LATEST ANDREAS NEWS-Updated on 26 April 2009
This is a brief presentation of all Andreas news. More details will appear on the December 2009 update!
APRIL 2009: Andreas is a finalist of the 2008 Great American Song Contest with Prayer under the Stars from the album Summer Dreams! See all finalists at http://www.greatamericansong.com/honorary.html
Andreas is also a finalist of the 12th Unisong International Songwriting Contest with Heart Full of Love from the album When The Sea Remembers! See all finalists at: http://www.unisong.com/Winners12.aspx
OCTOBER 2008-FEBRUARY 2009: Greek iTunes triumph! Scroll down this page for more!
23 OCTOBER 2008: Andreas is the winner of the Instrumental Category of the ISSA (Independent Singer-Songwriter Association) contest with Heart Full of Love from the album When The Sea Remembers. Scroll down this page to see the prize and click on it to visit the contest website.
AUGUST 2008: Andreas was a semi-finalist of the 2008 UK Songwriting Contest with Prayer under the Stars and Sea of Flags from Summer Dreams.
JUNE 2008: A 4-page Andreas interview appeared in the June 2008 issue of the Italian magazine "New Age and New Sounds", along with the track "When The Sea Remembers" in the CD Sampler accompanying the issue. Expect the full interview to appear soon at Andreas Online.
MAY 2008: "Samos" from "Summer Dreams" won Andreas a honourable mention at the 2008 West Coast Songwriters Association Contest in the "Instrumental" category:
JANUARY 2008: Andreas was represented at MIDEM 2008 at Cannes, France by being included in "Expose Your Muse" CD Samplers. The selected songs were "Heart Full of Love" from "When The Sea Remembers" and "Signs of Love" from "Summer Dreams".
AUGUST 2007: "Signs of Love" and "Samos", both from "Summer Dreams" reached the semi-finals of the prestigious UK Songwriting Contest.
JUNE 2007: "Signs of Love" from "Summer Dreams" has earned Andreas a honourable mention in the "Instrumental" category of the 11th Unisong International Songwriting Contest.
JUNE 2007: "Signs of Love" from "Summer Dreams" was selected for the Songsalive CD Sampler 9. The CD is currently distributed in various music conferences in US and Australia.
JUNE 2007: "Sifnos" was selected for the IRL 2007 CD Sampler and the album "When The Sea Remembers" is promoted on the print catalogue accompanying the CD. Printed in 1000 copies in June 2007 and distributed to Asian music industry professionals this catalogue promoted Andreas in the Asian music industry.
DECEMBER 2006: Andreas with his song "Signs of Love" from "Summer Dreams" was one of the 20 artists selected for the CD "American Heroes", released by 3 Point Records at December 2006 for the American soldiers in Iraq, The CD is available at iTunes, Napster and CD Baby:
NOVEMBER 2006: Andreas has won the title "Best Greek Composition" in the prestigious "Musicaid International Music Awards 2006" with "Sifnos" and "Heart Full of Love" from "When The Sea Remembers".
NOVEMBER 2006: The following rave review about Andreas and the album "When The Sea Remembers" appeared in the November 2006 issue of the major indie music magazine "Unsigned":
"Andreas...he goes by one name so he must be famous already. Well, he actually is pretty well known in his native country Greece. Andreas' music is truly universal. If you're a fan of Andrea Bocelli you'll enjoy Andreas' music as well.
Although not as techincally savvy as Bocelli, Andreas puts a lot of passion and life into his compositions. This music is truly for the lover of the ambient, piano driven music of Bocelli, Yanni and Tesh. If you think that style of music is boring thn stay away from this album.
Production: 4/5 Music: 4/5 Musicianship: 4/5 Overall: 4/5"
JUNE 2006: Andreas is one of the 20 finalists of the 10th Unisong International Songwriting Contest in the "Instrumental" category with "Sifnos" from "When The Sea Remembers":
JUNE 2006: Andreas is one of the 5 finalists of the prestigious 2006 Independent Music Awards in the "New Age" category with "Sifnos" from "When The Sea Remembers":
JUNE 2006: The song "Heart Full of Love" from "When The Sea Remembers" was selected for the Songsalive! CD Sampler 8 which was exhibited to various music conferences in USA and Australia.
JUNE 2006 AND JUNE 2005: "On The Beach" from "When The Sea Remembers" was included in the 2005 Musselman Triathlon Festival Compilation CD and in the 2006 Timberman Triathlon Compilation CD that were given to 1000 and 2200 athletes and volunteers respectively.
AUGUST 2005: Andreas was a semi-finalist of the 2005 UK Songwriting Competition with "Heart Full of Love" from "When The Sea Remembers"
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