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Contrary to popular belief that his nickname ''Il-Pikkolin'', lit. ''the little one'' is a moniker for his physiognomy, he inherited this from his family, all from Birkirkara. | Contrary to popular belief that his nickname ''Il-Pikkolin'', lit. ''the little one'' is a moniker for his physiognomy, he inherited this from his family, all from Birkirkara. | ||
Cutajar was exposed to folk singing as a seven-year old through his father, at the Pieta boċċi club, | Cutajar was exposed to folk singing as a seven-year old through his father, at the Pieta boċċi club, then managed by ''għana'' promoter [[Charles Mangion Iż-Żubina]]. | ||
The venue was to become his natural home. | |||
It was Mangion who encouraged him to folksing with [[Frans Cachia l-Budaj]] | It was Mangion who encouraged him to folksing with [[Frans Cachia l-Budaj tas-Siġġiewi]]. This venue closed its doors on the 6th June 2012 and since then Cutajar has only folk sung on very few occasions. He declines invitations to folk sing in bars, and has opted not to be enrolled by a folk promoter within a given group, preferring to a roaming spirit. | ||
He is active on the ''għana'' circuit. | He is active on the ''għana'' circuit. | ||
Revision as of 05:49, 7 September 2013
Toni Cutajar Il-Pikkolin
is an improvised verse folksinger. He was born on the 9th July 1993 and hails from Birkirkara. He grew up in the Oratory neighbourhood.
Contrary to popular belief that his nickname Il-Pikkolin, lit. the little one is a moniker for his physiognomy, he inherited this from his family, all from Birkirkara.
Cutajar was exposed to folk singing as a seven-year old through his father, at the Pieta boċċi club, then managed by għana promoter Charles Mangion Iż-Żubina. The venue was to become his natural home.
It was Mangion who encouraged him to folksing with Frans Cachia l-Budaj tas-Siġġiewi. This venue closed its doors on the 6th June 2012 and since then Cutajar has only folk sung on very few occasions. He declines invitations to folk sing in bars, and has opted not to be enrolled by a folk promoter within a given group, preferring to a roaming spirit.
He is active on the għana circuit.