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2020 WINNERS AND FINALISTS

CRISIS SONGS WINNER
The Little Things
by Samuel Dawson / Rosaleen Bans

CRISIS SONGS FINALISTS
Dig A Groove (Self-Isolation Anti-Blues) - Stuart Anderson
We Shall Rise Above - Glickstein and Spraggins
Indiana Jones - Rosanne Baker Thornley
Far From Home - Rob Eyre
Here for You - Len Seligman
The Little Things In Life - Samuel John Dawson, Rosaleen Mary Amrit Bans
Dust In Little Children´s Eyes - Amir Madani Rascado
Humanity 2020 - Tomas Kympl
Look Up - R. Mack Harrell
Never Feel Alone - Susan Odella
We Say Thank You - Matt Glickstein and Jason Spraggins
This Is The Day - James Piper

SINGER SONGWRITER WINNER
Rebecca Brothwell
with Paper Chapels

SINGER SONGWRITER FINALISTS
Don't Go - Test Card Girl (Catherine Burgis)
We Rise - Natalie Jean
Empty Sheets - Laura Leigh
Lights On - Sarah Bird
Closer - Sarah Bird
A Man Like You - Kalila Shields
Song For Grace - Hardress Anthony Llewellyn Lloyd
Simple To Do - Adeline Um
I Don't Mind - Matthew Wright
Olivia - Matthew Wright
Amelia -  RBT | NE (Rosanne Baker Thornley, North Easton)
Warrior - Carolyn Oakley, Ben Matravers
Running back to you - Joy Stoute
Do & Be - Bloom de Wilde de Ligny
Running Out Of Sometimes - Linda Byrne O'Riordan
I Never Knew - David Burn, Hugh Colocott, Jimmy Santis
Four Places - Erin Brassfield Bourke
Not Ready (To Leave Just Yet) - Michael Hambly & Lauren Valatiadis
Paper Chapels - Rebecca Brothwell
This Old Stairway - Philip Swatridge
Strange Love - Violeta Bozanic
Losing Feelings - Violeta Bozanic
Twenty Years - Stuart Anderson
Appreciate Me - Violeta Bozanic
Through To You - Tyler McKinnon
Winter Coat - Katrina Swift
Take It All - Scott Kollman and Anthony Cappo
Indigo Blue - Scott Kollman
Wieczne Lato - Daria Kobierecka

CRISIS LYRICS WINNER
(and overall winner)
Angels in Disguise
by Dennis Higgins

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CRISIS LYRICS FINALISTS
Angels don't need wings - Dennis Higgins
Locked in Love - Mary Payne
Angels In Disguise - Dennis Higgins
While Paradise Burned - Kerri Shore
I am the Daughter - Kerri Shore
Bloom - Peter Coburn

FOLK WINNER
Say Can You See
by Scott Cook
FOLK FINALISTS
If You're Feeling Down - Test Card Girl (Catherine Burgis)
Alaska - Anna Renae
Jewish-Gipsy Fantasy - Jozsef Terek
Errand Lasses and Buffer Girls - Pamela Ward and Paul Cherrington
Sail the Seas - Char Seawell
Cotton Mill Worker's Jig - Margaret Livingstone
What If I Forget - Char Seawell
Whitsuntide Clothes - Pamela Ward & Paul Cherrington
Joan and Victor Jara - Patrick DeSimio
Say Can You See - Scott Cook
Remember - George Major

LYRICS ONLY WINNER
It´s Later Than You Think
by John Schofield
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LYRICS ONLY FINALISTS
While Paradise Burned - Kerri Shore
Perhaps - Katie Hardyman
Flower - Zoe Beech
I'll Leave A Light On In My Heart For You - Michael McGee and Michael Kachani
Endlessly - Damien Hosken & Stacy Hogan
The People of Grenfell Tower - Peter Fox
What is the Magic of Christmas - Dennis Higgins
Stone by Stone - Jason Spraggins
They Took Out The Bend - John Schofield
Barnyard Boulevard - Tony Olson
Lonely - Dennis Higgins
When The Dust Settles - Devi DM (Monisha Devi Mohanlal)

SONG CHALLENGE LYRICS AWARDS
Pat Giblin, Elisabeth Roberts, Katherine Lee Cantrell
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SONG CHALLENGE LYRICS FINALISTS
Masquerade - Jim Alderson
Come, my love - Katherine Lee Cantrell
Darling Steve - Elisabeth Roberts
Quarantine - Pat Giblin
Beans On Toast - Emlyn John Samuel
Halloween - Elisabeth Roberts
Patiently - Anthony O'Connell
Zachary - Elisabeth Roberts
Tenderly - Laurence Taylor

POP WINNER
Don´t
by Anna Saxton, Sarah Bodle, Liam Quinn

POP FINALISTS
City of Stars - Caroline Gilmour & Marissa Keltie
Forever - Mike Sebbage & Ryan Woods
Rhythm In My Bed - Holly Berry & Alex James Livermore
Rock Star - Alex Woburn
It Felt Right At The Time - Luke Gittins
You Lift Me Up - Raigardas Tautkus & Ricky John
OK - Sophie Feldman
Yeah. Ok. Bye. - Laura Davidson
Thousand Years - Marc Cotterill
Give And Take - Richard Hamersma, Brandon Fraley
For You - Rachel Jack
I'm Choosing Me - Yazzy and Adam Rust
Hypnotized - Stella ReidSomeday, Ian Janco, Phil Cook
Strange Love - Violeta Bozanic
Appreciate Me - Violeta Bozanic
Only Tears - Jose Lorenzo
Don`t - Anna Saxton - Sarah Bodle - Liam Quinn
TYFU - Anna Saxton - Sammie Constantine - Liam Quinn
Your Beating Heart - Pete Fegredo
Sayonara - Leea Nanos, Michael Paynter, Michael Delorenzis
Worth it - Kia Knoester / Daniel Capellaro / Simon Jay

ADULT CONTEMPORARY WINNER
Right Through Me
by Marnix Emanuel, Maryse Moerel

ADULT CONTEMPORARY FINALISTS
Love Dances in the Rain - Karen Guymer RUNNER UP
Tightrope - Sarah Bir RUNNER UP
Worth The Wait - Luke Gittins
Inside - Jayne Sachs
Dark - Saachi Sen
Oasis - Nick Deutsch, Joey Auch, Rebecca Hurn
Everything But Time - Damien Hosken & Stacy Hogan
One More - Richard Hamersma/Joyce Harrison
Pleasuretime - Paul James and Ben Mason
Endlessly - Damien Hosken & Stacy Hogan
People Needing People - Andrew Plan / Kristine Wriding
Right Through Me - Marnix Emanuel, Maryse Moerel
Miss The Heat - Debra Gussin & Stacy Hogan
Hold Up the Sky - Helga Kaefer
Come Il Sole Splendo - Evgeny Shchukin, Andrea Gallo
Angel in My Heart - Michael MacMahon & Kim Diaz-Smith

UNDER 18s
(Joint Winners)

Welcome To Mansfield
by River Hopkins

Appreciate Me
by Violeta Bozanic

UNDER 18s FINALISTS
What If I - Harrison Rhys
Yeah. Ok. Bye. - Laura Davidson
Welcome to Mansfield - River Hopkins
Strange Love - Violeta Bozanic
Losing Feelings - Violeta Bozanic
Appreciate Me - Violeta Bozanic
Monster - Roze Burke
Start At The End - Angus Brill Reed
Better Place - Jazzy Dale

BLUES
(Joint Winners)

Blue Champagne
by Richard Hamersma

Like A Woman
by Davina Robinson

BLUES FINALISTS
Like a Woman - Davina Robinson
Killing On Me - Emily Hurd
Negativity Bias Blues - Len Seligman
Blue Champagne - Richard Hamersma
Big Bengal - Anni Piper
Stormy With A Chance Of Pain - Richard Hamersma

RnB WINNER
A Man Like You
by Kalila Shields

RnB FINALISTS
Shawty - JC
Noise - Anthony Lexa
Rhythm in My Bed - Holly Berry & Alex JL
Destination - Eleftherios
Holly - xurbulentt
A Man Like You - Kalila Shields
Social Services - xurbulentt
Speaking from the Grave - xurbulentt
Devotion (Trap Version) - CassMae 6 Golow
I Am Me - Steven Ward
Diamond In The Mud - Justin Faye

SONG CHALLENGE MELODY WINNER
Barbara Kay-Smith

SONG CHALLENGE MELODY FINALISTS
Yesterday - Tanya Harrison
Yesterday - Raquelle Gracie, Jonni Musgrave
Yesterday - Char Seawell
Yesterday - Barbara Kay-Smith
Yesterday - Rolf Kobbeltvedt
Yesterday - Elisabeth Roberts
Yesterday - Eva-Lott Björklund
Yesterday - Jeremy Scholey

ROCK WINNER
Better Man
by Rich Alden

 ROCK FINALISTS
The Flood - Major Moment
Who are you fighting For? - Gina Brooklyn & Dan Epand
Better Man - Rich Alden
All Alone - Alex Grow
Vagabond - Andy Shaw, Matt Powney, Andy Cook
Whole Again - Nick Hunt
Seen it all Before - Andy Waldron and Kevin Lucas
Believe - The Sand

UNPLUGGED / ACOUSTIC WINNER
Too Many Words
by Luna Musiq and Jack Bowden

 UNPLUGGED / ACOUSTIC FINALISTS
Fallen - Susan Odella
Too Many Words - Luna Musiq, Jack Bowden
Rise With The Sun - Bob And Louise
On a Lark - Samantha Elin
Promised Land - Damien Hosken
The Price I Pay For Loving You - Rob & Alan Fennah
Everything But Time - Damien Hosken & Stacy Hogan (Bron Hogan)

CHRISTMAS SONGS WINNER
Xmas Kiss
by Mim Grey, Corinne Josias, Phil Thornalley

CHRISTMAS SONGS FINALISTS
Hope It Snows - Ward / Kennedy / Husband
Bells - Christiane Morley
Xmas Kiss - Grey / Josias / Thornalley
Hallelujah, Bells are Ringing - Jon Seccombe
Santa's Gonna Boogie - Vincent Guzzetta
It's Not Christmas Anymore - Vincent Guzzetta
Shine In The Darkness - Andy Severyn
All I Want For Christmas - Iari Melchor

MELODY ONLY WINNER
Untitled
by Tim Crew

MELODY ONLY FINALISTS
With You Forever - Larysa Humber
Melody 1 Luis GM - Luis García Moya
In Your Heart - Barrie Davies
You Are All I Want (Be Kind) - Robert Henry
(Untitled) - Tim Crew

ORIGINAL LYRICS WINNER
While Paradise Burned
by Kerri Shore

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MUSIC AID ORIGINAL LYRICS FINALISTS
Summer In Bloom - Jez Charles
January Song (For Jimmy) - Christine McClenaghan
The Blame's Not Mine - Ian Gomersall
While Paradise Burned - Kerri Shore
I am the Daughter - Kerri Shore
Send Me A Sign - Aideen Rose King (ARK)

LOVE SONGS WINNER
Endlessly
by Damien Hosken and Stacy Hogan

 LOVE SONGS FINALISTS
Fly Again - Ward/Martin
Another Chance - Morgan
Endlessly - Damien Hosken & Stacy Hogan
In The Meantime - Konstadinos Bigalis
One Last Kiss Goodnight - Anders Wihk
Always By Your Side - Katie Hardyman and Mick Evans
Natural Born Enemies - Carolyn Oakley, Ben Matravers
Where Did Our Love Go - Sheila P. Ingco
You give me love - Davie Archer
Star and the Past - Pongpan Channet
Til the sun burns out - Luke Gittins
What If I Forget - Char Seawell
I miss you - Soli Vive
Hypnotise Me - Caoimhe Beirne
Destiny - Michael MacMahon & Riannti
The Loved One - Peter Lewis & Tony Hume
Can That Be Enough - Anthony Alexander Shiels
Backwards and Forwards - Dominic Barry
Come Il Sole Splendo - Evgeny Shchukin, Andrea Gallo
Baby you're the one - Nigel Longfellow and Wes Senter

MA COVER SONGS WINNER
The Sound Of Silence
cover by Susan Odella

COVER SONGS FINALISTS
The Air That I Breathe - Covered by Cliff Robertson, Tom Read, Terry Pascoe
Love on Top - Cover by Gracie Musgrave
Staying Alive - Cover by Franco Wedding Band
The Sound of Silence - Cover by Susan Odella
The Show Must Go On - Cover by Unrisen Queen

MUSIC VIDEO WINNER
Stabilize
by JoJo Worthington

MUSIC VIDEO FINALISTS
There is a Light - Matt Glickstein and Jason Spraggins
Bad Girl - Leea Nanos
Can’t tell for sure - Natasha Duarte
Stay Home - Gabriela Zimmer / Wagner Cinelli
Resonate - NevilleSounds
Love Knows - Florie Namir
Rozhinkes Mit Mandlen - Arranged by Benjamin Till
Billy Whistle - Benjamin Till
Stabilize - JoJo Worthington
The Bigger Plans Project - Lachi, INVIDA, Angela Bianchi
The Cuckold Song (Should've Done The Same As You) - Andy Brook
Welcome To The Madhouse - Jez Alborough
Never Feel Alone - Susan Odella
River - Susan Odella

INDIE WINNER
Daylie
by Jason Kalman

INDIE FINALISTS
The Bells - Emily Steadman
Doubts - Rosanne Baker Thornley
Strange Love - Violeta Bozanic
Rain - Steve Martin, Rainy Night Music
Rewind - Craig Parker / Adam Parker / Bobby Garland
Stand Tall - Marina Kipfer
King and Queen - James Queally / Sean Parsons
Dear Monday - Shadows - Jamie Wiltshire
Stabilize - JoJo Worthington
Daylie - Jason Kalman

EDM WINNER
Cutting Corners
by Angus Brill Reed

EDM FINALISTS
Experiment X1 - Steven Gardiner
Feel the Sunshine - Michael McGeoch
Don't Wanna Fight - Sarah Shawcross
To Andromeda And Beyond - Alex Houston
Cutting Corners - Angus Brill Reed
Love Has a Price - Marcelo Ribeiro da Silva Briones

CHRISTIAN / FAITH WINNER
Incredible
by Lydia Lewinson

CHRISTIAN / FAITH FINALISTS
There's a Light - Matt Glickstein and Jason Spraggins
In Your Grace - Dami Babz
Be Not Troubled - Samuel Petchey
Only Me - Tony Olson
Úbeda - Amalie Skriver
Promised Land - Damien Hosken
One Hope One Father - Heather Buston
When the Night is Long - John Vincent Moran
A City Without Shadows - Rolf Kobbeltvedt
Alone - Anne Parfitt
Incredible - Lydia Lewinson
Upon This Christmas Day - Terence Hillyer

MA ORIGINAL SONG WINNER
Apreciate Me
by Violeta Bozanic
MA ORIGINAL SONG FINALISTS
Self Love - Violeta Bozanic
Appreciate Me - Violeta Bozanic
A Man Like You - Kalila Shields
Turn To Me - Martin H. Samuel & Lisa Nemzo
Wish You Knew - Alex Apolin and Susan Odella
Dust in little children's eyes - Amir Madani Rascado

OPEN CATEGORY WINNER
Luciano
by Claudia Hirschfeld

OPEN CATEGORY FINALISTS
Journey of Dreams - Yrjo Mikkonen
Stay With Me Tonight - Damien Hosken
Endlessly - Damien Hosken & Stacy Hogan
Always By Your Side - Katie Hardyman and Mick Evans
Úbeda - Amalie Skriver
For Ever And A Day - Bob And Louise
Everything But Time - Damien Hosken & Stacy Hogan
Nightride - Fran Raya
Dust in little children's eyes - Amir Madani Rascado
Appreciate Me - Violeta Bozanic
How Low - Bob And Louise
Rise - Karen Guymer
Que Dure Una Vida - Pete Fegredo
En Un Rincón - Gonzalo Fraga
Impossible - Ynana Rose
Farewell Graduation song 2020 - Katie Hardyman
Luciano - Claudia Hirschfeld

WORK IN PROGRESS WINNER
Fire
by Holly Berry

 WORK IN PROGRESS FINALISTS
Old Friends - Lee Brownson
Broken - Jacob Luke Hughes
Changeling - Holly Lowe and Tom Parandyk
Fire - Holly Berry
We're Together - Jo Warren
Farewell Graduation Song - Katie Hardyman

 COUNTRY WINNER
Took The Roses
by Meta A Lothman

COUNTRY FINALISTS
Everything But Time - Damien Hosken & Stacy Hogan
Growing old with you - Tracy Jones
Endlessly - Damien Hosken & Stacy Hogan
One More Time - Lucy LeBlanc, Jimi Whitelaw, Dan Demay
Missing (Gabriel) - Soli Vive
Took the Roses - Meta A Lothman
Just As you Are - Miriam Grey/  Steven Vintner/  Corinne Josias
Never - Phil Mitten
Gotta Get Off'A The Road - Michael"Max"  McGee and Mervin "Butch" Paulson and Angel Pontier
Not Over You - Rory Gardiner
Beyond - Ronald Klabunde
Hold On - Leon Marshall
Broke Man’s Prayer - Glenn Valles
Steps - Lucy LeBlanc, Joanne Stacey, Dennis Keith Lambert

WORLD MUSIC WINNER
Banjaare Nain
by Rohit Batra

WORLD MUSIC FINALISTS
Universe - Ma. Alejandra Cordova Coronado
Dancing In Takovska - Armin Kandel
Shalom Delight - Armin Kandel
Banjaare Nain - Rohit Batra
Mehermaan - Rohit Batra
Nothing - Ladycore Aka Cannary
Identity - Con Piliouras
Coco Loco - Roberto Tola

INSTRUMENTAL WINNER
Extension Of The Heart
by John Evergon

INSTRUMENTAL FINALISTS
Toccata Scherzosa II - Peter Drobny
Capriccio (C Minor) - Michael A. White
A Summer Garden - Chris Griffith
Trianon waltz - Jozsef Terek
The Calling - Angelika Haas
Let go (Loslassen) - Claudia Schlegel
Bedtime stories - Anthony Flynn
Humanity 2020 - Tomas Kympl
Farewell Graduation Song 2020 - Katie Hardyman
A New Day (Meaghy's Theme) - Marion Daly
Extension of the Heart - John Evergon
Ensueño  - Jeff Saxon
The thought of you - Robert Henry
Carriage - Ahmad Mirmasoumi
A Sweet Dream - Ahmad Mirmasoumi
Sandro's Song - Roberto Tola

JAZZ WINNER
Mornings
by Florie Manir
JAZZ FINALISTS
Mornings - Florie Namir
Wherever I Go Now - Morgan
Mad Happy - Paul James (lyrics) and Ben Mason (music)
I wish I'd lived when Django did - Tony King
Tribal Dance - Tomer George Cohen
Still, in spite of everything - Suze Terwisscha van Scheltinga
Waltz in the Park - Tim Rainsford
Friday Night Chant - Tomer George Cohen

RETRO
(Joint Winners)

Let Me Be The One
by Costas Bigalis

Everybody´s Groovin`
by Jason and Chris Natoli

RETRO FINALISTS
The Literature Of Love - Konstadinos Bigalis
I Believed - Damien Hosken
Let Me Be The One - Costas Bigalis
Rain - Jon Sewell
On a Lark - Samantha Elin
Everybody's Groovin' - Jaron Natoli & Chris Natoli
King Of The World - Peter Lewis & Tony Hume
Besos Perdidos - Gisela Schütten-Galiana

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