January 2005 Results

January's winners and finalists include songwriters from Canada, The United Kingdom, Iceland, Puerto Rico, France, Australia, Germany, Bermuda, Bulgaria, The USA, and Japan. 

 

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Pop

Winner

Paul Willms - About You (Victoria, B. C., Canada)

Finalists

Will Darracott  - Ice Age (Cranbrook, Kent, United Kingdom) William Menacher - In The Shadow Of The Setting Sun (Holland, Ohio) *September 2004 I/J/W Finalist! Laraine Turner - The Thorns Of The Rose (Downey, California) Kathie Eidson - I'm Stronger Than That (Auburn, Alabama) *February 2004 Country Winner!

Rock

Winner

ASHLEY - Come Into Love (San Diego, California)

Finalists

Mark Yergeau - Drifter (Winchendon, Massachusetts) *July 2004 Rock Finalist! Denny Lloyd - Breathe (Windsor, Berkshire, United Kingdom) Clarissa Campbell & Mike Berger - Away (Baltimore, Maryland) Steve Andrews - Zoom (Oak Park, Illinois)

Adult Contemporary

Winner

Katherine Schell - Rest Assured (Bay City, Michigan)

Finalists

Karin Nobre - Forget Your Fears (New York, New York) Gunnar Ringsted - Not The Only One (Borgarnes, Iceland) *November 2004 Pop Finalist! Rebecca Wing - Women's Light (Saco, Maine) Joshua Reid - #143 (Augusta, Georgia)

Country

Winner

Pedro Rivera - In My Life (Humacao, Puerto Rico)

Finalists

Thad Bouchelle - The Beach Bum Song (Rancho Cucamonga, California) Rupert Duncan - Don't You Love Me Anymore? (Rio Linda, California) Coreen McKain - True To Me (Jamaica, New York) Mark Williams - September 11th 2001 (Northampton, Pennsylvania)

Electronic / Dance

Winner

Nisha Catron & Clay Colgin - Step Into My World (La Mesa, California)

Finalists

Arne Shulstad - Party Down Tonight (Aurora, Colorado) Ian Wharton - Shattered Illusion (Islington, Lond, United Kingdom) *October 2004 Electronic/Dance Finalist! Tony Profit - Wonderful (Salles Sur Mer, France) Rita Mizrahi Shamie - I Wanna Love You (Beverly Hills, California)

Folk

Winner

Maria DeMaio - Depth Of Me (Brighton, Massachusetts)

Finalists

Chris Graham - What Land (Memphis, Tennessee) Carolynn Black - One Brother (Madison, Wisconsin) Julia Hine - Jasmine (Lismore, New South Wales, Australia) Joyce Graye - Wide Heart (Huntington, New York)

Christian / Gospel

Winner

Gary Vincent - Where Would I Be? (Shinnston, West Virginia)

Finalists

Ron Barnes - Praise Him Every Day (Columbia, South Carolina) Christopher Cutting - Lord, Enter In Me (Clermont, Florida) Michael Wilson - Send Me (Houston, Texas) James Toncar - Unfailing Love (Macedonia, Ohio)

Hip-Hop / R&B

Winner

Denis Esapa - I Admit (Mableton, Georgia)

Finalists

Robb Morris - Don't Fight It (Cologne, Germany) Kwame Collins - What I Got (Brooklyn, New York) Joe Anderson - U Don't Want It (Dallas, Texas) Frontliners - Never Alone (Queens, New York)

Instrumental / Jazz / World

Winner

Rita Struik - Treasures (Albany, Ontario, Canada) *November 2004 I/J/W Finalist!

Finalists

Mathew Joseph - Lay Down (Paget, Bermuda) Jere VanLoan - Light Of Your Eyes (Novato, California) Ivo Kaneff - You Are The One (Plovdiv, Bulgaria) Yoko Williams - Cafe Window (Tokyo, Japan)

Lyrics

Winner

Patrick Anderson & Carolyn Anderson - Silent Pride (St. Simons Island, Georgia)

Finalists

Michelle Dietterick - I Hate Me Too (Berwick, Pennsylvania) Machelle Wormley - Superstar (Annapolis, Maryland) Lorraine Berry - Is This Heaven (I Ask) (Livingston, West Lothian, United Kingdom) Shannon McKay - Forget Me Not Skies (McKinney, Texas)