About the Commonwealth Song Contest
This is the first year of the event and this year will be a Beta Test Run year to fine tune the event for coming years. We are working with partners in the media, music and tourist industries and updates will be posted on the Commonwealth Song Contest Facebook Page. Join the Facebook Page to show your interest.
All songwriters and artists who are residents or nationals of the 53 Commonwealth of Nations countries are invited to take part and represent their country. The event showcases the music, talent and culture of the participating nations, and hopes to promote understanding of the cultural differences, the geography and the diversity of the nations, their music and their cultures.
The 53 countries are grouped by region in the main menu above. Click on each of the five regions in the menu bar above to see the Commonwealth Nations in each region. Everyone in the Commonwealth is welcome to enter the contest - both beginners and professionals. There is no age limit. Songwriters can record and perform their song themselves and enter their own demos, or they can get other people to sing or record their song for them. Bands and singers can perform their own original compositions or perform songs written by friends or music partners. Schools and colleges are particularly welcome to take part and enter songs. Music producers, TV and Radio producers, music industry professionals and potential sponsors are welcome to contact us to discuss partnerships. Every song taking part in the event must be an original composition and either the songwriter or the performers (or both) must be a national or resident of the Commonwealth country represented.
ENTRY PROCESS: In this test-run year we are working with the Commonwealth Founding Nation´s main songwriting event The UK Songwriting Contest. The British organizers of that event have agreed to provide their expertise and experience to supervise song entries and the selection systems. We are also working with the dedicated song submission platform, SubmitMySong.com, and other partners to coordinate the administration of entries from all the 53 nations.
This is the first year of the event and this year will be a Beta Test Run year to fine tune the event for coming years. We are working with partners in the media, music and tourist industries and updates will be posted on the Commonwealth Song Contest Facebook Page. Join the Facebook Page to show your interest.
All songwriters and artists who are residents or nationals of the 53 Commonwealth of Nations countries are invited to take part and represent their country. The event showcases the music, talent and culture of the participating nations, and hopes to promote understanding of the cultural differences, the geography and the diversity of the nations, their music and their cultures.
The 53 countries are grouped by region in the main menu above. Click on each of the five regions in the menu bar above to see the Commonwealth Nations in each region. Everyone in the Commonwealth is welcome to enter the contest - both beginners and professionals. There is no age limit. Songwriters can record and perform their song themselves and enter their own demos, or they can get other people to sing or record their song for them. Bands and singers can perform their own original compositions or perform songs written by friends or music partners. Schools and colleges are particularly welcome to take part and enter songs. Music producers, TV and Radio producers, music industry professionals and potential sponsors are welcome to contact us to discuss partnerships. Every song taking part in the event must be an original composition and either the songwriter or the performers (or both) must be a national or resident of the Commonwealth country represented.
ENTRY PROCESS: In this test-run year we are working with the Commonwealth Founding Nation´s main songwriting event The UK Songwriting Contest. The British organizers of that event have agreed to provide their expertise and experience to supervise song entries and the selection systems. We are also working with the dedicated song submission platform, SubmitMySong.com, and other partners to coordinate the administration of entries from all the 53 nations.
THE COMMONWEALTH NATIONS
The Commonwealth Song Contest is an international music event for the 53 Commonwealth countries of Europe, the Americas, Africa, the Pacific Region and Asia. Songwriters, singers, bands, producers, media outlets and fans from these countries are welcome to participate in this event .
Pacific Nations:
Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Samoa, Soloman Islands, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Kiribati
European Nations:
UK, Malta, Cyprus
Asian Nations:
India, Malaysia, Singapore, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalem, Sri Lanka
African Nations:
Botswana, Cameroon, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia
Americas Nations:
Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago
The Commonwealth Song Contest is an international music event for the 53 Commonwealth countries of Europe, the Americas, Africa, the Pacific Region and Asia. Songwriters, singers, bands, producers, media outlets and fans from these countries are welcome to participate in this event .
Pacific Nations:
Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Samoa, Soloman Islands, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Kiribati
European Nations:
UK, Malta, Cyprus
Asian Nations:
India, Malaysia, Singapore, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalem, Sri Lanka
African Nations:
Botswana, Cameroon, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia
Americas Nations:
Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago