Who will make it to the semi-final?
The first phase of Mużika Mużika – Festival Kanzunetta Maltija came to an end last week as the Board announced the initial set of results. This highly anticipated music festival has managed to amass a total of 148 submissions, with a spectrum of different genres as well as submissions from both upcoming and veteran artists. After careful deliberation from expert judges the submitted songs were narrowed down to the best 35, marking the end of the festival’s initial judging phase. Preparations are now underway for the second-phase of the festival as the chosen 35 will be further reduced to 20 entries.
“The judges were spoilt for choice,” stated Mużika Mużika chairman Raymond Bugeja, who commented that all of the submissions were of a remarkable standard, further confirming the high level of talent in Malta.
“Choosing 35 songs from all of those submitted was not an easy task. The judges critiqued the songs on a number of factors and after careful analysis of each submission I am happy to say that all of the entries were of a very high calibre,” he added.
Bugeja, together with the Mużika Mużika Board members, while congratulating those selected, expressed their solidarity with...