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 (Almuñecar, 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)