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October 2005 Results

October's winners and finalists include songwriters from The United States, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Singapore, Spain, Japan, Canada, New Zealand, Africa, Turkey, Iceland, Australia, Poland, England, Israel, and Ireland.

 

 

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Lyrics

Winner

John Messier - I can't kill your love (Wallingford, Connecticut)

 

Finalists

Mike Carmichael - Buffalo Funk (Singapore)
Glenna O'Neil & Oren Pruitt - Come down to wake up the world (Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas)
Roxann Schumacher - Rockin' Armageddon (Oberwil, Switzerland)
Annette Sheridan - My Love (Luxembourg City, Luxembourg)

 

 

Folk

Winner

Jennifer Jayden - Super Girl (Westminister, Maryland) * Acoustic

 

Finalists

Shawn Thies - New beginnings at Christmas (Santa Barbara, California)
James Swan - Graffiti (Nara, Japan)
Adi Kreindler - Not Wanted (Winnipeg, Canada)
Rob Byron - Sweet lady of the winter time (Almuņecar, Spain)

 

 

Rock

Winner

Joel LaRiccia - You believed in me (Bay Village, Ohio)

 

Finalists

Colin Lee - A life will stop today (Madison, New Jersey)
John Nutt - Paralyzed (Barrington, New Jersey)
Tomasz Dudzinski - The Path (Zamosc, Poland)
Cash - Mayhem (Los Angeles, California)

 

 

Christian/Gospel

Winner

Sherilyn Carr - So in need (Mount Vernon, Washington) *Live Version

 

Finalists

Lois Reed - Every part of me (Modesto, California)
Christopher Frazer - Following Him (Chandler, Arizona)
Kathryn Pish - Holy Place (Atwater, California)
Adam Bowen - Touched (Grove City, Ohio)

 

 

Country

Winner

Mitch Townley &  Donna Galbraith - That's gonna be me (Knoxville, Tennessee) * Acoustic 

 

Finalists

Jerry Smith - Ride it out (Edwardsville, Pennsylvania)
Carmel Yehuda - Oh my baby (Kiryat Ono, Israel)
Martin Byrne - Living on Love (Skerries, Ireland)
Wendy Babcock - Here's looking at you (Necedah, Wisconsin)

 

 

Instrumental/Jazz/World

Winner

Robert Henry - March through Victory Lane (Mansfield, United Kingdom)

 

Finalists

Patrick Anderson - Voyage of the Renaissance (Saint Simons Island, Georgia)
Annie Pasqua - Lullaby (Great Neck, New  York)
Capitol Gain - Break the Silence (Tivoli, New York)
Glenn Alves - On to thee (Trotwood, Ohio)

 

 

Hip-Hop/R&B

Winner

Danielle Swaby - Games (Lawrence, Georgia)

 

Finalists

Lilmook - There 4 You (Racine, Wisconsin)
Joshua Mascarenas - Dedication (Kansas City, Missouri)
Delroy Neita - Want Ya Body (London, England)
Derrick Walker - Mirra Mirra (Roanoke, Virginia)

 

 

POP

Winner

Dalton Grant - Smile (Los Angeles, California)

 

Finalists

Ed Piedra - Cyan Sky (Holyoke, Massachusetts)
DB Martin - Just a fantasy (Austin, Texas)
Paul Manning - Racing (Nashville, Tennessee)
Talita McKechnie - Love will know (Christchurch, New Zealand)

 

 

Electronic/Dance

Winner

The Green Children - I see you (Los Angeles, California)

 

Finalists

Ken Wank - Instant Gratification (Floral Park, New York)
Desmond D'Sa - One - (Johannesburg, Africa)
Carissa Chapman - Take a number (Woodland Hills, California)
Gokcen - This Day - (Istanbul, Turkey)

 

 

Adult Contemporary

Winner

Liz Garvin - True Colours - (Rochdale, United Kingdom)

 

Finalists

William Bishop - Frustration (Longmon, Colorado)
Johann Johannsson - Don't try to fool me (Reykjavik, Iceland)
John Beaton - Love and Loneliness (Channel Islands, United Kingdom)
Randi Vamos - The Tournament (Santa Barbara, California)