The amount of competitions that take place during the year in Malta is surprisingly high but then again, there are a number of showcases which attract the biggest stars in the music industry and these are of course; the Malta Eurovision Song Contest, the Malta Summer Hit Song Contest, the Konkors Kanzunetta Indipendenza and the Għanja tal-Poplu. Two of the mentioned ones are held in the national language of the country being Maltese and therefore even more special so to speak noting that it is a rare occasion for original tracks in Maltese to be released onto the music market which has been predominantly been based in English due to the possibility of exporting the material. We are prime supporters of the Konkors Kanzunetta Indipendenza with two editorial board members being part of the Committee as well. 

The preparations for this years' competition have long in commenced actually noting that there are two categories; the Established Category which includes twenty (20) entries in total as well as the Teenage Category which includes a total of ten (10) entries, competing for the top three (3) covered positions. The draw for the running order can only be held for the first category and as revealed during the programme Sas-Sitta, there has already been contact with the artists about the recording of the interviews as well as the official videos of the songs which are being recorded for the very first time in order for each act to have the maximum possible promotion. Have a look at the running order as revealed during the programme just a couple of minutes ago.

01. Flimkien - Kristen Camilleri (Philip Vella / Cher Vella)

02. Tagħna L-Isbaħ Żmien - Esilana (Ray Agius / Alfred C Sant)

03. Rebbiħin - Francesca Sciberras (Miriam Christine / Celestina Sciberras)

04. Id F'Id - Simone Gauci (Renato Briffa / Keith Zammit)

05. Abjad u Iswed - Stephanie Zammit (Philip Vella / Gerard J Borg)

06. Kburin Bik - Christian Azzopardi (Philip Vella / Joe Chircop)

07. Indipendenti - Danica Muscat (Philip Vella / Cher Vella)

08. Missjoni Impossibli - Ishmael Grech (Philip Vella / Rita Pace)

09. Jekk Nużaw Moħħna - Deborah C (Mark Spiteri Lucas / Joe Chircop)

10. Kemm Xtaqt - Laura Bruno (Frederick Camilleri)

11. Se Nibda Jien - Dario u Grecia Bezzina (Dario Bezzina / Rita Pace)

12. Mhux L-Ewwel Darba - Neville, Ivan u Claire (Augusto Cardinali / Giovann Attard)

13. Dan Mhux Tmiem - Corinne Caruana (Mark Scicluna / Rita Pace)

14. Mill-Bidu Nett - Francesca Scerri (Elton Zarb / Rita Pace)

15. Bl-Ikbar Serjetà - Marilena Gauci (Philip Vella / Joe Chircop)

16. Dell L-Istilel - Rachel Verzin (Dominic Cini / Stephen Baldacchino)

17. Għidli Int - Julie Pomorski (Augusto Cardinali / Giovann Attard)

18. Ħalluni - Kylie Coleiro (Philip Vella / Joe Chircop)

19. Tama u Kuraġġ - Domenique (Philip Vella / Cher Vella)

20. Id-Demm ta' Raymond - Roseanne Cordina (Mark Spiteri Lucas / Paul Ellul)

The second phase of the 2012 edition of the Konkors Kanzunetta Indipendenza took place within Media.Link Communications where sixty-five (65) songs were presented in front of a five member panel of judges made up of; David Grech Urpani, the guitarist of the band Three Stops to China; Matthias Mallia, the guitarist of the band Mischief; Ryan Grech, an events organizer; Kevin Azzopardi, an experienced musician and Doreen Galea, performer and vocal trainer. The list in itself includes a mixture of talent, some which have already gained experience and others which are still new to the scene and are looking to gain experience.

Last years' edition of the Konkors Kanzunetta Indipendenza was won by Mike Spiteri, the 1995 Eurovision Song Contest representative for Malta with the song Keep Me In Mind. He had done the country proud achieving a tenth place finish and continued to come up with the goods as there have been a number of tracks throughout the years which are still extremely well known. The Konkors Kanzunetta Indipendenza has seen a flurry of artists finish on top in its history such as Ira Losco, Claudette Pace, Miriam Christine Warner and Annabelle Debono amongst others.

Talent Stabbilit

1. Abjad u Iswed - Stephanie Zammit (Philip Vella / Gerard James Borg)
2. Bl-Ikbar Serjetà - Marilena Gauci (Philip Vella / Joe Chircop)
3. Dan Mhux Tmiem - Corinne Caruana (Mark Scicluna / Rita Pace)
4. Dell L-Istilel - Rachel Verzin (Dominic Cini / Stephen Baldacchino)
5. Flimkien - Kristen Camilleri (Philip Vella / Cher Vella)
6. Għidli Int - Julie Pomorski (Augusto Cardinali / Giovann Attard)
7. Ħalluni - Kylie Coleiro (Philip Vella / Joe Chircop)
8. Id-Demm ta' Raymond - Rosanne Cordina (Mark Spiteri Lucas / Paul Ellul)
9. Indipendenti - Danica Muscat (Philip Vella / Cher Vella)
10. Jekk Nużaw Moħħna - Deborah C (Mark Spiteri Lucas / Joe Chircop)
11. Kburin Bik - Christian Azzopardi (Philip Vella / Joe Chircop)
12. Kemm Xtaqt - Laura Bruno (Frederick Camilleri)
13. Mhux L-Ewwel Darba - Neville, Claire u Ivan (Augusto Cardinali / Giovann Attard)
14. Mill-Bidu Nett - Francesca Scerri (Elton Zarb / Rita Pace)
15. Missjoni Impossibli? - Ishmael Grech (Philip Vella / Rita Pace)
16. Rebbiħin - Francesca Sciberras (Miriam Christine Warner / Celestina Sciberras)
17. Se Nibda Jien - Dario u Grecia Bezzina (Dario Bezzina / Rita Pace)
18. Tagħna L-Isbaħ Żmien - Esilana (Ray Agius / Alfred C. Sant)
19. Tama u Kuraġġ - Domenique (Philip Vella / Cher Vella)

Talent Żagħżugħ

Last weekend marked the initial phase of the upcoming edition of the Konkors Kanzunetta Indipendenza, one of the few remaining music competitions which promotes the Maltese language noting that there is a strong sense of commitment with regards to the National language of the Maltese Islands. The history of the competition has also boasted some of the best talent that is on offer noting that artists who have done well have gone onto greener pastures with more success in the following competitions. This time round, the list of participants who made it through to the second phase showcases a change in guard with the most popular performers gaining their credibility in recent years noting that their stardom is still somewhat recent. Nevertheless, songwriters are still seemingly strong and have continuously been branding new talent to perform their respective compositions. 

The second phase of the Konkors Kanzunetta Indipendenza will be taking place during the morning and most of the afternoon noting that a five member panel of judges will be listening to the songs competing in the Talent Stabbilit amounting to forty-nine (49) in total and also the tracks competing in the Talent Żagħżugħ portion amounting to sixteen (16). They will be respectfully brought down to nineteen (19) and ten (10) with Simone Gauci already winning her place through the Passport 2 Indifest competition held on the programme Sas-Sitta produced by Spiteri Lucas Entertainment and shown on NET Television every Saturday afternoon. The programme will be playing an important role tomorrow noting that the committee of the Konkors Kanzunetta Indipendenza will be exclusively presenting the finalists in both portions of this years' competition on the show due to the involvement which has been noted throughout in terms of promotion. On behalf of the whole editorial team at escflashmalta.com, I would like to wish everyone the very best of luck!

Source: Konkors Kanzunetta Indipendenza Committee, Media.Link Communications