Phase two of the Olympic Songwriting Competition is now complete.

Forty four songs were received in the Olympic Songwriting Competition this year. From all over New Zealand and all ages. The final ten  have been voted on by Facebookers and a sporting academy through January and into February.

Voting to choose the song for the games from the Top 10  commences 1 March through to 31st March.
Details coming soon.

Top Ten Finalists – listen and download

The final five from Phase 2 are:

‘Stand Tall’
by Sam RB, Auckland

‘Rise’
by Rachel Schryvers, Auckland

‘Ma Te Mahi Ka Ora (Through Hard Work Comes Success)’
by John Phillips, Nelson

‘Raise Up Your Flag’
by Emmy Joyce, Christchurch

‘Do You Feel Alive’
by Petra Bullock, Auckland

This top 5  will then be combined with the top five from the first album (Anthem In Black). Those ten songs will then go through a final voting stage in March 2012 to yield the SONG OF THE GAMES.

The final five from Phase 1 are:

‘Ironman’
by Masseurs/Powell/Murphy/Richardson

‘I’m not Afraid’  
by  Oliver Green

‘The Emotion’
by Amy Bowie

‘People of Black and White’
by Ash Graham

‘Anthem, Our Home’
by Eleanor Lang and Stephanie Townsend (Kristin School).

Thanks to all the songwriters who put their creative minds to play and entered their song.
Muchly appreciated.

Stage Two album is available to listen to and download for free:

Stage One album (Anthem In Black) is available to listen to and download for free:

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