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<tr><td>01 </td><td>'' Arġentina ''</td><td>[[ Veronica Sardana]]</td><td>[[ No IIores por mi Argentina]]</td><td>[[cover version of Don’t Cry for Me Argentina]]</td></tr> | <tr><td>01 </td><td>'' Arġentina ''</td><td>[[ Veronica Sardana]]</td><td>[[ No IIores por mi Argentina]]</td><td>[[cover version of Don’t Cry for Me Argentina]]</td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>02 </td><td>'' Belarussja ''</td><td>[[ Aleksandra & Konstantin]]</td><td>[[ Kotsiky Viarrovyia]]</td><td>[[former Eurovision singers’04]]</td></tr> | <tr><td>02 </td><td>'' Belarussja ''</td><td>[[ Aleksandra & Konstantin]]</td><td>[[ Kotsiky Viarrovyia]]</td><td>[[former Eurovision singers’04]]</td></tr> |
Revision as of 06:04, 3 November 2013
Festival Internazzjonali tal-Kanzunetta Maltija 2013 marks a return for the International Festival of The Maltese Song after an absence since 2002.
The Event
The International Festival of Maltese Song is taking place at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta on Saturday, 9th November 2013. Tickets for the event can be obtained from the venue booking office as from today, and have been reasonably priced in order to accomodate to everyone's needs. The competition is set to kick off at 19:30 CET with fourteen (14) local artists and fourteen (14) foreign artists taking to the main stage.
The organising committee is made up of Chairperson Josette Grech Hamilton, Deputy chairperson Ignatius Farrugia, Executive Secretary Robert Cefai, Public Relations Officer & Media Relations Deo Grech, Festival Coordinator Ray Falzon, Hospitality Coordinator Simone Bugeja and Technical Coordinator Pierre Cachia. Norman Hamilton serves as the artistic consultant, Anton Attard as the technical consultant on behalf of PBS and Sigmund Mifsud as the musical consultant.
The International Festival of the Maltese Song is organised under the auspices of the Parliamentary Secretary for Culture and Local Councils, Hon. Dr. Jose'. Herrera in collaboration with the World Association of Festival organisers and Artists. It will be transmitted live on TVM. The hosts for the show are still to be announced.
Songs
A total of 62 entries were submitted to the Organizer Committee in charged in 2013 for this contest. 30 songs from the original lot were chosen to be performed (live in front of a panel of experts behind closed doors). 16 of these songs in this phase of the competition were eliminated.
The first jury, responsible for choosing the 30 semi-finalist out of the 62 submissions was composed of:- Frederick Zammit (Festival organizer and Journalist), Noel D’Anastasi (Musician and Musical Journalist), Tony Micallef (Musical Researcher), Melda Micallef (Singer, Musician), Charlo Lautier (Disc Jockey), George Cremona (Presenter)
The 14 songs selected for the final were announced by the organizing committee on Saturday 21 September 2013. Are was chosen by this second jury:-
Antoinette Falzon (Journalist), John Bundy (Presenter and Producer), Joyce Grech (Cultural Journalist and Presenter), Etienne Schembri (Presenter and Producer), Josephine Ebejer Grech (Singer, Presenter), Madeline Farrugia (Presenter), Siro Camillleri (Musical Journalist), David Muscat (Presenter, Organiser)
Here's the list of songs in order of appearance during the final on 9 November 2013:
No | Song | Words | Music | Performer/s |
01 | Ħolma | Lyann Iles | Paul Abela | Lyann Iles |
02 | Solitaire | Rita Pace | Dario Bezzina | Dario Bezzina & Grecia Bezzina |
03 | Paċi Sovrana | Donna Marie Ellul | Donna Marie Ellul | Donna Marie Ellul |
04 | Kuraġġ | Joe Chircop | Philip Vella | Gordie Debono |
05 | Passi Fir-Ramel | Mark Amaira | Philip Vella | Domenique Azzopardi |
06 | Għadek Tgħix | Mark Amaira | Renato Briffa | Fiona Cauchi |
07 | Din Jien | Rita Pace | Dominic Cini | Dorcas Debono |
08 | Sinjali | Rita Pace | Renato Briffa | Bernice Camilleri |
09 | Int mill-ġdid | Joe Julian Farrugia | Paul Abela | Roger Tirazona |
10 | Hawn mill-ġdid | Joe Julian Farrugia | Paul Abela | Olivia Lewis |
11 | Mikrokozmu | Ġiovann Attard | Augusto Cardinali | Ian James Vella - Janvil & Hooligan |
12 | Poeta Bla Kliem | Emil Calleja Bayliss | Mark Scicluna | Mark Tonna |
13 | Raġġ ta’ Tama | Cher Vella | Philip Vella | Christian Azzopardi |
14 | Stejjer | Joe Julian Farrugia | Andrew Zahra | Miriam Christine |
No | Place | Singer | Song | Remarks | Performer/s | |
01 | Arġentina | Veronica Sardana | No IIores por mi Argentina | cover version of Don’t Cry for Me Argentina | ||
02 | Belarussja | Aleksandra & Konstantin | Kotsiky Viarrovyia | former Eurovision singers’04 | ||
03 | Belarussja | George Koldun | Through the Light | [[]] | ||
04 | Bulgarija | Niki Manolov | Po Dobre (Better | finalist Bulgarian Final for Eurovision’08 | ||
05 | Greċja | [[]] | Christos Kaliatsas | Touch You | ||
06 | Ġermanja | Bella Vista | Fremd Aber Doch vertraut | German version of Sal-Aħħar, Fabrizio Faniello | ||
07 | Ġermanja | Mave O’Rick | Whiter than White | |||
08 | Italja | Federica Marinari | 3 Volte Amore | |||
09 | Moldova | Ray Gligor | Lonely Nights, Lonley Dreams | |||
10 | Renju Unit | Ilona | Love’s Like a Loaded Gun | |||
11 | Rumanija | Aurelian Temisan | Stay With Me | English verision of Stay with me, Croatia ESC 2000 | ||
12 | Rumanija | Lavinia Steriopol | Nadie Como Tu | |||
13 | Spanja | Ely Qurbrlo | Io Ce Credo | |||
14 | Turkija | Melih Sengul | Bir Ask | One Love |
External links
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 -