Enzo Gusman

Enzo Gusman also known as Laurence (born 9 August 1947) is a Maltese singer born in Sliema, Malta.[1] It was Malta's late comic actor Johnnie Navarro who discovered Enzo and invited him as a resident singer on a programme called "TIC TAC" transmitted on the now-defunct Malta's Cable Radio system run by Rediffusion.[2] Enzo won the Malta Song Festival five times. In 1965, Enzo pursued a career in Banking, even when in 1979, Enzo emigrated to Canada. In later years, he again spent several years living in Malta.

Enzo Gusman in 2006

As a singer, Enzo participated in several international song festivals, such as World Popular Song Festival, Tokyo, Japan; Festival Internacional De la Canción, Viña del Mar, Chile; Olympiad De La Chanson, Athens, Greece; Alexandria International Song Festival, Alexandria Egypt; Castlebar International Song Festival, Castlebar, Ireland; Cavan International Song Festival Cavan, Ireland; Istanbul International Song Festival, Istanbul, Turkey; Festival Menschen und meer Rostock, DDR; and Festival Golden Orpheus Slantchev Bryag, Bulgaria. His Major achievement was when he won the coveted ‘First Prize’ at the Golden Orpheus Festival in Bulgaria. In Ireland, he was awarded the Best Foreign Artist at The Cavan International Song Festival, and in Turkey he was declared as the Best Interpreter in the Istanbul International Song Festival.[3]

Enzo wrote and composed several of his own songs, many of which are still very popular in Malta and in the Maltese diaspora. In Malta he is also a well known radio and television personality.[1]

Enzo is married to Carmen Schembri, a well-known singer in the Maltese light music scene and they have two daughters, Johanna and Greta.[1]

In August 2020, family members denied rumours that Enzo has died, albeit they declared that he was in intensive care, following a fall.[4]

On 07 August 2021, during the festival L-Għanja tal-Poplu, Enzo was awarded a special recognition for his great contribution to the Malta music scene. During the festival, which was televised on Television Malta (TVM), Enzo delivered a short video-message from his recovery bed in Canada.[5]