New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ USA Songwriting Competition) Helle Hansen, Danish songwriter made history as the most consistent winner at the USA Songwriting Competition with her recent win of an honorable mention award at the 16th Annual USA Songwriting Competition with her song "The Center Cannot Hold". Helle Hansen is a prolific songwriter from Copenhagen has released her new CD. She has altogether released 8 CDs so far.
She is the only songwriter that has been placed a finalist or winner every year for the last 10 years (2001 to 2011), no entrant in the USA Songwriting Competition has come close to matching her consistency:
USA Songwriting Competition:
2001 2 songs in the Finals (Jazz)
2002 1 Honorable Mention Award, 1 Finalist (Jazz, latin)
2003 1 Honorable Mention Award (Jazz)
2004 1 Honorable Mention Award (Jazz)
2005 1 Honorable Mention Award, 2 Finalist (Jazz, latin, lyrics)
2006 1 Honorable Mention Award, 1 Finalist (Lyrics)
2007 1 Honorable Mention Award, 4 Finalists (Jazz, jazz, jazz, jazz, comedy)
The songwriter with the most songs in the finals (5 songs).
2008 1 Honorable Mention Award, 2 Finalists (Jazz, lyrics, lyrics)
The songwriter with the most songs in the finals (3 songs).
2009 1 Honorable Mention Award, 4 Finalists (Jazz, jazz, jazz, lyrics, lyrics)
One of the two songwriters with the most songs in the finals (5 songs).
2010 1 Honorable Mention Award, 3 Finalists (Jazz, jazz, jazz, lyrics)
The songwriter with the most songs in the finals (4 songs).
2010 1 Honorable Mention Award, 3 Finalists:
(Jazz, jazz, lyrics, lyrics)
USA Songwriting Competition has been honoring songwriters from all over the world. 2010 winners include noted songwriters such as Alannah Myles (responsible for the hit "Black Velvet") and Ken Hirsch (responsible for the hit "
I've Never Been To Me").
Winners came from Australia, Denmark, Japan, Canada, UK, Germany, Brazil, South Africa, USA, etc. Past winners have gotten recording contracts, getting their songs on film, TV as well as getting cuts with major artists. The 2007 winner hit Top 10 on the Billboard charts with his winning song. The 2005 Winner of the Country category had his winning song cut by Country
Superstar Faith Hill. The 2005 winner of the Pop category was signed by Interscope Records. Our 2008 winner appeared on
David Letterman and got signed to a record label. The 2010 winner of the USA Songwriting Competition won 2 Grammy awards with the same song he entered at the USA Songwriting Competition.
For more information on the 17th Annual USA Songwriting Competition, visit:
https://www.songwriting.net
