A big congratulations to the songwriters who made it to the finalist round of the prestigious International Songwriting Competition.
The 2021 instalment of the ISC is the 20th anniversary of the competition, with even more prizes up for grabs.
ISC has announced the 2021 finalists for the competition, which includes a fantastic representation from Australia and New Zealand.
Songwriters from this region have a history of success in the high profile competition, with Tones And I taking out the grand prize for the 2019 round and Vance Joy doing the same in 2014. Other previous winners include The Presets, Gotye, Kimbra, Missy Higgins, Matt Corby, David Le'aupepe, Kasey Chambers, Gin Wigmore, Flight Facilities, Augie March, Guy Sebastian, Sarah Blasko, Troy Cassar-Daley, Kate Miller-Heidke, Jebediah and many more.
In honor of its 20th year anniversary, ISC has increased its overall prize package to $225,000 in cash and prizes to be shared by a total of 71 winners in 23 genre categories. The overall Grand Prize package has also been increased to almost $70,000 and includes $25,000 (US) cash plus merchandise and services.
Have a look through the amazing list of emerging and established songwriting and musical talent from this part of the world.
Winners will be announced in late April or early May, as soon as the judges complete the judging process.
Category | Song Title | Performer | Writers | Hometown |
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AAA (ADULT ALBUM ALTERNATIVE) | Air | Phebe Starr | Phebe Starr, Alister Wright | Dorrigo, NSW |
AAA (ADULT ALBUM ALTERNATIVE) | Born Yesterday | Bob Evans | Kevin Mitchell | Melbourne, VIC |
AAA (ADULT ALBUM ALTERNATIVE) | How Would It Feel | LT | LT | Cairns, QLD |
AAA (ADULT ALBUM ALTERNATIVE) | Nothing Wrong With That | Sahara Beck | Sahara Beck, Anthony Buchen, Damon Syme | Brisbane, QLD |
AAA (ADULT ALBUM ALTERNATIVE) | Oil & Water | Mitch King | Mitchell King, Mark Lizotte | Gold Coast, QLD |
AAA (ADULT ALBUM ALTERNATIVE) | Trawler | Blackchords | Nick Milwright, Damian Cazaly, Tristan Courtney, Guy Kable | Collingwood, VIC |
AC (ADULT CONTEMPORARY) | Bloom | D.E.L | Nicholas de la Hoyde, Timothy de la Hoyde | Sydney, NSW |
AC (ADULT CONTEMPORARY) | Home | JEFFE | Sally Jefferys, Aidan Hogg | Brisbane, QLD |
AC (ADULT CONTEMPORARY) | Just For You | Joan & The Giants | Grace Newton-Wordsworth, Aaron Birch | Perth, WA |
AC (ADULT CONTEMPORARY) | This Is Our Time | Jack Gray | Jack Gray, Robert Conley | North Queensland, QLD |
AC (ADULT CONTEMPORARY) | When The Machine Starts | Missy Higgins | Melissa Higgins | Sydney, NSW |
AMERICANA | How To Write A Song | Shane Nicholson | Shane Nicholson | Brisbane, QLD |
AMERICANA | Trainwreck | Rachael Brady | Rachael Brady, Cameron Kinsey | Katoomba, NSW |
CHILDREN'S MUSIC | Brave | Music with Michal | Michal Bush, Victoria Knopp, Andrew Knopp | Christchurch, NZ |
CHILDREN'S MUSIC | Fred The Frog | Josh Arnold | Joshua Arnold | Newtown, QLD |
CHILDREN'S MUSIC | Shoosh! | Nadia Sunde | Nadia Sunde, Simon Howe | Annerley, QLD |
CHRISTIAN | Awe! | Anna Beaden | Anna Beaden | Melbourne, VIC |
COMEDY/NOVELTY | Everyone Needs Someone To Hate | Jeremy Elwood | Jeremy Elwood | Auckland, NZ |
EDM (ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC) | I Can't Let It Go | Angus Brill Reed | Angus Brill Reed | Adelaide, SA |
EDM (ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC) | Let Me Go | RUMOR | Mitchell Curley, Lenny Pearce | Sydney, NSW |
FOLK/SINGER-SONGWRITER | Bottle It Up | Riley Pearce | Riley Pearce | Hilton, WA |
FOLK/SINGER-SONGWRITER | Girl Who Cried Wolf | Annie J | Anabel Jamieson, Jonny Avery | Wellington, NZ |
FOLK/SINGER-SONGWRITER | Goodbye | Bree Rusev | Bree Rusev | Newcastle, NSW |
FOLK/SINGER-SONGWRITER | Life Ain't Fine | Shane Nicholson | Shane Nicholson | Brisbane, QLD |
FOLK/SINGER-SONGWRITER | Little Too Late | Lachlan Edwards | Lachlan Edwards | Newcastle, NSW |
LYRICS | Good For A Girl | Germein | Georgia Germein, Ella Germein, Clara Germein | Adelaide, SA |
LYRICS | I Am Released | L.I.D. | Andy Zairns | Candelo, NSW |
LYRICS | Ode To A Guitar (In My Hands) | Jessie Che | Jessie Che | Adelaide, SA |
MUSIC VIDEO | Just For You | Joan & The Giants | Grace Newton-Wordsworth, Aaron Birch | Perth, WA |
MUSIC VIDEO | Window Shopping | Yorke | Grace Hughes, Louis Schoorl | Bangalow, NSW |
POP/TOP 40 | Blink Twice | San Joseph | Joey Cirillo, Dylan Nash | Melbourne, NSW |
POP/TOP 40 | Read | Zoe A'Dore | Zoe Marshall, Kyran Daniel, Richelle Cox | Melbourne, VIC |
POP/TOP 40 | Superglue | Birds of Tokyo (ft. Stand Atlantic) | Ian Kenny, Adam Spark, Adam Weston, Ian Berney, Bonnie Fraser | Sydney, NSW |
POP/TOP 40 | Window Shopping | Yorke | Grace Hughes, Louis Schoorl | Bangalow, NSW |
ROCK | 99 Ways | Eskimo Joe | Kayven Temperley, Stuart MacLeod, Joel Quartermain | Melbourne, VIC |
ROCK | Bad Decisions | RedHook | Emmy Mack, Craig Wilkinson, Stevie Knight | Sydney, NSW |
ROCK | DISC0VR | Trent-Jean | Trent-Jean Michel | Perth, WA |
ROCK | Easy Love | Pacific Avenue | Harry O'Brien, Dom Littrich, Jack Kay, Benjamin Fryer | Sydney, NSW |
TEEN | Beautifully Broken | Jediael | Jediael | Brisbane, QLD |
TEEN | Clown | Janaki Easwar | Janaki Easwar | Melbourne, VIC |
TEEN | Goodbye | Bree Rusev | Bree Rusev | Newcastle, NSW |
TEEN | I Can't Let It Go | Angus Brill Reed | Angus Brill Reed | Adelaide, SA |
TEEN | I'm Closed | Aodhan | Aidan Whitehall | Tullimbar, NSW |
UNPUBLISHED | Blink Twice | San Joseph | Joey Cirillo, Dylan Nash | Melbourne, VIC |
UNPUBLISHED | How Would It Feel | LT | LT | Cairns, QLD |
UNSIGNED | Good For A Girl | Germein | Georgia Germein, Ella Germein, Clara Germein | Adelaide, SA |
UNSIGNED | Goodbye | Bree Rusev | Bree Rusev | Newcastle, NSW |
UNSIGNED | Just For You | Joan & The Giants | Grace Newton-Wordsworth, Aaron Birch | Perth, WA |
UNSIGNED | Nothing Wrong With That | Sahara Beck | Sahara Beck, Anthony Buchen, Damon Syme | Brisbane, QLD |