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Ellul was also a popular singer, actor and stage director. He sang with Fog and Mirage, two local rock bands and took part in numerous musicals, including Little Shop of Horrors, Ali Baba, Bastilja, Żeża tal-Flagship, Ulied In-Nanna Venut, Manwel! Manwel! and Il-Ħotbi ta' Notre Dame. Maltese TV viewers | Ellul was also a popular singer, actor and stage director. He sang with [[Fog]] and [[Mirage]], two local rock bands and took part in numerous musicals, including ''Little Shop of Horrors'', ''Ali Baba'', ''[[Bastilja]], ''[[Żeża tal-Flagship]]'', ''[[Ulied In-Nanna Venut]]'', ''[[Manwel! Manwel!]]'' and ''[[Il-Ħotbi ta' Notre Dame]]''. Maltese TV viewers in the 1990s also knew him as Bango in the TV series [[Villa Sunset]], and as part of the cast for the popular TV series [[Dejjem Tiegħek, Becky]]. | ||
He worked as a committee member of Maltasong, | He worked as a committee member of [[Maltasong]] between 1997 and 2004, organizing the [[Malta Song for Europe]] Festival, particularly contributing to Malta's section for the [[Eurovision Song Contest]] through his professional skills in stage management and television production. | ||
His death from heart failure at | ==Death== | ||
His death from heart failure after a live show at the [[Casinò di Venezia]] on Saturday 31 July 2004<ref>[http://www.maltamedia.com/news/2004/ln/article_2830.shtml 'Mario Ellul dies after performing at Casino di Venezia'] - ''MaltaMedia.com'', Sunday 1 August 2004</ref> prompted many tributes, including one by his former stage and television colleague [[Toni Sant]]<ref>[http://www.tonisant.com/blog/2004/08/goodbye-mario.shtml Goodbye Mario] - ''Toni Sant's Blog'', Sunday 1 August 2004</ref>. He was also remembered fondly in a song written by composer [[Dominic Galea]] and lyricist [[Joe Julian Farrugia]] for [[Herman Bonaci]], who was with Mario when he died. This song was first heard in 2005 during the annual Maltese song festival [[L-Għanja tal-Poplu]], placing third in that year's contest but attracting the highest number of public votes through televoting. | |||
Mario Ellul was married to Grace and together | Mario Ellul was married to Grace and together they had a son called Daniel, after Elton John's song, which Mario like very much. | ||
On Thursday 21 October 2010, [[TVM]] broadcast a 45-minute documentary on Mario Ellul in its series [[Bijografiji]], co-produced by [[Where's Everybody?]], and written by Joe Julian Farrugia. | |||
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Revision as of 04:47, 23 October 2010
Mario Ellul (8 September 1963 - 31 July 2004) was a Maltese singer and television producer between the early 1980s and the end of his life.
Early Life and TV Career
He was born on 8 September 1963 and studied at the De La Salle College in Cottonera and at the New Lyceum in Msida. During his studies at the New Lyceum he joined Xandir Malta as a student worker, becoming a full-time producer-director soon after. At Xandir Malta, Ellul produced and directed some of the most innovative Maltese programs and TV shows, including Arzella and Mill-Garaxx.
In the early 1990s Mario Ellul left Xandir Malta and joined BPC where he was responsible for the building of a new TV studio in Hamrun for Audiovision, a subsidiary of BPC. While at BPC, he also attended a TCV Direction Course in London.
Popular Singer and Actor
Ellul was also a popular singer, actor and stage director. He sang with Fog and Mirage, two local rock bands and took part in numerous musicals, including Little Shop of Horrors, Ali Baba, Bastilja, Żeża tal-Flagship, Ulied In-Nanna Venut, Manwel! Manwel! and Il-Ħotbi ta' Notre Dame. Maltese TV viewers in the 1990s also knew him as Bango in the TV series Villa Sunset, and as part of the cast for the popular TV series Dejjem Tiegħek, Becky.
He worked as a committee member of Maltasong between 1997 and 2004, organizing the Malta Song for Europe Festival, particularly contributing to Malta's section for the Eurovision Song Contest through his professional skills in stage management and television production.
Death
His death from heart failure after a live show at the Casinò di Venezia on Saturday 31 July 2004[1] prompted many tributes, including one by his former stage and television colleague Toni Sant[2]. He was also remembered fondly in a song written by composer Dominic Galea and lyricist Joe Julian Farrugia for Herman Bonaci, who was with Mario when he died. This song was first heard in 2005 during the annual Maltese song festival L-Għanja tal-Poplu, placing third in that year's contest but attracting the highest number of public votes through televoting.
Mario Ellul was married to Grace and together they had a son called Daniel, after Elton John's song, which Mario like very much.
On Thursday 21 October 2010, TVM broadcast a 45-minute documentary on Mario Ellul in its series Bijografiji, co-produced by Where's Everybody?, and written by Joe Julian Farrugia.
References
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- ↑ 'Mario Ellul dies after performing at Casino di Venezia' - MaltaMedia.com, Sunday 1 August 2004
- ↑ Goodbye Mario - Toni Sant's Blog, Sunday 1 August 2004