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unusual facts about International Songwriting Competition



Alexander Cardinale

He has been a finalist in the national and international competitions Acoustic Live, Artist Underground (formerly known as American Idol Underground), The UK Songwriting Contest and the prestigious International Songwriting Competition (ISC).

Catie Curtis

In 2005, she and Mark Erelli won the Grand Prize in the International Songwriting Competition for "People Look Around", a song written in response to Hurricane Katrina.


see also

2003 International Songwriting Competition

The 2003 International Songwriting Competition was a songwriting competition held in 2003.

Keir Nuttall

In May 2009 Kate Miller-Heidke and Keir Nuttall were awarded the $US25,000 Grand Prize in the 2008 International Songwriting Competition for their composition "Caught in the Crowd".

The Mercy Now

They formed in 2006 and have released several notable independent recordings including 2010's Ian Blurton produced Self Control, which included the song Hard Times, nominated as a finalist and receiving an honorable mention in the rock category in the International Songwriting Competition whose judges included Peter Gabriel and Tom Waits.