ECHO Songwriting Prize

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Welcome to the 2011 ECHO Songwriting Prize competition, presented by SOCAN! This annual competition recognizes the best in Canadian independent music.

After tallying all the votes, the public has spoken: Katie Moore is the 2011 ECHO Songwriting Prize winner! Congratulations Katie!

Thank you to everyone who voted this year and to the ECHO panel for participating and nominating the five outstanding songs.

And congratulations to Sarah Boivin from Quebec for making her vote count and winning the iPad2 prize draw.

Visit us next year when we start all over again with five new songs that will compete for the 2012 ECHO Songwriting Prize.

In the meantime, keep supporting Canadian independent music!

2011 ECHO Nominees

Song "Wake Up Like This"

Written by Katie Moore
Performed by Katie Moore

Winner!

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Song "We Used to Wait"

Written by Win Butler, Will Butler, Regine Chassagne, Jeremy Gara, Tim Kingsbury, Richard R. Parry
Performed by Arcade Fire

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Song "The Beat and the Pulse"

Written by Katie Stelmanis
Performed by Austra

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Song "When I Get Back"

Written by Dan Boeckner, Alexei Perry
Performed by Handsome Furs

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Song "2012"

Written by Benjamin Nelson, Paul Saulnier
Performed by PS I Love You

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