L-Għanja tal-Poplu 2019
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Launching of the festival
L-Għanja tal-Poplu (2019) 43 Edition.
The committee's Song of the People encourages authors, composers, groups and singer and songwriter of the English song participate in the 43 edition of the festival L-Għanja tal-Poplu (The Song of the People). The date of submission of the songs will be till Tuesday 22 May,2018.
The authors and composers invited to write whatever they want and what style like composing, and only illimited Engaged social issues, or with only one musical style. The festival is expected to be held Saturday 31 August 2019, at Pjazza Teatru Rjal (Opera Theater Square) on the same lines of the last edition and is transmitted by PBS. So invite the Maltese song artists together to create a beautiful festival and quality both in words and also in music.
The regulations will be announched at an early date combined with favorable innovations for artists.
The festival will be held by at Għanja tal-Poplu (Song of the People) along with Opera Theater Square and with the support of the Cultural Partnership Agreement with the Maltese Council for the Arts, and with the participation of the orchestra will work hand in hand with -kompożituri and authors.
Il-festival se jittella' mill-Għanja tal-Poplu flimkien ma' Pjazza Teatru Rjal and bu the support of the Cultural Partnership Agreement with the Maltese Council for the Art Kunsill Malti ghal-Arti, and with the participation of the orchestra will work hand in hand together with composers and authors.
Any one who has any questions or suggestions you may write to ghanjatalpoplu@gmail.com . Further details will be announced in the coming days on www.ghanjafest.com
Rules of the Festival in Maltese
The rules of the festival in Maltese can be found [1], [2]
Organizing Committee
- Organizer: Fr Maurice Mifsud
- Chairperson:Carmelo Schembri
- Secretary: Alexia Cutajar Conti
- Co-ordinator / P.R.O: Noel D'Amato
- Member: Mark Grech
- Assistant Adminstrator: Anton Miceli
Announced the 42 semi-finalist Songs
For the eliminatory phase of the 42 Edition of l-Għanja tal-Poplu - Festival tal-Kanzunetta Maltija, entered the Malta Song 111 song. 42 of them have passed to the semi-finals.
Ths songs was heard by a professional five members jury. Now the next step was that other jury heard and chose the best of 42 songs, heard them live with recorded music.
In the next phase, which will be held on 12 and 13 June, the songs sung live set in front of other judges and a jury selects the finalists. The festival is expected to be uploaded on 31 August at Old Opera House Square.
The 42 Songs who passed for the the Semi-Final in Alfabetikal order are:-
No. | Songs | Passed |
01 | Aħna l-Maltin | |
02 | Bejn L-Erba’ Ħitan | |
03 | Bħad-Deheb | |
04 | Bizzilla | |
05 | Dawl Għajnejja | |
06 | Din Għalik | |
07 | Dmugħ Iswed | |
08 | Fejn Ma Jasal Il-Kliem | |
09 | Fil-Ħoġor Tat-Tieqa | |
10 | Fil-Klassi | |
11 | Għadu Mhux Il-Waqt | |
12 | Għallimtni | |
13 | Ħallini Nħobbok | |
14 | Id-Ditta Tal-Ġlekk | |
15 | Il-Verita’ | |
16 | Imma Qatt Ma Wasalt | |
17 | Int Biss | |
18 | Int u Jien | |
19 | Ix-Xemx Għaddejja | |
20 | Jekk Tafx Min Jien | |
21 | Jien, L-Ilsien Malti | |
22 | Kemm Xtaqt | |
23 | L-Isbaħ Fjura (Nr. 98) | |
24 | Ma Tridx Tara Kbir | |
25 | Mhux Li Kien | |
26 | Minn Għada | |
27 | Minn Kajfas Għal Għand Pilatu | |
28 | Mobile | |
29 | Misraħ Ġawhra | |
30 | Omm Ta’ Veru | |
31 | Ottimista | |
32 | Pjazza Ġdida | |
33 | Roulette | |
34 | Sakemm Sibt Garaxx | |
35 | Siġra | |
36 | Sindikajra | |
37 | Tfewwaħ | |
38 | Tir | |
39 | Vuċijiet | |
40 | Waħdi | |
41 | Wiċċ Il-Ktieb | |
42 | X’Festa |
No | Singers | Songs | Lyricist | Composer | Video | ' |
01 | Kayley Cuschieri | Bejn L-Erba' Ħitan | Alexander Ellul | Mark Spiteri Lucas | ||
02 | Fabrizio Faniello | Dawl Għajnejja | Emil Calleja Bayliss | Cyprian Cassar | ||
03 | Francesca Zammit | Din Għalik | Francesca Zammit Julie Pomorski | Francesca Zammit | ||
04 | Ruth Portelli | Fil-Ħoġor tat-Tieqa | Ruth Portelli | Mark Spiteri Lucas | ||
05 | [[Ishmael Grech] | Fil-Klassi | Mark Cachia | Mark Cachia | ||
06 | Janice Mangion | Għadu Mhux il-Waqt | Emil Calleja Bayliss | Mark Scicluna | ||
07 | Jade Vella | Ħallini Nħobbok | Fleur Balzan | Paul Giordimaina | ||
08 | Joseph Refalo | Id-Ditta Tal-Ġlekk | Pamela Bezzina | Alex Debono | ||
09 | Philip Vella | Il-Verità | Philip Vella | Philip Vella | ||
10 | Nedved Galea | Jekk Tafx Min Jien | Dorian Psaila | Kaya Priscilla Giordano Psaila | ||
11 | Justine Bezzina | Mhux Li Kien | Joe Julian Farrugia | Glen Vella | ||
12 | Rachel Lowell | Minn Kajfas Għal Għand Pilatu | Rachel Lowell | Rachel Lowell | ||
13 | Dorcas Debono | Misraħ Ġawhra | Joe Julian Farrugia | Dorcas Debono | ||
14 | Mark Cachia | Pjazza Ġdida | Mark Cachia | Mark Cachia | ||
15 | Cherylis Camilleri | Tfewwaħ | Cherylis Camilleri | Cherylis Camilleri | ||
16 | Maria Spiteri | Vuċijiet | Maria Spiteri | Maria Spiteri |
External links
L-Għanja tal-Poplu Festival Editions * 1970s: 01 (1973) - 02 (1974) - 03 (1975) - 04 (1976) - 05 (1977) - 06 (1978) - 07 (1979) * 1980s: 08 (1980) - 09 (1981) - 10 (1982) - 11 (1983) - 12 (1984) - 13 (1985) - 14 (1986) - 15 (1987) * 1990s: 16 (1990) - 17 (1992) - 18 (1993) - 19 (1994) - 20 (1995) - 21 (1996) - 22 (1997) - 23 (1998) - 24 (1999) * 2000s: 25 (2000) - 26 (2001) - 27 (2002) - 28 (2003) - 29 (2004) - 30 (2005) - 31 (2006) - 32 (2007) - 33 (2008) - 34 (2009) * 2010s: 35 (2010) - 36 (2012) - 37 (2013) - 38 (2014) - 39 (2015) - 40 (2016) - 41 (2017) - 42 (2018) - 43 (2019) * 2020s: 44 (2020) - 45 (2021) - 46 (2022) - 47 (2023)