August 2005 Results

August's winners and finalists include songwriters from France, The Netherlands, The United Kingdom, Australia, The United States,  Israel, and Malaysia

 

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Lyrics Only

Winner

Nicole Stevens  - What We've Realized (Queensland, Australia)

Finalists

Beth Walker - Breathe the Air (Flemington, New Jersey) John Messier - I'm counting on you (Wallingford, Connecticut) Howard Nicodemus - Velvet Sky (Corona, California) Jenny Jones - All in my Head (Palo Alto, California)

Pop

Winner

Owen Thomas & Lily-May Young - Guilty (Dorset, United Kingdom)

Finalists

Jason Perrin - Integrity (Aspen, Colorado) Kiara Duran - Back in her arms (New York, New York) Sally Edmondson - Without You (Channel Islands, United Kingdom) David Rozkuszka - Earth from Above (Chicago, Illinois)

Hip-Hop/R&B

Winner

Ted Hyland  - Can't get over you (Albany, New York)

Finalists

Mahli Connolly - A Stranger's Eyes (Hollywood, California) Aaron Loveland - Think about it (Boston, Massachusetts) Chris Pesce - I Don't Wanna Find Somebody New (Bellmore, New York) Ian Todd - Time (Morristown, New Jersey)

Country

Winner

Andrea Standley - Daddy's Golden Rule (Canyon Country, California)

Finalists

John Harvill - Cosmic Cowboy (Conyers, Georgia) Christina Ray - Do you ever love me?  (Huntington, California) Michael McGee - Daddy's Girl (Lock Haven, Pennsylvania) Kaye Logan - Bigger fish to fry (Somerville, Ohio)

Instrumental/Jazz/World

Winner

Kendra Legare - Island Girls (Orlando, Florida) World

Finalists

Andre Kerek- Tango Amoroso (Miami, Florida) Instrumental Emanuel Nkulila - Going Home (Pasadena, California) World Noreen Inglesi -Duo for Flute and Harp  (Cranston, Rhode Island) Instrumental Jere Loan - Manatsubi (Novato, California)

Dance/Electronic

Winner

Alexander Lasa - This is me (Miami, Florida)

Finalists

Michael Page - Im Klub (Watchung, New Jersey) Kristen Ficara - Secret (New York, New York) David Im - Honesty and Respect (Ann Arbor, Michigan) Salme Dahlstrom - G.L.S. (New York, New York)

Folk

Winner

Hadara Levin-Areddy - Break Me Down (Jerusalem, Israel)

Finalists

Robert Morgan Fisher - A Life in Music (Woodland Hills, California) Andrew Le Fevre - Life in Red City (Essex, United Kingdom) Sasan Dowlatshahi - Greed (London, England) Leah Hanna King - Potential Tragic Song (Beverly Hills, California)

Christian/Gospel

Winner

Delroy Neita - Give Thanks (London, England)

Finalists

James Kendellen & Randy Sommerfield - What loves been doin to me  (Henderson, Nevada) Michael Di Rienzo - Hey God (Quebec, Canada) Jonas Lee - You alone I worship (Wilayah Perseketuan, Malaysia) Sylvia Espiricueta - Jesus don't know how to hate (Arlington, Texas)

Rock

Winner

Jakob Nebel - Silence (London, England)

Finalists

Stephen Weir - Still - (Larne, United Kingdom) Augusto Marin - Driving Me Nuts (Granada Hills, California)  David Richards - Atelephobia (Magna, Utah) Bodi Profit - Habitual (Los Angeles, California)

Adult Contemporary

Winner

Jennifer Adan - How long will you love me (San Mateo, California)

Finalists

Jane Blackstorm - Soaring Memories (Aquitaine, France) Lilly Martin - Greyhound (Atlanta, Georgia) Karen Cobb - It's all about me (Orange, California) Jim Offerman - Speak (Utrecht, The Netherlands)