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(Il-Kor ta’ Doreen Galea) or '''The Doreen Galea Choir''' one could say that saw its start as a chorus at the beginning of the nineties, when the Maltese singer [[Doreen Galea]] was started to give some singing lessons to some students, among these children Initially, there were children like [[[Olivia Lewis]], [[Marvic Lewis]] and her sister, [[Priscilla Psaila]], and [[Fabrizio Faniello]].
('''Il-Kor ta’ Doreen Galea''') or '''The Doreen Galea Choir''' saw its begining in the early nineties, when Maltese singer [[Doreen Galea]] had just started giving singing lessons to some students: [[Gillian Attard]],[[Marvic Lewis]], [[Priscilla Psaila]], [[Miriam Christine Borg]] and [[Fabrizio Faniello]] amongst others.


The word occurs and childrem bring children, and when Doreen began to see a way that these children also began to increase, forming a choir and decieded that, the age of this choir should be for children between 10 and 15 years.
As the word spread children began to increase and it was a natural decision for Doreen to form her choir. The ages of the children varied from five to fifteen years.


Everyone knows  the love having to music the Galea family, family is sleep and always wake up music environment. Doreen singer, her husband [[Sammy Galea]] was a pianist and her children, three boys also heavily involved in music, [[Dominic Galea]] play the piano and composing, [[Benedict Galea]] plays the drums, and [[Manolito Galea]] began singing, only this over time he began to show inducement technique that is jirrekordjar songs in studio that was discarded with household name of Wave Studio and today is one of the best recorders that got in the island.
The Galea family is renowned as a musical family. Doreen is a singer and lyric writer, her husband [[Sammy Galea]] a pianist, compoer and arranger, and their three sons are all involved in the local music scene: [[Dominic Galea]] is also a pianist, composer and arranger, [[Benedict Galea]] is a drummer and owes the [[Wave Music Centre]] shop in Floriana, and [[Manolito Galea]] is a sound engineer and manages [[Litos Place]] recording studio. Manolito was also an establishes singer till 1998 participating in various festivals namely the [[Malta Song Festival 1994]] where together with his mother Doreen won first price with ''Forsi'' music by his father Sammy and lyrics [[Raymond Mahoney]].  


With children trainees under the direction of Doreen, they show their desire to have a song, so it had to compete in Festival, and here would come Sammy Galea and later Dominic Galea and after this desire for children cut, while Doreen was also write some lyrics and children teach the lines.
Children under the direction of Doreen would show their desire to participate in song or singers’ festivals, and here Sammy and later Dominic would help by composing an original song for them while Doreen would write the lyrics and teach them the song.
During the nineties and into the 2000s various original musicals were produced mostly part of the prestigious arts festival [[Iljieli Mediterranji]] (last held in 2002) where the Doreen Galea Choir featured several times as part of the cast. To mention some: [[Andrelisa]] (1994), [[It-Tfajla tal-Palazz]] (1997),  [[Il-Ħanut tal-Ġugarelli]] (1999),  [[Manwel Manwel]] (2000),  [[Rita ta’ Cascia]] (2000),  [[ Jien Ġużeppi]] (2006) and the ballet Red Rose for a Ballerina (1997).


Amidst the eighties and early nineties were to organize various activities, mostly in the summer months those known as ''The Mediterranean Nights'' (Il-Ijieli Mediterranji) where they have also uploaded several musicals and this Chorus of Doreen Galea whoever was the first to play a role when it was necessary.
The Doreen Galea Choir was gaining reputation and popularity with the participation in various important activities, such as, ''Andrew Lloyd Webber Tribute Concert'', organized by the  [[Bonaci Brothers]], the appearance at the final night of the Malta Song for Europe Festival, and the ''Galea Family Concert'' held during the Independence Celebrations in 1995.


One of these Musicals was [[Andrelisa]] held in 1994 in the gardens of the [[Floriana]] [[Argotti]] with lyrics by [[Ġorġ Saliba]] and music by Sammy Galea and his son Dominic Galea with direction of [[Josette Ciappara]], Apart this choir in the Musical was also true three soloists Fabrizio Faniello, [[Emerson Vella]], and [[Roger Tirazona]].
Doreen Galea’s Choir was a house hold name due to numerous appearances on TV stations and Charity shows around [[Malta]] and [[Gozo]], apart from its role in Christmas Eve and wedding Masses.


The popularity of this growing kompliti Choir, and cokomlp take part in various activities, including Christmas time, when they were singing under the [[Freedom Square ]] tent where today soared building Parliament, and while these editions launch a song, that still pleased till today, script by [[Charles Flores]], and music of [[Paul Abela]] ''Id-Dinja Tagħna'' (Our World).
The choir was also involved in two CD releases named ''Għanjiet Tal-Milied Tradiżżjonali'' (KTA) and ''Ninni La Tibkix Iżjed'' (SKS).


This Choir Doreen Galea was involved in various activities, among them on could named  concert of Andrew Lloyd Webber, held from [[Bonaci Brothers]], appeared during one of the final evening of the Festival Song for Europe, the Concert Galea family was held in Independence celibration in 1995. The Musical, the ''il-Ħanut tal-Ġugarelli'' (The Toy Shop) in 1999. that had been made at Doreen  home itself, and shown on television stations to [[Super One]] and various other activities and appearances on television, and activities for Charity in different localities around Malta and Gozo, apart from its role in various Masses 'occasion like half the night at Christmas, Mass w even some weddings also. Apart from that it was involved in issuing two cd's of the time bound beautiful Christmas, ‘Għanjiet Tal-Milied Tradiżżjonali’published by [[KTA]] and ‘Ninni La Tibkix Iżjjed’ issued by SKS.
At one time the choir had over seventy members featuring names who would later on in the career make success as individuals. Among those children emerged Gillian Attard, Priscilla Psaila, [[Julie Zahra]], [[Clifford Galea]], [[Dario Bezzina]], [[Grecia Bezzina]], [[Sarah Harrision]], [[Marilena Gauci]], [[Rodney Gauci]], [[Christabelle Borg]], [[Vanessa Gatt]], Thea Saliba]], [[Daniel Testa]], [[Roseann Cordina]], [[Kimberly Manicaro]], [[Emerson Vella]], [[Corinne Caruana]], [[Tiziana Calleja]], [[Annalise Ellul]], [[Alison Ellul]] and more …


Over the years this choir sometimes had to contain 70 members, tħarġu, singers and had also grown as singers name individual Maltese music scene, among them names like [[Gillian Attard]], [[Priscilla Psaila]],  [[Julie Zahra]],  [[Clifford Galea]],  [[Dario Bezzina]], [[Grecia Bezzina]], [[Sarah Harrision]], [[Marilena Gauci]], [[Rodney Gauci]],  [[Christabelle Borg]],  [[Vannessa Gatt]],  [[Thea Saliba]], [[Roseann Cordina]], [[Kimbery Manicaro]],  [[Emerson Farrugia]],  [[Roger Tirazona]],  [[Corinne Caruana]], [[Annalise Ellul]] and [[Alison Ellul]] which after all had career years and made popolar.
Singers such as  [[Olivia Lewis]] and Marvic Lewis, Miriam Christine Borg, [[Leontine Camilleri]] and Fabrizio Faniello also attended individual lessons at some time or another.


Apart from this there were other singers like Olivia Lewis, [[Miriam Christine Borg]], [[Leontine Camilleri]] and Fabrizio Faniello who were also some individual lessons.
The Doreen Galea’s Choir has been inactive since 2008. Certainly, the work of Doreen Galea has definitely left its mark in the Maltese music scene. Several of Doreen’s ex-students have succeeded in their musical careers.


Today this choir is no longer an active since 2008, just certainly work of Doreen Galea definitely left his success in Maltese music scene several singers who were children at the time and today have grown and continued to advance in their career.


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(Il-Kor ta’ Doreen Galea) or The Doreen Galea Choir saw its begining in the early nineties, when Maltese singer Doreen Galea had just started giving singing lessons to some students: Gillian Attard,Marvic Lewis, Priscilla Psaila, Miriam Christine Borg and Fabrizio Faniello amongst others.

As the word spread children began to increase and it was a natural decision for Doreen to form her choir. The ages of the children varied from five to fifteen years.

The Galea family is renowned as a musical family. Doreen is a singer and lyric writer, her husband Sammy Galea a pianist, compoer and arranger, and their three sons are all involved in the local music scene: Dominic Galea is also a pianist, composer and arranger, Benedict Galea is a drummer and owes the Wave Music Centre shop in Floriana, and Manolito Galea is a sound engineer and manages Litos Place recording studio. Manolito was also an establishes singer till 1998 participating in various festivals namely the Malta Song Festival 1994 where together with his mother Doreen won first price with Forsi music by his father Sammy and lyrics Raymond Mahoney.

Children under the direction of Doreen would show their desire to participate in song or singers’ festivals, and here Sammy and later Dominic would help by composing an original song for them while Doreen would write the lyrics and teach them the song. During the nineties and into the 2000s various original musicals were produced mostly part of the prestigious arts festival Iljieli Mediterranji (last held in 2002) where the Doreen Galea Choir featured several times as part of the cast. To mention some: Andrelisa (1994), It-Tfajla tal-Palazz (1997), Il-Ħanut tal-Ġugarelli (1999), Manwel Manwel (2000), Rita ta’ Cascia (2000), Jien Ġużeppi (2006) and the ballet Red Rose for a Ballerina (1997).

The Doreen Galea Choir was gaining reputation and popularity with the participation in various important activities, such as, Andrew Lloyd Webber Tribute Concert, organized by the Bonaci Brothers, the appearance at the final night of the Malta Song for Europe Festival, and the Galea Family Concert held during the Independence Celebrations in 1995.

Doreen Galea’s Choir was a house hold name due to numerous appearances on TV stations and Charity shows around Malta and Gozo, apart from its role in Christmas Eve and wedding Masses.

The choir was also involved in two CD releases named Għanjiet Tal-Milied Tradiżżjonali (KTA) and Ninni La Tibkix Iżjed (SKS).

At one time the choir had over seventy members featuring names who would later on in the career make success as individuals. Among those children emerged Gillian Attard, Priscilla Psaila, Julie Zahra, Clifford Galea, Dario Bezzina, Grecia Bezzina, Sarah Harrision, Marilena Gauci, Rodney Gauci, Christabelle Borg, Vanessa Gatt, Thea Saliba]], Daniel Testa, Roseann Cordina, Kimberly Manicaro, Emerson Vella, Corinne Caruana, Tiziana Calleja, Annalise Ellul, Alison Ellul and more …

Singers such as Olivia Lewis and Marvic Lewis, Miriam Christine Borg, Leontine Camilleri and Fabrizio Faniello also attended individual lessons at some time or another.

The Doreen Galea’s Choir has been inactive since 2008. Certainly, the work of Doreen Galea has definitely left its mark in the Maltese music scene. Several of Doreen’s ex-students have succeeded in their musical careers.