Voting open in Sanlam's Sing 'it lyric-writing competition
The Sanlam Sing 'it lyric writing competition invited South Africans over the age of 18 to submit their lyrics for top South African artists to record into hit songs. The third instalment of the competition, held annually, kicked off in August, with 900 amateur lyric writers submitting thousands of entries over the course of two months.
Straatligkinders
This year's participating bands: AKA, BlackByrd, The Soil and Straatligkinders, then had to face the daunting task of each selecting only one lyric to turn into a song. And now it is up to the public to vote for their favourite track. The song with the most votes will win the lyricist R50 000. Sanlam Sing 'it will also sponsor the winning artist to record the song as a music video.
Free downloads
All four finalists' songs will be aired on MTV (DStv channel 130) during November. And as if seeing your name and song on TV isn't enough, each finalist goes home with R5000 cash, a set of Monster DNA headphones worth R2500, and Roland home recording equipment to the value of R3500, courtesy of Paul Bothner Music.
The songs can be downloaded for free at www.facebook.com/singit.co.za until 5 December, 2013. Also remember to listen out for the finalists' songs playing in Jay Jays stores nationwide.
The finalists:
- For AKA: Freedom by Giovanni Coetzee
- For The Soil: Tap Tap by Nothando Zungu
- For Straatligkinders: Plaasvervanger by Frans van Wyk
- For BlackByrd: You're The Reason Why by Beulah Lee Harris
For more information on the competition, go to www.facebook.com/singit.co.za,@SingitSA or www.singit.co.za.
