Scroll down for list of nominees from the 29 countries plus 2007 Honorary Mentions
2007 AWARD WINNERS
BEST SONGWRITER
Judith de los Santos (aka Maluka) from the USA was voted the Best Songwriter 2007 for her song "Everything". She is the only artist to win two international categories in the Awards this year as she also won Best Female Solo Artists.
Visit Judith's website here
Judith de los Santos (aka Maluka) from the USA was voted the Best Songwriter 2007 for her song "Everything". She is the only artist to win two international categories in the Awards this year as she also won Best Female Solo Artists.
Visit Judith's website here
BEST BAND
K.R.A.V.E. from the USA were voted Best Band in 2007 receiving votes from fellow musicians, writers producers and other participants located in 29 countries around the world. The New York band receive a presentation Gold Disc Award.
Visit K.R.A.V.E. here
K.R.A.V.E. from the USA were voted Best Band in 2007 receiving votes from fellow musicians, writers producers and other participants located in 29 countries around the world. The New York band receive a presentation Gold Disc Award.
Visit K.R.A.V.E. here
BEST COMPOSITION
Peter Pearson from France won the award for Best Composition 2007 narrowly beating the USA winning entry. The international participants from 29 countries chose Peter's track "Passionata" as the overall winner. Peter receives a presentation Gold Disc Award from The Music Aid Organization. Visi
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Peter Pearson from France won the award for Best Composition 2007 narrowly beating the USA winning entry. The international participants from 29 countries chose Peter's track "Passionata" as the overall winner. Peter receives a presentation Gold Disc Award from The Music Aid Organization. Visi
Visit peter's website here.
BEST PRODUCTION
Waël Kabbani and Raz Kennedy were voted the winners of the International Best Production Award for their joint work with The Iambic Dream Project - particularly the track "Hero Worship" which received the highest votes in this category. They are awarded a Gold Disc for their achievement.
Iambic Dream Project
Waël Kabbani and Raz Kennedy were voted the winners of the International Best Production Award for their joint work with The Iambic Dream Project - particularly the track "Hero Worship" which received the highest votes in this category. They are awarded a Gold Disc for their achievement.
Iambic Dream Project
BEST MALE SOLO ARTIST
For the second year running the voters (17,000 this year) decided that the Best Male Solo Artist is Jamie Holden from Australia. His recording of "One More Minute", his own composition, received the highest scores in the international voting in this category. He receives his second Music Aid Organization Gold Disc Award for this outstanding achievement. Visit Jamie's website here Listen to Jamie's winning track here
For the second year running the voters (17,000 this year) decided that the Best Male Solo Artist is Jamie Holden from Australia. His recording of "One More Minute", his own composition, received the highest scores in the international voting in this category. He receives his second Music Aid Organization Gold Disc Award for this outstanding achievement. Visit Jamie's website here Listen to Jamie's winning track here
BEST FEMALE SOLO ARTIST
Judith de los Santos (aka Malukah) fom the USA was voted the Best Female Solo Artist in 2007 with her song "Fairytale". She also won Best Songwriter this year and receives two well deserved Gold Disc Awards for her ourstnding results in this year's event.
Visit Judith's website here
Judith de los Santos (aka Malukah) fom the USA was voted the Best Female Solo Artist in 2007 with her song "Fairytale". She also won Best Songwriter this year and receives two well deserved Gold Disc Awards for her ourstnding results in this year's event.
Visit Judith's website here
SPECIAL MENTIONS
The following artists were selected for Special Mention by the organizers and producers in 2007
Fred Ferraro, James Wittman, Eduardo Renta, Howard Herrick, Carl Chen, Ann Kashanski, Wael Kabbani, Judith de los Santos, Peter Pearson, Dan Morehouse, Raymond Powers, Melinda Moore, Keith Semple, James Holden, David Sutton, Freddy Von Paraz, Ishita Rungta, Stefan Kristinkov, John Visconti, Von Babasin, Stephen Desjardins, Fred Ferraro, Mike Hyden, Sara Jaffe, Porter Smith, Alyssa Atherton, Pamela Webb, Deborah Trabolsi, Jackson Legg, Phil Atkinson, Peter Pearson, Roger MacNaughton, Douglas Swartz, Chet Nichols, Ken Foster, Natalia Pikoul, Howard Herrick, Eben Brooks, Casey Desmond, Jim Steed, Jim Ferrie, M. Renaldo Banks, Nick Poulios, Uriel Natero, Igor Khramov, Nuno Filipe, Ken Kaneko, Shawn Bayern, Eric Roberts, Doug Andrews, Shelly Rasmussen, Tam Katzin, Sharon Alblas-Smith, Ray Labella, Lewis Spedding, Ann Kashanski, Gail Nicholson, David Watt, Andre Kerek, James Holden, Robert J. Conaway, Kevin Michael Gray, Frantz Eddy Daniel, Justin Smith, Al Semas, Nita Hope, Alain Konda, Ted Silar, Tina Dominguez, Kathleen Spencer, Annie Carment, Guy Ogier, Benjamin Till, Salvatore Maresca, Mike Groth, Michael Kirkbride, Justin Smith, David Machado, Nicky Manning, Barry Evans, Caroline Jensen, Chrystina Tomlin, Ricardo Alonso, Paul Kloschinsky, Davyd Wenquan Chong, Michael McAiney, Danny Wagner, Kyla Fox, Mario Olinto, Lynn Julian, Emily Van Praag, Peter Newton, Jeff Powell, Robert Landes, Mike Lentz, Tim Knight, Kim Imber, Ben Ferris, Kamil Rabel, Vince Constantino.
The following artists were selected for Special Mention by the organizers and producers in 2007
Fred Ferraro, James Wittman, Eduardo Renta, Howard Herrick, Carl Chen, Ann Kashanski, Wael Kabbani, Judith de los Santos, Peter Pearson, Dan Morehouse, Raymond Powers, Melinda Moore, Keith Semple, James Holden, David Sutton, Freddy Von Paraz, Ishita Rungta, Stefan Kristinkov, John Visconti, Von Babasin, Stephen Desjardins, Fred Ferraro, Mike Hyden, Sara Jaffe, Porter Smith, Alyssa Atherton, Pamela Webb, Deborah Trabolsi, Jackson Legg, Phil Atkinson, Peter Pearson, Roger MacNaughton, Douglas Swartz, Chet Nichols, Ken Foster, Natalia Pikoul, Howard Herrick, Eben Brooks, Casey Desmond, Jim Steed, Jim Ferrie, M. Renaldo Banks, Nick Poulios, Uriel Natero, Igor Khramov, Nuno Filipe, Ken Kaneko, Shawn Bayern, Eric Roberts, Doug Andrews, Shelly Rasmussen, Tam Katzin, Sharon Alblas-Smith, Ray Labella, Lewis Spedding, Ann Kashanski, Gail Nicholson, David Watt, Andre Kerek, James Holden, Robert J. Conaway, Kevin Michael Gray, Frantz Eddy Daniel, Justin Smith, Al Semas, Nita Hope, Alain Konda, Ted Silar, Tina Dominguez, Kathleen Spencer, Annie Carment, Guy Ogier, Benjamin Till, Salvatore Maresca, Mike Groth, Michael Kirkbride, Justin Smith, David Machado, Nicky Manning, Barry Evans, Caroline Jensen, Chrystina Tomlin, Ricardo Alonso, Paul Kloschinsky, Davyd Wenquan Chong, Michael McAiney, Danny Wagner, Kyla Fox, Mario Olinto, Lynn Julian, Emily Van Praag, Peter Newton, Jeff Powell, Robert Landes, Mike Lentz, Tim Knight, Kim Imber, Ben Ferris, Kamil Rabel, Vince Constantino.
THE NOMINEES Y COUNTRY
Argentina
Best Band - Patanes
Australia
Best Female Solo Artist - Farita
Best Male Solo Artist - Jamie Holden
Best Songwriter - Annie Carment
Runner Up: Gail Maytom
Best Production - Annie Carment and John Stuart
Best Band - New Nobility
Austria
Best Female Solo Artist - Vitruv
Brazil
Best Composition - Guilherme Kalfelz
Runner Up: Mario Olinto
Cameroon
Best Male Solo Artist - Patrick Fosso
Canada
Best Male Solo Artist - Ken McCoy
Best Songwriter - Paul Kloschinsky
Best Composition - David Watt
Best Production - Blu Mankuma
Runner Up: Ken McCoy
Cyprus
Best Songwriter - Sara Jaffe
Denmark
Best Songwriter - David "Geordie" Garriock
Runner Up: Susanne T. Jørgensen
France
Best Composition - Peter Pearson
Germany
Best Male Solo Artist - Alain Nkossi Konda
Best Songwriter - Alain Nkossi Konda
Haiti
Best Composition - Frantz Eddy Daniel
Hong Kong
Best Composition - Paul Barker
Runner Up: Chan Nga Yung
Best Songwriter - Paul Barker
Iceland
Best Male Solo Artist - Siggi Palma
India / Tibet
Best Female Solo Artist - Namgyal Lhamo
Indonesia
Best Songwriter - Argales (Maria Lemos)
Italy
Best Composition - Salvatore Maresca Serra
Runner Up: Augusto Chiarle
Best Male Solo Artist - Jim Ferrie
Runner Up: Salvatore Maresca Serra
Best Songwriter - Jim Ferrie
Best Production - Jim Ferrie
Japan
Best Composition - Rie Yamane
Malaysia
Best Female Solo Artist - Juwita Suwito
Best Composition - Mark Paul Baklin
Runner Up: Jean-Pierre Lantieri
Mexico
Best Composition - Ricardo Alonso
Netherlands
Best Female Solo Artist - Sharon Gosler
Best Songwriter - Martijn Stienstra
Best Production - Marc Eijkelenboom
Nigeria
Best Male Solo Artist - Yellowfella
Pakistan
Best Male Solo Artist - Moby Noor
Portugal
Best Composition - Nuno Filipe
Runner Up: Pikoul Sisters
Singapore
Best Songwriter - Carl Chen (Bai Yun)
Best Production - Carl Chen (Bai Yun)
South Africa
Best Songwriter - Guy Ogier
Sweden
Best Composition - Peter Roos
United Kingdom
Best Band - The Iambic Dream Project
Best Female Solo Artist - Dana Karic
Runner Up: Chrystina Tomlin
Best Songwriter - Waël Kabbani and Raz Kennedy
Runners Up: Chrystina Tomlin, Steve Matthews
Best Composition - Anne Lovett
Runners Up: James Fountain, Jeff Powell
Best Production - Waël Kabbani and Raz Kennedy
United States of America
Best Band - K.R.A.V.E.
Runners Up: Liquid Blue, Light Euphoric
Best Female Solo Artist - Judith de los Santos
Runners Up: Alyssa Atherton, Pamela G, Vita Izabella
Best Male Solo Artist - Jim Steed
Runners Up: Philly Streetz, Uku Sylviste, Eduardo Renta
Best Songwriter - Judith de los Santos
Runners Up: Stephen Desjardins, Joyce Harrison, Uku Sylviste
Best Composition - Benjamin Till
Runners Up: Roger MacNaughton, Al Semas, Jeff Bosset
Best Production - Judith de los Santos
Runners Up: Al Semas, Q Robinson (for Phillly Streetz)
Best Band - Patanes
Australia
Best Female Solo Artist - Farita
Best Male Solo Artist - Jamie Holden
Best Songwriter - Annie Carment
Runner Up: Gail Maytom
Best Production - Annie Carment and John Stuart
Best Band - New Nobility
Austria
Best Female Solo Artist - Vitruv
Brazil
Best Composition - Guilherme Kalfelz
Runner Up: Mario Olinto
Cameroon
Best Male Solo Artist - Patrick Fosso
Canada
Best Male Solo Artist - Ken McCoy
Best Songwriter - Paul Kloschinsky
Best Composition - David Watt
Best Production - Blu Mankuma
Runner Up: Ken McCoy
Cyprus
Best Songwriter - Sara Jaffe
Denmark
Best Songwriter - David "Geordie" Garriock
Runner Up: Susanne T. Jørgensen
France
Best Composition - Peter Pearson
Germany
Best Male Solo Artist - Alain Nkossi Konda
Best Songwriter - Alain Nkossi Konda
Haiti
Best Composition - Frantz Eddy Daniel
Hong Kong
Best Composition - Paul Barker
Runner Up: Chan Nga Yung
Best Songwriter - Paul Barker
Iceland
Best Male Solo Artist - Siggi Palma
India / Tibet
Best Female Solo Artist - Namgyal Lhamo
Indonesia
Best Songwriter - Argales (Maria Lemos)
Italy
Best Composition - Salvatore Maresca Serra
Runner Up: Augusto Chiarle
Best Male Solo Artist - Jim Ferrie
Runner Up: Salvatore Maresca Serra
Best Songwriter - Jim Ferrie
Best Production - Jim Ferrie
Japan
Best Composition - Rie Yamane
Malaysia
Best Female Solo Artist - Juwita Suwito
Best Composition - Mark Paul Baklin
Runner Up: Jean-Pierre Lantieri
Mexico
Best Composition - Ricardo Alonso
Netherlands
Best Female Solo Artist - Sharon Gosler
Best Songwriter - Martijn Stienstra
Best Production - Marc Eijkelenboom
Nigeria
Best Male Solo Artist - Yellowfella
Pakistan
Best Male Solo Artist - Moby Noor
Portugal
Best Composition - Nuno Filipe
Runner Up: Pikoul Sisters
Singapore
Best Songwriter - Carl Chen (Bai Yun)
Best Production - Carl Chen (Bai Yun)
South Africa
Best Songwriter - Guy Ogier
Sweden
Best Composition - Peter Roos
United Kingdom
Best Band - The Iambic Dream Project
Best Female Solo Artist - Dana Karic
Runner Up: Chrystina Tomlin
Best Songwriter - Waël Kabbani and Raz Kennedy
Runners Up: Chrystina Tomlin, Steve Matthews
Best Composition - Anne Lovett
Runners Up: James Fountain, Jeff Powell
Best Production - Waël Kabbani and Raz Kennedy
United States of America
Best Band - K.R.A.V.E.
Runners Up: Liquid Blue, Light Euphoric
Best Female Solo Artist - Judith de los Santos
Runners Up: Alyssa Atherton, Pamela G, Vita Izabella
Best Male Solo Artist - Jim Steed
Runners Up: Philly Streetz, Uku Sylviste, Eduardo Renta
Best Songwriter - Judith de los Santos
Runners Up: Stephen Desjardins, Joyce Harrison, Uku Sylviste
Best Composition - Benjamin Till
Runners Up: Roger MacNaughton, Al Semas, Jeff Bosset
Best Production - Judith de los Santos
Runners Up: Al Semas, Q Robinson (for Phillly Streetz)
