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The UK SONGWRITING CONTEST 2003
All the winners, runners up and finalists in the 2003 UK Songwriting Contest

OVERALL  WINNER  2003

Blowing This Candle Out by Jane Taylor
Jane Taylor was judged as overall winner this year for her well crafted song "Blowing This Candle Out". She wins a Boss Digital Multi Track Home Recording Studio and CD Burner, subscriptions to Taxi.com and membership of The Guild of International Songwriters and Composers, songwriting software from Sibelius and a publishing offer from UK Music Ltd. She was been invited to record at the famous "The BRIT Studios" as part of the prize winning package. See below for a complete list of 2003 category winners, runners up and finalists.

Category Winners and Finalists:

POP CATEGORY

POP CATEGORY WINNER 
Blowing This Candle Out by Jane Taylor

POP CATEGORY RUNNERS UP:
Broken by Kim Smith
Silly Things by Kojo Linder
Don’t Always Gotta Be This Way by Maurice Kilday
London Town by Karen Jacobsen
Once In A Lifetime by Ian Gibbs and Terry McCreith

POP CATEGORY FINALISTS:
Dancing Through The Night by Lin Cremore, If I'm To Blame by Tony Elliott and Carl Davis, Falling In Love With You by Graham Pettican and Maureen Ashforth, You've Got The Magic by Mark Murphy, Every Single Day by Chris Lazenby, Heavens Above by Silas, She Believes by Carl Davis and John Griffiths, I Still Feel The Same by Steve Trigg and Caroline Scott, The Music Man by Nicky Pitchers, Fooling by Graham Pettican and Maureen Ashforth, Something Good by Alastair Allan and Steve Thornton, Say You Will by David Flatt, You Could Break My Heart by Chris Lazenby, Popadum by Neil Kerkhove and Steve Jeffery, Lips by Chris Sampson, Dreamin' by Angela Chrysostomou, Running Out Of Time by Emma Chillman, Storee Ends by Lucy Searle and Pearl Jones, Love Crimes by Chris Wright and Mark Appleton, Play DJ by Phil Lloyd and Chris Miles, Behind The Scenes Of Love by Floron Florenzo, Ordinary Girl by Simon Edhouse, Stay Together by Kenny O'Conell and Carl Davis, Just Fine by Yves Noel and Bella Gibbins, No Explanation by Madeleine Pritchard, Let It Go by Steve Williams, Don't Ever Think I Won't by Mike and Ray Morton, When Love Has Gone by Chris Green, Good For Me by Emily Brothers, I Got A Feeling by Fairbairn and Tyrie, To Live Again by Stan Copperfield, Cryin' In The Dark by Peter Laws and Mavis Kelly, Love Takes Me Over by Carl Davis and John Griffith, Crazy World by Angela Antoine, Unreal by Mike Doody, Sunrise Dub by Jefferson, Righ and Boden, Broken Man by Yann Nilsen /anYes Arsenne,  All I need Is You by Cecilia Ugaz, You Walk Away by Federica Daza-Zeitoun.


ROCK CATEGORY

ROCK/ALTERNATIVE CATEGORY WINNER 
Not In My Name by Tom McCreery

ROCK/ALTERNATIVE CATEGORY RUNNERS UP:
Wine and Roses by Howie Statland
Close My Eyes by Jo Greenwood
Sunrise by Lynsey Simone
Cos Of You by Mike Doody

ROCK/ALTERNATIVE CATEGORY FINALISTS:
Stomper by Rory Hutcheson, Hollow Days (Empty Hands) by Ant Hall and Royst Seabrook, Try by Dania Abu-Shaheen, Astrayed by Guillaume Besson, Did I Ever Tell You by John Geel, The Edge Of The American Dream by Lovie Cate, It's All About You by Steve Rosen, Liberty by Macus Dahl, Reality by Oleg Brikotnin, Something Has To Fall by Kris Wilkins, Nothing by John Cully, Lucky Man by Kevin Fuller, Ten Thousand Miles Away by John Geel, Doing Something Right by Chris Guard, Valmara 69 by Fitzjames Wood, Last Love Frenzy by Shepherd and Way, Live For Today by Dice, Love Parade by Annie Minogue, Plasticine Girl by Nik Newark, You've Got It Made by Derek Hagan, Landscape by Morgan Moore, Dance With The Master by Eckhard Nanjoks,  Waiting by Michael Axiotis, Mexican Madness by Craig Green, A Fearful Situation by A P Wooley, Some Things Are Better Left Alone by Rebecca Jones.

FOLK/COUNTRY CATEGORY

FOLK/COUNTRY CATEGORY WINNER 
A Room Up For Rent by Mary Coppin

FOLK/COUNTRY CATEGORY RUNNERS UP:
Fall On Me by Jane Taylor
Change by Lucy Hitch and Kevin Briggs
Summer Of Love by Peter Jones
I Can Wait by Katie Trickett

FOLK/COUNTRY CATEGORY FINALISTS:
Wake Up Call by Chris Guard, Orbison by Nigel Parrington, I'm Here by Tina Ross, Heaven Knows by Angie Keo, Tonight by Kormaksson and Erlingsson, Come With Me by Jed and Lesley Woodhouse, Would You Could You by Mary Coppin, Black Guy by Fred Wisdom, By Your Side by Laurence Hughes, Runaway by Nicola Kinley, You Broke Me by E Avedian, Rent My Shade by Briana Blackett, You'll Never Walk This Way Again by Reg Kotlar, The Leaving by Richard Vinson, Innocence by Terry Daniels, Audience Of One by Dale Nikkel, Lost Without A War by Jon Cunningham, Slow Dancing by Richard Lucas, Will I Be Somebody by Kristianson, Miln and Stringer, Dance by Kenny O'Connel, Docker's Shanty by Sylvia Daly, Walkin' Wounded by James Keen, The Wee Small Hours by Hymn, While You Lie Asleep by Peter North, Prayer Through The Storm by Katie Trickett, The Minute The Heart Goes by Paul Haydon.

DANCE CATEGORY

DANCE CATEGORY WINNER 
Under The Rainbow by Melanie Ballard and Thomas Hill

DANCE CATEGORY RUNNERS UP:
Woman Me Know What You Want by Phil Lowe
Breath by Sav Roubinas
Du Soir A l'Aube by Barlow and Sutton
Ocean Dream by Della Dunckley and Tim Petherick

DANCE CATEGORY FINALISTS:
Born Again Virgin by Jon Huffer, All I Want Is Love by Jeremy Soane and Daniel Hicks, Free Ride by Simon Holden, MPH by Leon Ryman, Make It Happen by Maria Watts, More Than Just A Dream by Richard Byron, Want Some by Phil Lowe, Popadum by Neil Kerkhove and Steve Jeffery, Digitalis by Kevin Neale, Jump Into The 21st Century by Gravel Gray, Love Everything You Do by Jamie Corrigan and Andy Jackson, A Good Tym To End by Mark Dawson, Let Your Feelings Go by Mark Blue', Gratitude by Jackie Rawe, Dance 'til Dawn by Andy Barlow, Elmondo's Way by Trevor Heyliger and Steve Heyliger, Love Iz OK by Andy Jackson and Jamie Corrigan.

R&B/HIP- HOP CATEGORY

R&B/HIP- HOP CATEGORY WINNER 
Ladeez Nite by Nicola Pitchers

R&B/HIP- HOP CATEGORY RUNNERS UP:
What's The Deal? by Alicia Cardoza
Safe by Mark Smith
Be Strong by Afiong Effiam
Watcha Want by Green, Lincoln and Source


R&B/HIP- HOP CATEGORY FINALISTS:
If Only by Dawn Marie Kempson, Feels Like Rain by Marc Collins, Irresistible (Narcissist) by Jerome Curel, The Nature Song by Marc Collins, Millionaire by Chris Bradford and James Mander, Never Changed by Oluyemi Asaolu and Tunde Oladimeji, I Remember by Gareth Asch and Mason Apps, Potentially The Greatest by Pasquale Catena, Can't Be Naïve by Lorraine Stevens, She Was The First by Jelani Dunrod, Tale Of Betrayal by Stuart Rolph and Kim Elsom, Surely I… by Kojo Linder, I Did Not Know by Sangho Lee.

JAZZ/BLUES CATEGORY

JAZZ/BLUES CATEGORY WINNER 
Heaven On A Tropic Shore by Gail Marten and Clem Ehoff

JAZZ/BLUES CATEGORY RUNNERS UP:
If You're Lucky by Tony Back
You Take My Blues Away by Gerry Chapman
I Cannot Stand It by Trevor Heyliger
Wandering Around The City by David Stubbs
Without The Man You Love by Steve Hill and Helena Jones

JAZZ/BLUES CATEGORY FINALISTS:
French Florist by Alan Moore, Lay Down On Me by Crissie Patient, Hide Away by Gary Stiliano, Anything Is Possible by Jackie Rawe, Victoria Lynn by Watson and Wright, Midnight Blue by Hal Shaw, Moonbright - Moonlight by Kormaksson and Soul, Alcohol And Women by Dave Warminger, On The Level by LanderMason, Tonic For The Blues by Julie and Richard Tranfield, Nothing Moves Me by Christie McCarthy, That I'm Dreaming Of by Richard Byron, Always There by Marten and Ehoff, Drunk Blues by John Blythe, You Can't Share My Feelings by Copperfield, Quickens Your Heart by Peter Saltzman, How Did You Know by Ian and Sarah Morrison, With Thanks by Catherine Young, Evergreen by Ethel Fitzjohn.

CHRISTIAN/GOSPEL CATEGORY

CHRISTIAN/GOSPEL CATEGORY WINNER 
Let Him Move You by Leslie McGee

CHRISTIAN/GOSPEL CATEGORY RUNNERS UP:
Kyrie Eleison by John Conibear
Steadfast and Faithful by Connie Smith
I Know That Word, It's Peace by Jim Birmingham
Breath You In by John Zealey
Everywhere by Chris Lazenby

CHRISTIAN/GOSPEL CATEGORY FINALISTS:
Ah Well by Trevor Heyliger, Peace by Nicola Clark, When You're Feeling Low by Graham Maynard and Dawn Whyte, You Saved My Soul by Morris Reid, Dear Lord by Maureen Holmes and John Eyres, Wedding Feast by Steve Jeffery, A Love That Heals by Andrew Pahl, Why Stop by Amanda Mason, Higher Ground by Richard Dickson, Just Another Man by Daniel Hicks and Jeremy Soane, Surrender by Karen Money, The River by David Mayhew, Thanks To You by Jon Cunningham and Gary Briley, Hush Do Not Wake The Tiny Baby by Mark Haywood, Beautiful Angel by Maria Stride, Happy by John Conibear, Christ The Lord by George Makredes, Walking In The Light by Karen Benedetto, Let The Devil Take Tomorrow by Daniel Hicks and Jeremy Soane, Keep It The Right Way by Chidozie Nnabuko, Unfold by Jim Forster,  A Song Of Mary Magdalene by Sasha Johnson Manning, Joy And Peace by Roan Brown.

INSTRUMENTAL CATEGORY

INSTRUMENTAL CATEGORY  WINNER
Lloret by Hal Shaw

INSTRUMENTAL CATEGORY RUNNERS UP:
Milla by Yuri Orlov
Mixed Race by Alan Moore
Departure by Steve Thornton
Santa Cruz by Dean McCarthy

INSTRUMENTAL CATEGORY FINALISTS:
Forever In My Mind by Richard Wintersgill, Children Of The Latin Quarter by Greg Walker, Quintuped by Bob Darby, The Travel Show by Julian Winn, Sweet Inspiration by Martin Skelton, Broadway by Richard Dale, Haunted by A J Chicken, Ballad by Yuri Orlov, No Rat On A Special by Dugald Somerville, Awaken In Darkness by Martin Gillespie, Boys' Town by Ron Booth, Goofin' by Chris Berrill, Opunake by Josh Rowles, Les Oliviers by Simon Hunter, Vapour Trails by Chris Turner, Esther by Richard Byron, Vocalise by John Brozovsky, Camels by Giulio Carmassi, Patricia by Paul Browne.

MISCELLANEOUS CATEGORY

MISCELLANEOUS CATEGORY WINNER 
Rimpianto by Michael Ward, Steve Hemsley and Caterina Polla

MISCELLANEOUS CATEGORY RUNNERS UP:
Simpleman by Keith Smethurst
Forever As One by Natasha Brookes and Bernard Whitty
Yo Te Quiero Mucho Mas by Angie Castano
Is It Safe To Go Outside by Jackie Rawe

MISCELLANEOUS CATEGORY FINALISTS:
Cup Of Tea by Ricky Tighe, In Love by Giulio Carmassi, Sweet Janelle's Gone Crazy by Dante Gomez, Beautiful World by Keith Harbottle, Memories Of Yesterday by Suzanne Griffiths, Can't Let Go by Peter North, Mr Moon by Sheila Cameron, The Bell by Alan Moore, The Perfect Gift by Karen Benedetto, Crying Alone by Michelle Few, Waiting Here by Hannah Calvin, Ludiloro by Dejan Pejovic, Seasons' Song by Naomi Simmons, A Christmas You'll Never Forget by Frank Palmisano, Homemade by Mark Weinstock, My Heart Is Breaking In Two by Marie Preston and Barry Carter, More Than This by Daniel Rippon, Blue Christmas by Pete Bowman, Keep Christmas Through The Year by George Makredes, Someone We Believe In by Peter North, I Love Loving You by Gordon Dent, Nikolaya by Jim Dolphino, Be Happy by Rosario Rahal, What Went Wrong by Frank Kenward and A R Forte, Doo Wop Boys by Dennis Buddemeyer.

LYRICS ONLY CATEGORY

LYRICS ONLY CATEGORY WINNER
Beautiful Day by Jamie Corrigan

LYRICS ONLY CATEGORY RUNNERS UP:
Connect With Me by Samantha Frary
Amelia by Nick Jackson
Adieu Columbia by Jim Bartlett
Watch Me Fly by Lana Taliana
On My Street by Jane Taylor

LYRICS ONLY CATEGORY FINALISTS:
Turn the Page by Valerie Thurley, So Long by Sophie Gut, Two Are Greater Than One by Penny Cann, The Kiss Goodbye by Pete Guest, Just Like A Bullet by John Jenkins, Kate by Peter Moore, Girl With Beautiful Scars by Giles Montgomery, Patch Of Ground by Harold Jones, Phenomenal by Dean Killington, Until The Closing Chapter Of My Life by Carole Brooks, (Angel) Turns Out The Light by Tony Shailer, Bitter Bird by Jenny Curnow, Make Friends With The World by Marion Payton, Always The Bridesmaid by Andy Taylor, Just For You by Maureen Holmes, In Your Arms by David Wilson, Find My Own Way Home by Tom Pile,  Deception by Jessica Mitchell, Get High On Life by Catherine Dunbar, Love Sensation by Carlie Rodney and Angela Mussallam, Nobody's Perfect by John Coughlan, Night Time by David Mayhew, The Hour Glass by Hannah Mason, One In A Million by Simi Chopra, For Guernica by Crissie Patient, He's Gone Away by John Coughlan, Broken Dreams by Jim Bartlett, How To Say Goodbye by Valentin Seebass.