – [[PBS Ltd]]
* Designs Of Stage – [[John L Grima]]
Audio – [[DJS Trading Ltd]]
* TV Producation – [[PBS]] Ltd
Lighting – [[Light Sound & Vision ITC]]
* Audio – [[DJS Trading Ltd]]
Building Set – [[Works Unit – Dipartiment tal-Kultura]]
* Lighting – [[Light Sound & Vision ITC]]
* Building Set – [[Works Unit – Dipartiment tal-Kultura]]
 
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[[Category:A-Z of the Malta Music Scene]]
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[[Category:1999 in Malta]]
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Latest revision as of 11:06, 6 August 2023

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

The Organising Committee for this Festival was made by:-

There are 272 Submissions

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.


Festival Program

Friday 19 th February 1999 at 7.30pm

1998 winner Chiara Siracusa

Sixteen participating songs

Stand up comedy by actor Ray Calleja

Show by special guest Gwen Dickey


Saturday 20 th February 1999 at 7.30pm

Sixteen participating songs

Show by 1998 Winner Chaira Siracusa

African Adventure by Yada Dancers

Show by special guest Paola Turci


Winners announcement and presentation by Minister Dr. Louis Galea.

Finalist

Here are the 16 Songs featured in the final:-

No Singers Songs Lyrics Music
01 Alexander Schembri Night Has Fallen Sunny Aquilina Jason Paul Cassar
02 Lawrence Gray The Right Time Philip Vella Paul Abela
03 Fabrizio Faniello Thankful For Your Love Alfred C. Sant Ray Agius
04 Tarcisio Barbara Takes Me Higher Alfred C.Sant Tarcsisio Barbara
05 Nadine Axisa & Rita Pace Hold My Hand Rita Pace Marica Axisa
06 Claudette Pace Breathless Gerard James Borg Philip Vella
07 Georgina Abela Who Will Be There Georgina Abela Paul Abela
08 Alison Ellul Give Me Love Doris Chetcuti Eugenio Schembri
09 Olivia Lewis Autumn Of My Love Doris Chetcuti Marco Debono
10 Natasha Grima & Charlene Grima Look Into My Eyes Natasha Grima Charlene Grima
11 Times Three Believe in…(Peace) Moira Stafrace Chris Scicluna
12 Mark Tonna Heartbeat Doris Chetcuti Marco Debono
13 Leontine You’re The Reason Joe Julian Farrugia Renato Briffa
14 Marvic Lewis It is You Doris Chetcuti Engenio Schembri
15 Paul Giordimaina I Believe Again Fleur Balzan Paul Giordimaina
16 Joe Mizzi Love Will Find The Way Joe Mizzi - Robert Longo - Gino Micallef Joe Mizzi

The Winners

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

No Singers Songs Lyrics Music
01 Times Three Believe ‘n Peace Moira Stafrace Chris Scicluna
02 Lawrence Gray The Right Time Philip Vella Paul Abela
03 Georgina Abela Who Will Be There Georgina Abela Paul Abela


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

The Jurys

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

The Comperes

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

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

Special Thanks

Malta Song Festival editions
* 1960s: 1960 - 1961 - 1962 - 1963 - 1964 - 1965 - 1966 - 1967 - 1968 - 1969
* 1970s: 1970 - 1971 - 1972 - 1973 - 1974 - 1975 - 1976 - 1977 - 1978 - 1979

Festival Internazzjonali tal-Kanzunetta Maltija editions
* 1980s: 1980 - 1981 - 1982 - 1983 - 1984 - 1985 - 1986 - 1987 - 1988 - 1989
* 1990s: 1990 - 1994 - 1995 - 1996 - 1997 - 1998 - 1999
* 2000s: 2000 - 2001 - 2002
* 2010s: 2013

Mużika Mużika - Festival Kanzunetta Maltija editions
* 2020s: 2021 - 2022 - 2023 - 

Malta Eurovision Song Contest editions
* Malta Song Festival - 1970s: 1971 - 1972 - 1975
* Festival tal-Kanzunetta Maltija għall-Ewropa: 1991 - 1992 - 1993 - 1994 - 1995 - 1996 
* Malta Song for Europe - 1990s: 1997 - 1998 - 1999
* Malta Song for Europe - 2000s: 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007 - 2008
* Malta EuroSong: 2009 - 2010
* Malta Eurovision Song Contest: 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - (2019-2021 see X Factor Malta) - 2022 - 2023

Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest
* 1970s: 1971 - 1972 - 1975
* 1990s: 1991 - 1992 - 1993 - 1994 - 1995 - 1996 - 1997 - 1998 - 1999
* 2000s: 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007 - 2008 - 2009 - 
* 2010s: 2010 - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019
* 2020s: 2020 - 2021 - 2022 - 2023 -
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