UNIVERSONG 2022 – 21th Anniversary
Festival Internacional de la Canción de las Islas Canarias
ONLINE EDITION
Honor President of the International JURY
Lucia RodriguesBrazil
HONORARY PRESIDENT of the JURY
Collaborator of the Universong Festival since the first edition in 2001.
Manager and Music and Cultural Events producer and promoter.
INTERNATIONAL JURY 2022
President
Nuno FigueiraPortugal
PRESIDENT of the INTERNATIONAL JURY.
TV Producer (Delegation of the National TV of Portugal in EUROVISION). Artists promoter and Director of FICSE “Festival Internacional da Cançao Serra da Estrela”. Member of ALFA Alliance of Festivals Associations.
Tetiana ApanasenkoUkraine
VICE-PRESIDENT of the INTERNATIONAL JURY (Junior Singers Category)
Art critic and music producer. Director of the music festivals “Young Europe” and “Musical Constellations”. Member of ALFA Alliance of Festivals Associations
Chema MuñozSpain
VICE-PRESIDENT of the INTERNATIONAL JURY (Adult Singers Category).
Singer-songwriter, narrator, poet and presenter. Winner of Festival Universong 2001. Best song lyrics. Member of the Executive Board of Orfeum – European Music Festival Organization. Spanish representative in Italy, Romania and Costa Rica.
INTERNATIONAL JURY 2022
(By alphabetical order)
Amparo BausetSpain
Singer and composer. Actress, and presenter (Radio and TV).
Singing teacher, musical theater and music therapist.
Joaquim CaetanoPortugal
Musician, music teacher, vocal coach and director of the project “Pauta Musical”
Josef ČermákCzech Republic
Cultural promoter and manager. Director of the beauty pageant “Face of Czech Republic” and Director of the International Music Festival “Daimond Voices”.
Martin DegabrieleMalta
Director of Stardust Promotions. Organizer of cultural and musical events. Director of EuroStars International Music Festival.
Luis DesedaVenezuela
Singer, musician, producer and presenter.
Specialized in Latin music.
Former member of the latin bands “Acapulco” and “Caracas Latin Brothers”
Raffaele DesiderioItaly
Teacher (Salerno Conservatory of Music), composer and piano concertist. Concerts in Italia and internationally. Composer for Italian and international artists. Ex-director of the Salernitana Chamber Orchestra. Conductor of chamber and symphonic orchestras.
Anita DolataPoland
Graduated University Course “Dance In Animation”, Philosophy with the Knowledge of Culture, Artistic Education within Visual Arts, M.A. in Music Education (Music Teaching). Music teacher (piano, guitar, keyboard and flute).
Viviana FlórezColombia / Spain
Mentor, vocal coach and Colombian-Spanish singer, specialized in Rehabilitation and improvement of the Voice and Interpretation and performance. Master teacher in the certification of Vocal Coaches of International Vocal Training. Creator of the Voice’n Fit method for training the spoken, sung and moving voice”.
Raimonda JagminaitėLithuania
Lecturer, organiser of the events and creator of Talent’s Summer Camp. Consultant of Public Relations.
Adrieen JunekHungary
President of Star to Born Association. Music teacher, songwriter, musican, vocal coach and mentor for talented children and young artists.
Organizer of “Star To Born” International Children’s Music Contest.
Aita KaaverEstonia
Professional singer, singing teacher and vocal coach. Own vocal studio in Pärnu School of Arts.
Ewa KotarbaSwitzerland
Singer, instrumentalist, music teacher, vocal coach, musical director and choir director. Member of the organizers team of the StarVoices Festival.
Viktor LeisGermany
Musician, singer, music producer, director of Lieder Leis Productions, director of the “Euro Pop Contest Berliner Perle”
Desirée López Jal LadiSpain
Opera singer. Singing teacher at the “Desirée Jal Lad Integral Singing School” and at “Lecuona School of Music”
Tommaso MorettiItaly
President of the Musical Association and International Music Festival “Il Tralcio D’Oro”. As Musician, he has promoted the art and music of conservatories in secondary schools to bring children closer to music.
Constantin MoscoviMoldova
Composer and musician (pan-piper). Director of International Music Festival “Songs of the World”. International artist.
Endla MurdEstonia
Singer, music teacher and vocal coach. Director of Golden Rose Festival.
Director of private shcool of music.
Laura NeiraArgentina
Speech therapist, singer and teacher of lyrical and modern singing.
University Professor and Director of the Laura Neira International Voice Center. Creator of the Neira Singing Method and the Neira Method for Dysphonia. Specialist in pathology of the singing and speaking voice.
Zorica NinkovicSerbia
Founder and President of “Thalia Art Development Fulcrum”. Founder-Director of “Angel Voice” Belgrade international music festival. Manager.
Zamira NurpeissovaKazakhtan
Director of International Organizing Committee “Z- Group” (Contests and Festivals in Kazakhstan and abroad).
Director of Music and Dance Centre in Nur-Sultan.
Irina ParakhnevichLatvia
Vocal coach at musical school and vocal studio “Cantilena”
Serena PenzoItaly
Singer and certified Vocal Coach for teaching Elisabeth Howard’s Vocal Power method. Founder / Manager at the SteelVoiAcademy, Creator and Organizer of the national singing competition “Una Voce che InCanta”.
Luis Miguel SánchezCuba
Singer and musician. Professor of Pedagogy, Technique, History, and Musical Interpretation. Manager and Coordinator in international cultural events. First Prize at Universong Festival. Internationally awarded in more than 20 countries.
Nikoleta Stefanova PopovaBulgaria / Spain
Choir conductor, Lecturer in Conducting and Music Pedagogy Music Conservatory of the Canary Islands. International artist.
Maite RobainaSpain
Singer (Soprano). Singing and vocal group teacher at the “Pedro Espinosa” School of Music. Director of “Las Palmas Symphony Orchestra Choir”. Director of “Chelys Odalys Choir”. She also teaches in several educational projects: Meetings of School Choirs of the Canary Islands, Municipal Schools of Music and others.
Agim RrëzaAlbania
Graduated from the University of the Arts as Conductor and Music Critic. Composer. He has worked as artistic director in the National Cultural Center for children and as a lecturer at the University of the Arts in Tirana.
Serguej RuprehtSlovenia
Specialized in classical singing by the Ljubljana Academy of Music. Founder and director of the “Orfeus” Singing School and singing teacher. Head of delegation of Slovenian singers abroad.
Irene ShamsSpain
Vocal and musical mentor. Specialist in world music and a jazz-fusion-world music singer. Founder and director of Mix Voice Studio (Madrid) and the programs Cantantes PRO (online). Advanced Instructor at the Institute for Vocal Advancement.
Dragoljub SladojevicRepublic of Srpska / Bosnia & Herzegovina
President of the Assembly of Pop Artists and Pop Workers of the Republic of Srpska, editor in the Music Production of the Radio-TV of the Republic of Srpska. Music editor of the Djurdjevdan Festival of Children Songs.
Marios TofiCyprus
Singer, composer, author, music teacher and vocal coach. Representative in Eurovision Junior 2004. Awarded artist in Festival Universong.
MIhai TraistariuRomania
Singer and Musician. Representative in EUROVISION 2006,
Representative, as jury member or guest artist in many international music festivals.
Sean WongSingapore
Singer, composer and lyricist. TV producer and Co-Founder and CEO of Hyperlive.tv. Internationally awarded and also awarded as “IPBA Entrepreneur Of The Year Award”, “The Public Service Medal”, “Singapore Honoree of the Ten Outstanding Young Persons” and “Spirit of Enterprise Award”.
Orazio ZampaglioneItaly
Director of Radio Orion, Radio Magic Italia, Radio Magic Europa
Festival UNIVERSONG está organizado por ORFEUM Organización de Festivales Europeos de Música
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Este fue el JURADO INTERNACIONAL 2021