February 1^st, 2006
CONGRATULATIONS NATTIE!! Finalist in International Songwriting Competition...."
After many months spent listening to almost 15,000 entries from 80 countries, the International Songwriting Competition (ISC) is pleased to announce its 2005 Finalists".... and Natalie's song 'The Long Night' has made it through in the Country Category. 
Co-written by Natalie with noted Nashville songwriters Terry McBride and Tommy Lee James 'The Long Night' is from her debut Australian album 'Yesterday's Makeup' and US release 'Natalie Howard', OUT NOW. Check out The Merch page. 

A Country Track Top 15 Hit, a #2 Top 100 Country Hit, a Country Hot 20 National Country Airplay track, a #1 video clip on Country Music Channel Top 20 Countdown Chart, this duet with Nashville artist and hit songwriter James Dean Hicks is passionate and captures the haunting feeling of two people who shares the same loneliness and deep longing for each other from a distance. 

Congratulations Nattie!! We are so proud of you for this Finalist Nomination and also your Semi-Finalist Nomination with 'I Don't Want To Live Like That'. 
The 2005 ISC judges include top Recording Artists/Songwriters and Music Industry Professionals and submissions are judged on the basis of Creativity, Originality, Lyrics, Melody and Composition. Over US$150,000 in cash and prizes will be shared by 50 winners who will be announced in March. 

Vote for Natalie's song 'The Long Night' as part of The Peoples' Voice, the online contest where you can listen to and vote every day for the entire month of February, please go to http://www.songwritingcompetition.com/pvwelcome_2005.htm

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