Festival4Stars Junior UK Song Writer of the Year gives under 18 yrolds the chance to showcase their song writing skills to our expert panel.

Any style is accepted and if you wish to enter through your school discounts are available.

Find out more here and via the Junior Contest Tab!

Wild Card: The Borderers – “Love is the answer”
Country: Marlon O’Reilly – “La da da”
Singer/Songwritter: Barry Tierney – “Susan”
Pop/Rock/R&B: Kay Fallico – “All he needs”

Well done to all involved and make sure you keep an eye out for these 4 in the finals!

Think you can do better? Remember Heat 3 is still open so get your songs inHERE!

Sean Murphy (U.S.A)

Jono Fosh (Netherlands)

Ryan Webb (Australia)

Northfield (U.K.)

Each act has won £200 or the equivalent in their own currency and are automatically entered into the Grand Finals which is offering an exclusive space on the prestigious Songwriting Camp to take place in 2011.

All winning songs can still be listen to – see media player to the right handside of the web.

This is a great link if you are interested in song-writing

More to be added soon

Fantastic way to promote your music and to discover your next favourite artist!

Also if you are a member you can submit to Heat 1 of the Festival4Stars International Songwriting Contest through Broadjam now!

Click HERE to submit through Broadjam.

Not a member of Broadjam? That’s OK! Click HERE for a free account. (this link will give them a free 6 month MoB membership)

Can you write a hit song?
Want to be published?

Enter via MP3 online or send CD – simply click on “Enter Your Song” tab and follow the online instructions

2010 – 4 sections

Singer/songwriter*Pop/Rock & R&B*Country*Judges Choice

(Judges Choice is for those songs that do not fit into any of the other categories and for those songs that the judges feel should be saved for the next heat)

Heats 2010

Heat 1: 10th Nov – 10th March
Heat 2: 10th March – 10th June
Heat 3: 10th June – 10th September

4 winners will be chosen from each heat (one song from each section)

Stages of 2010 competition

Stage 1: All competitors receive written feedback form with full appraisal, within 4 weeks of entering. This form will also state whether or not the song is being held for stage 2.

Stage 2: Those songs which are held for stage two will be judged by a panel of judges, and three from each section will go through to stage three.

Stage 3: (The finals) The 3 songs from each section will be placed online for the public to vote. An overall winner from each section will be selected from 100% public voting and 100% judges. The 4 overall winners of each heat will receive their cash prize of £200 or $300  and their songs put forward for the Grand finals in November 2010.

The 4 overall winners chosen in November will receive an invitation to attend the International Songwriting Camp in London in January.2011 (all expenses pd)

Their winning songs will remain online for everyone to listen to for the rest of the year.

Judging at Festival4starsLive Intertnational Song Writing is 100% voting online and 100% judges choice, then divided in two.

PLEASE NOTE:

• All finalists/winners at each stage will be informed a week after the closing date, e.g. Heat 1 winners will know by 17th March, Heat 2 winners will know by 17th June, Heat 3 by 17th September.

• Voting for winners on www.festival4stars.com will run on the month following the competition results for that heat, i.e., winners announced on 17th march can receive votes until 17th April, final voting October 17th when last 4 winners web vote will be announced