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Teenager wins International Song Festival
(10th October 2004)

Deborah Cassar, 14, of Ghajnsielem, won the overall public opinion trophy during the Golden Cross International Children and Youth Singing Festival, held recently at Sir Temi Zammit Hall of the University of Malta.

The festival's executive director, Anthony Grech, presented the trophy and certificate to Ms Cassar, who won the most public support for her song One day at a time, of which she wrote both the music and the lyrics.

This festival has received an enormous response from eight different countries around the world. The foreign singers participating in this Festival were from Sicily, Italy, Macedonia, Bosnia, Poland, Russia, Bulgaria and Moldavia, making up a nicely formed group of 12 participants. Maltese participants amounted to 35.

Ms Cassar is now being offered the opportunity to represent Malta abroad and has been invited to perform in Macedonia on October 20.
 

(information source: timesofmalta.com)