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Young bands present themselves at the SONGS final concert

25. June 2021

On Friday, July 02, 2021, the finals of SONGS, the state's only songwriting competition for students of the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg, will take place. Special guest at the SpardaWelt Eventcenter in Stuttgart is Alex Mayr.

On July 02, 2021, the final concert of the fifth round of SONGS will take place, streamed live from the SpardaWelt Eventcenter.
At the SONGS finale, selected participants will present their submitted SONGS live in front of an expert jury. The jury consists of the artist MINE, Prof. Udo Dahmen (Artistic Director and Managing Director of the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg), Andreas Küchle (Head of Marketing of Sparda-Bank Baden-Württemberg), Nadime Romdhane (Deputy Head of Music bigFM) and Michelle Leonard (Member of the Supervisory Board GEMA, artist, publisher and songwriter).
The winners will receive non-cash prizes as well as professional coaching at the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg. For all singers in the finals, the Popakademie also offers a one-day vocal camp.

Applications for the current, sixth round of calls can be submitted until July 16, 2021 here.

The SONGS final concert will take place on July 02, 2021 at 7 p.m. live on YouTube.

The sponsor of the "SONGS" competition is the Education and Social Foundation of the Sparda-Bank Baden-Württemberg. Social and cultural commitment has always been an integral part of the corporate philosophy of the regionally rooted Sparda-Bank.

Media partner is bigFM.