SOCAN Foundation Names Winners Of 2022 Young Canadian Songwriters Awards

And The Winners Are...

The SOCAN FOUNDATION has announced the winners of its 5th annual SOCAN FOUNDATION AWARDS FOR YOUNG CANADIAN SONGWRITERS. The five cash prizes of C$5,000 have been awarded to ANNA JOHNSON ("Boys on Bikes," Pop); AVIV ("Drowning in the Culture." Indie Pop); AVRIL JENSEN ("van gogh," Pop); DANIE ("Summer," Soul/Jazz); and VELOURS VELOURS ("Tournesol," Country-Rock). $1,000 Honourable Mention prize winners were DEEDEE AUSTIN ("Buried Truth," Pop); BRIGHID FRY ("In the Grass," Singer-Songwriter); ALLEGRA JORDYN ("Technicolour," Pop); FIN MCDOWELL ("Losing Game," Folk); and MIA KELLY ("Garden Through The War", Alternative Indie-Folk).

"We are pleased to be able to acknowledge and celebrate the next generation of Canadian songwriters and provide them with financial support at a critical time in their careers," said SOCAN FOUNDATION Exec. Dir. CHARLIE WALL-ANDREWS. "We thank the committed and generous support of the YOUNG CANADIAN SONGWRITER AWARDS founding partner, SIRIUSXM CANADA, as our partnership allows us to celebrate the most prominent emerging songwriters across CANADA."

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