International Song Contest Winners 2023!
GRAND PRIZE WINNER
Congratulations to Ava Della Pietra for the song
RUNNER UP
Congratulations to Isabel Folkers and Matthew Jensen for the song
“DEVILS PRAISE”
…and Congratulations to all of our category winners:
AMERICANA
WINNER
Chance McCauley “GLORY”
HONORABLE MENTION
Andrew Wolf “VAGABOND WIND”
Ramon Berguer “MIDNIGHT IN A BORDER TOWN”
CHILDREN’S
WINNER
Jessica Campbell “VUELA, VUELA, FLY”
HONORABLE MENTION
Jessica Campbell and Lawrence Orleck “RAINBOW FLOW”
Kelli Caldwell, “FIVE LITTLE DUCKS”
COUNTRY
WINNER
Mark Beynon “WHO’S GONNA DRIVE THE TRUCK (IF MAMA GOES TO JAIL)”
HONORABLE MENTION
Ralph Goff “MAN I’M GONNA MISS MONTANA”
Chance McCauley “NEW SONG”
POP
WINNER
Ava Della Pietra “OPTIMIST”
HONORABLE MENTION
Summer Brennan “MAKE A MOVE”
iari Melchor “ORION”
ADULT CONTEMPORARY
WINNER
Jane Canfield “RAIN IN THE DESERT”
HONORABLE MENTION
Gray Gurkin “TURQUOISE SUN”
iari Melchor “WOUNDED CHILD”
SINGER/SONGWRITER
WINNER
Mark Beynon “ANGEL BEFORE HIS TIME”
HONORABLE MENTION
Arden Alexa “THE COAST”
Jane Canfield “RAIN IN THE DESERT”
MISC
WINNER
iari Melchor “DON’T LET ME FALL”
HONORABLE MENTION
Mark Beynon “AIN’T NO WAY OF QUITIN’ YOU”
Ben Wilson “SAME OLD SONG”
FOLK/BLUEGRASS
WINNER
Len Seligman “WIGGLE BUTT”
HONORABLE MENTION
Len Seligman “THAT’S WHERE YOU’LL FIND ME”
Lefty Wright “BALLAD OF DANNY MAGOO”
CHIRSTIAN/GOSPEL/INSPIRATIONAL
WINNER
Mark Beynon “GOD HAS A PLAN”
HONORABLE MENTION
Jane Canfield “A WISH, A PRAYER”
Jane Canfield “RAIN IN THE DESERT”
YOUTH
WINNER
Isabel Folkers “DEVILS PRAISE”
HONORABLE MENTION
Ava Della Pietra “OPTIMIST”
Arden Alexa “THE COAST”
A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR JUDGES: JEN ADAN, JIM BRUNO, IAN CROMBIE
NANCY DECKANT, BRUCE EDE, ANDRE PESSIS, KARL MCHUGH, STEVE SESKIN AND
PATTY AND MICHAEL SILVERSHER!