Jalisse seeking lyrics for International Year of Light 2015 literary competition.

The song-writing competition is open to anyone being at least 18 years old, with no exclusion on the basis of race, religion or belief. The competition is addressed to all amateur authors and poets who would like to express “light” in lyrical form, taking inspiration from themes of the UN-declared International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies 2015 (www.light2015.org). 

Participation by persons tied to musical or disco-graphic labels, agencies, or other musical, producing or editorial societies is not permitted. The top-selected lyrical poem will be transformed into a song, interpreted and set to music by Jalisse, winners of the Italian Sanremo Festival and recipients of 4th place in the European Song Contest in Dublin, and further promoted and distributed on the web. The announcement and free registration can be downloaded from www.crescerecreativi.net and https://lightsongcontest.wordpress.com. The texts (in Italian, English or Spanish) must be within the specifications for lyrical composition that are listed on the above site (in terms of quatrains, etc..) and must be submitted by 23:00 hours Rome time,  June 30, 2015 to the email address This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

An artistic and technical jury will include Jalisse (who will compose music for the winning text and also record and perform it), and Roberto Gasparini,  formerly A&R Director of EMI and BMG (RCA) records in Italy, and responsible for the discovery of new artists, and by members of the organization IYL 2015 for the content.

The "LIGHT SONG CONTEST" is one of the creative projects promoted by Jalisse to highlight creativity through music. Other projects by the duo include  CANTAUTORI NELLE SCUOLE (SONGWRITERS AND STUDENTS) aimed at young emerging artists in the schools which has received prestigious awards and accolades from radio, press and musical associations, as well as the collaboration of famous artists in the entertainment and music fields.

Contact:

Associazione Crescere Creativi: www.crescerecreativi.net
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IYL.: www.light2015.org/Home.html
Enterprise 8: www.enterprise8.net
Artisti nelle Scuole: www.artistinellescuole.it
Tregatti Produzioni ed Edizioni Musicali
Facebook: Jalisse Official