November 2005 Results

November's winners and finalists include songwriters from The United States, Russia, Israel, Netherlands Antilles, France, The United Kingdom, Sweden, Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Trinidad & Tobago.

 

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Lyrics

Winner

Holly Steele - Beautiful Wonder (Lakeside, California)

Finalists

Joseph McKay - Why Me (Denver, Colorado) H. Gouverneur - Somalia (Curacao, Netherlands Antilles) Gail Standley - Answered Prayers (Firth, Nebraska) Cynthia Wallach - Too Much Stuff (Western Springs, Illinois)

Instrumental/World/Jazz

Winner

Peter Carnell - Memory of a Dream (Crosskeys, United Kingdom) * Piano Only

Finalists

Maria Grönlund - The Ladder (Stockholm, Sweden) Swanyce - For You (Sherman Oaks, California) Jackie Nobles - Digital Storm (Greenwood, Mississippi) John Visconti - Heaven and Earth (Merrick, New York) .

Adult Contemporary

Winner

Conrad Heinz - Burn (Columbia, Maryland)

Finalists

Stacey Larkins - Mundane (Plainsboro, New Jersey)  Roberta Boyle - You Believed (Clinton Corners, New York) Johan Lotand - Dance Again (Bastad, Sweden) Adam Marino - Still Remember You (Baltimore, Maryland)

Rock

Winner

Andrew Kurtz - Stairways (Boise, Idaho)

Finalists

Patrick Cole - Innocent (Mansfield, Pennsylvania) John Noel - Around the Christmas Tree (Sayre, Pennsylvania) Ted Rosedale - I Hate You (Melville, New York) * Acoustic Version Nathan Norman - Never Be Ashamed (San Diego, California)

Country

Winner

Matt Poss - Her mama don't love me (Effingham, Illinois)

Finalists

John Everson - Somebody's Gotta Pray (Westlake, Ohio) Dennis O'Donnell - Upstairs (Taylor, Texas) Dave Guillemot - Fast track to nowhere (Blenheim, New Zealand) * Acoustic Version Steven Sutcliffe - Cutie-Patootie (Liverpool, New York)

Christian/Gospel

Winner

Katie Miner - Blessed (Franklin, Tennessee)

Finalists

Eman Brennan - Christmas Day (Offaly, Ireland) Ray Speight & Ciara Alexis - Have It All (Stillwater, Oklahoma) Vladimir Tikhonenkov - A Christmas Party (Moscow, Russia) Becky Schmidt - I Love My Life in You Lord (Gulf Breeze, Florida)

POP

Winner

Jenna Drey - Impossibility (Hollywood, Florida)

Finalists

Black Rose - Christmas All Alone (San Fernando, Trinidad & Tobago) Ynez Reyes - Reaching Through (Kahului, Hawaii) Russell Monk - Sweet Contraband (Toronto, Canada)    Jerad Finck - Took (Spokane, Washington) * Acoustic Version

FOLK

Winner

Leanne Bugat - Without Condition (Melbourne, Australia)

Finalists

Wade Farlowe - The Countdown (Louisville, Kentucky) Larry Zarella - Heart Wins Again (Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts) Terry Winchell - Desperately (Kansas City, Kansas) Linda Finkle - Georgie Porgie (Niskayuna, New York)

Hip-Hop/R&B

Winner

Meriere Izobo - Eternal (Chula Vista, California)

Finalists

Diane Jessurun - Can't let you go (Laguna Niguel, California) Shelton Drumgold - Think Back (Poughkeepsie, New  York) Marie Bivefors - My Soul (Degerfors, Sweden) Kiara Di Trana - Want you to know (Epsom, United Kingdom)

Electronic/Dance

Winner

My Studio - Waking Up (Paris, France)

Finalists

Jenna Drey - One Step Further (Hollywood, Florida) Rebecca - Your love is like a knife (Tele Aviv, Israel) Graham Booth - The Perfect Time (Gautier, Mississippi) Roxanne Chornoboy - Before (Steinbach, Canada)