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SA's Nádine wins World Peace Song Festival
South African artist Nádine was named the winner of the World Peace Song Festival by the by organiser, OGAE Italy, earlier this weeek. Her song, “This Time I Know It's For Real”, beat off competition from Coldplay (England's entry) and Ladyhawke (New Zealand).
An ecstatic Nádine said the award gave her “huge confidence” prior to the release of her album “This Time I Know” across several European territories in three months time.
“I had just finished my morning German class and was on my way to have something to eat when I checked my Blackberry and saw the email from Europe,” Nádine said. “It is such an honour for me to know that this very special song has touched people, especially when you consider that the judges came from many different countries.”
Highest possible marks
Indeed, Nádine's song scored its highest possible marks from the English and US judges, underscoring the potency of her adult contemporary music that is now being delivered with an impeccable European flair via production from the globally recognised songwriter and producer, Nick Manic (who wrote “This Time I Know It's For Real”).
The World Peace Song Festival is an annual event run since 1996 by OGAE Italy. OGAE (Organisation Générale des Amateurs de l' Eurovision) is the world's biggest fan club for the Eurovision Song Contest and its aim is to “bring fans of the Eurovision Song Contest together, exchange information and, together with other organisations, promote the interest for the Eurovision Song Contest”.
A superstar-to-be
The World Peace Song Festival has countries from all over the world submitting songs for a Eurovision-style competition via cassette/CD and mail. Sixty-three countries have participated in the 14 contests so far, with England, Italy, South Africa, France, Spain, the USA and Wales taking part in every edition to date.
Nádine's Belgium-based manager, Hugo Foets of King Entertainment, said: “This win at the World Peace Festival is a great reward for Nádine's fabulous hit song, 'This Time I Know It's For Real', which has been a SA radio hit for over a year now. It is once again an acknowledgement for an artist who will amaze everyone before the end of this year. Nádine is, after all, a superstar-to-be with a world-class voice.”
For more informartion, go to www.nadine.net.
