February 2005 Results

February's winners and finalists include songwriters from Sweden, Denmark, The United Kingdom, The Netherlands,  South Africa, Nigeria, and The United States.

 

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Folk

Winner

Shannon Veurink - Not Afraid (Brownstown, Michigan)

Finalists

Stephen Madewell - Rivers And Trails (Concord, Ohio) Christina Capatides - Jesse James (Summit, New Jersey) Letty Smith - Don't Cry For Me (Rising Fawn, Georgia) Kelly Tinney - Closure (Perrysburg, Ohio)

Country

Winner

Terry Mullins - Interstate Motel (Lititz, Pennsylvania)

Finalists

Mark Bepler - When The Rain Falls (Wilsonville, Oregon) Randy Hyden - Miracle In You (Tulsa, Oklahoma) Michael Smith - Everybody Rock (Columbia, South Carolina) Tim Dionne - An Angel In Disguise (Calgary, Alberta, Canada)

Pop

Winner

Will Kevans (Junk TV) - Out There (London, England, United Kingdom)

Finalists

Ken Clark - Love (Swartz Creek, Michigan) Paul Otten - Everything Burns Out (Cincinnati, Ohio) Neil Cicierega (Lemon Demon) - Geeks In Love (Kingston, Massachusetts) Dana Branch - Miserable (New York, New York)

Instrumental / Jazz / World

Winner

Brian Fitzgerald - A Day At The Beach (Sunrise, Florida)

Finalists

John Gatchalian - Way Back Weekend (Simi Valley, California) Brian Lingenfelter - I'll Never Forget (Oakton, Virginia) Brett Day (Off Property) - Fresh Air (Fairfield, Ohio) Denarris - Mallisa (Torrance, California)

Christian / Gospel

Winner

Evelina Gard - It's Not In Vain (Stockholm, Sweden)

Finalists

Keith Johnson - Fall Fresh (El Paso, Texas) Nicole Hagen - Like A Cloud (Bemidji, Minnesota) Melanie Milburn - I Love Your Lord (Durango, Colorado) Joe Rodriguez - The Way (Brooklyn, New York)

Adult Contemporary

Winner

Maria Gronlund - Cherry Tree (Sormland, Sweden)

Finalists

Mike Andersen - Same Damn Time (Hojbjerg, Denmark) Michelle Welcome - The Battle Is Won (Queens, New York) Adam Stanworth - What Will It Take (Holt, Norfolk, United Kingdom) Alison Brierley - Coattails (Guilford, Connecticut)

Electronic / Dance

Winner

Lynne Moritz (Rebeca) - Picture Me (Armed Forces APO, USA)

Finalists

Tom Dorsey - I Have No Morals (Beaverton, California) Routh Chadwick - Norwegian Springs (New York, New York) Sandrine Ligabue - Aller Vers Demain (New York, New York) Edward Messerschmidt - Mad Cray-Cray (Woodbridge, Virginia)

Hip-Hop / R&B

Winner

Eytan Koch - Fishbowl (New York, New York)

Finalists

Aaron Kane - Coming Soon (Sewell, New Jersey) Paul Donaldson - Lonely Heart (Hyde, Cheshire, United Kingdom) Monique Kenney - Bump Dat (San Antonio, Texas) Holly Rubenstein - Not Fallen Yet (Cranleigh, Surrey, United Kingdom)

Rock

Winner

Daniel Schneider & Jonathan Schneider (The Morning After) - Leaving Los Angeles (Los Angeles, California)

Finalists

Jaime Geilenkirchen (The Deep End) - Chaos Control (Baltimore, Maryland) Kevin Pfaff - Go Down Swinging (Mauston, Wisconsin) Paul Otten - Leave It Alone (Cincinnati, Ohio) Brian Mingo - You're The One (St. Maarten, Nether Antilles, Netherlands)

Lyrics

Winner

Isaac Khonjelwayo - Key To Love (Johannesburg, South Africa)

Finalists

Theophilus Cole - My Other New Lover (Sapele, Delta State, Nigeria) Carl Kendrick - Deep Water (Ellicott City, Maryland) Paul Sanford - Intoxicated By You (Chicago, Illinois) Dawn Brown - Over You (Orlando, Florida)