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November Songwriting Contest Results

November's songwriting contest winners and finalists include songwriters from Spain, Canada, The United Kingdom, Australia, The United States, France, Denmark, Singapore, Israel, Bulgaria, Iceland, Greece, and Ireland. Vocal ability was not taken into consideration. Production/mixing quality was also not taken into consideration. The Adult Contemporary, Rock, and Folk winners placed with a simple acoustic recording.  A full musical production is not required. The winning songs were selected only by the songwriting aspects of the material.  Song of the Year maintains a different set of judges each month to ensure that different opinions are determining the winners throughout the year. 

 

 

Adult Contemporary

Winner


Chris Ayer - Evaporate (McLean, Virginia)


Finalists

Ishita Rungta - It was all so long long ago (Plantation, Florida)
Jane Blackstorm - Deliver mon amour (Aquitaine, France)
Lyle Miller - Opportunity (Waxhaw, North Carolina)
Robin Sidsworth - As for now (British Columbia, Canada)

Country

Winner


Janine Rivers - Don't cry without me (St. John, Virgin Islands)


Finalists

Matt Poss - Your cowboy rides away (Wildwood, Missouri)
Paddy Mulhall - All I need is some time (Strathfield, Australia)
Dana Johnson - My family is like a forest (Ontario, Canada)
Sandra D. Williams - If I could turn back time (Aurora, Missouri)

Lyrics Only

Winner


Nikki Robinson - Working Class Darling (Sandgate, Australia)


Finalists

William Mallott - What Happen (Palmdale, California)
Joyce Robberie - Dry Creek Storm (Owenton, Kentucky)
Darren Warters - If I don't show (Las Vegas, Nevada)
Robbie Kay Smith - Until the end (Delray, Florida)

Rock

Winner


Eric Quimby - Stargazing (Davison, Michigan)


Finalists

Steve Lazzora - Wasting Time (Mundelein, Illinois)
Cheryl Corbett - Drawn to you (Wallingford, Connecticut)
Liz Garvin - With the eyes of a child (Rochdale, United Kingdom)
Jacob Juul - Great Unknown (Jylland, Denmark)

Pop

Winner


Randi Soyland - Days of you (Santa Barbara, California)


Finalists

Christina Bell - Tomorrow's another day (Austin, Texas)
Timothy Durkin - For ten years (Warminster, Pennsylvania)
Clayton Stephens - Missing You (Capitola, California)
Jeffery Price Locke - Big as life (Bridegeton, New Jersey)

Folk

Winner


Paul Khoo - Summer of life (Singapore)


Finalists

Sandra Palmer - December (Washington DC)
Alaria Taylor - Unfinished Business (Brookfield, Wisconsin)
Jarrod Brogdon - My Sylvia Plath (Valdosta, Georgia)
Michael Tierney - You are mine (Berwick, Australia)

Instrumental/Jazz/World

Winner

Eran Zvirn - An angel in form of a woman (Tel Aviv, Israel)


Finalists

Ingvi Thor Kormaksson - When you are near (Reykjavik, Iceland)
Ivaylo Terziev - A fantasy of a lonely person (Sofia, Bulgaria)
Nikolaos Moutafis - Eastern Waves (Athens, Greece)
Olga Osipova - Unavailable (British Columbia, Canada)

Gospel/Christian

Winner


Jessica McLean - Again (Kitty Hawk, North Carolina)


Finalists

Geoff Yelaska - We're so glad (Queensland, Australia)
Mary Desmond - My phone call to Heaven (Ireland)
Daddy M-Cross Achinivu - All 4 Love (Seabrook, Maryland)
Wanda Obermeier - The voice of God (Mosinee, Wisconsin)

Hip-Hop/R&B

Winner


Orlando Dixon - Something About U (Temple Hills, Maryland)


Finalists

David James - Listen (Columbia, Mississippi)
Ben Harrison - Todo Por Amor (Columbia, South Carolina)
Ngoni Vere - Breakaway Queen (London, United Kingdom)
Mark Blum - Check Da Status (California)

 

Electronic/Dance

Winner


The Divys - Freddie, are you single? (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

 

Finalists

Wala Jabiru - Dance the night away (Rochester Hills, Michigan)
Shelly Alexandre - Butterfly (Seattle, Washington)
David Coe - Its a funky thing (Alicante, Spain)
Fairell Tanner - All I wanna do (Portland, Oregon)