Amets Arzallus Antia (Hendaia, 1983) has been the winner of the bertsolaris championship of Iparralde, Xilaba, in the final that was held this November 13 in Donibane Lohizune, reaching 1012 points.
This is the fourth time that Arzallus has won the txapela, after victories in 2008, 2010 and 2012.
Miren Artetxe Sarasola (Hendaye, 1985) was second, with 975 points.
They have been the two who have fought to the end, and the ones who have sung face to face as they are the two most outstanding bertsolaris.
This is the final score:
1- Amets Arzallus (1012)
2- Miren Artetxe (975)
3- Odei Barroso Gomila (586.5)
4- Maddalen Arzallus Antia (586.5)
5- Patxi Iriart Iribarren (562.5)
6- Maddi Ane Txoperena Iribarren (561.5)
After the suspension of the edition in 2020, Xilaba started the championship this year on September 18 and after four heats and three semi-finals, the grand final was played today. Aritz Bidegain and Amaia Castorene have been the people in charge of giving the themes and six people have made up the jury.
1,200 bertsozales from all over the Basque Country have attended the final held in Donibane Lohizune.
Amets Arzallus Antia’s last greeting:
Mount Biriatu
One flower and two kisses
Another year-round
Bertsolaris love you
A damn limit
They attached it to us
People walk there
Nervous in suffocation
White is not black
Because blacks are not white
Let me take this stick
And the boundaries become bridges
Let the Bidasoa not
She shed another tear
Primaderan hiru lore
Yes, he grew up in Ciboure
Arzallus, on Sunday in the Amarauna program and on Monday, in Biba Zuek!
Amets Arzallus Antia will be interviewed this Sunday at noon on the program Amarauna from Euskadi Irratia, where you will share your first impressions with the listeners. The interview can be followed live at 12:15 p.m. on this link.
In addition, the Xilaba champion will be the star of the “Biba Zuek!” the next Monday. In addition, he will be interviewed by his sister, Maddalen Arzallus, fourth in the final that was played today, Xabier Sukia and Xabier Amuriza.
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