Jury Special Award for 'Gingerline'
On 29 April, Gingerline, a Junior College rock band, received the Jury Special Award, for participating in the second edition of the Vodofone Freezone International High School Music Contest. The contest, which was held in the Volkswagen Arena, Istanbul in Turkey, was organised by End Productions. End Productions is led by founder and president Mr Serhat Hacipasalioglu, a veteran and popular Turkish singer/performer who will be representing San Marino in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. The international jury for the music contest included Maltese composer and singer Mro Philip Vella.
Gingerline, made up of Adel Montanaro, Melchior Giordimaina, Ian Ellul, Nicholas Camilleri and Mark Vella, was accompanied by lecturers Mro Manoel Pirotta and Mr Ronald Grech Santucci. The band competed with a cover version of Led Zeppelin’s, ‘Whole Lotta Love’.
The participation of the Maltese band was made possible through the support of Mr Robert Cefai, the Junior College and The World Association of Festivals and Artists (WAFA).