The finalists have been announced for the 2013 Vanda And Young Songwriting Competition. This year there were 3300 songs submitted by 1900 different artists. First prize is $50,000, second prize is $10,000 and third prize wins $5000.
The finalists are as follows:
Alexander Wildwood Summer Skin ALEXANDER WILDWOOD
Amy McGruther Running AMY ROSE
Asta Binnie I Need Answers ASTA
Bertie Blackman Mercy Killer BERTIE BLACKMAN
Bertie Blackman Stella BERTIE BLACKMAN
Claire Wan Josephine’s Amazing Get A Life Machine CLAIRE WAN
Courtney Barnett History Eraser COURTNEY BARNETT & THE COURTNEY BARNETTS
Danielle Caruana Red Wood River MAMA KIN
Darryl Beaton Back 2 Now DARRYL BEATON
Emma Lobb Boy EMMA LOUISE
Imogen Clark Ceaseless Goodbye IMOGEN CLARK
Isabella Manfredi Is This How You Feel THE PREATURES
James Lyell Claire de Lune FLIGHT FACILITIES FEAT. CHRISTINE HOLBERG
Jasmine Nelson Keep Her Close JASMINE NELSON
Jaye Kranz Come And Go BRIGHTER LATER
Josh Pyke Leeward Side JOSH PYKE
Katie Scott Living The Dream KITTENS OF THE INTERNET
Lex Burton Rabbit Suit KID ZEUS
Lilian Kendall Blind Eyes LILI KENDALL
Luke Bertoz Shades TALES IN SPACE
Maddy Hay Glamorous MADDY HAY
Martha Marlow Dust MARTHA MARLOW
Max Sharam Permanent Resident MAX SHARAM
Michael Best One In Front Of The Other BIG CREATURE
Nicolas McKenzie Girls DEEP SEA ARCADE
Pat Kennedy Forrest CASTLECOMER
Penelope Phillips Danger Zone PENELOPE AUSTIN
Peter Harding Closer THIEF URBAN
Robert Conley Paper Thin ROBERT CONLEY
Romy Hoffman Archery ROMY
Rose Wintergreen Feet in the Sand ROSE WINTERGREEN
Sanjeev Veloo Strange Condition EMPRA
Thelma Plum Breathe In Breathe Out THELMA PLUM
Timothy Nelson Caroline TIMOTHY NELSON & THE INFIDELS
Tom Kline Hold On TOM KLINE
Artists are required to pay $50 to enter the competition, all of which is donated to Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy Australia. This year’s competition has raised $166,000 for the organisation. Awesome!
