UnCovereD Songwriting

Competition Winners

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Welcome!

To the winners of the UnCoveredD songwriting competition!

Welcome to the winners of the UnCoveredD Songwriting Competition!

This competition celebrates the art of songwriting, with entries judged on creativity and songwriting skill—not on the quality of the recording.


Enjoy listening to these incredible songs

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2025 Winners

Instrumental Category

Winner  – Levi Hall – Defying Expectations - Nightcliff Middle School

Runner Up - Spine Scratch – Unorthodox - Nhulunbuy High School

Rap and Rhyme

Winner  – Liya Djambatj – Tide to the Sea - Nhulunbuy High School

Lyrics

Winner  – Anna Collard – The Puppet – Darwin Middle

Middle School Award

Winner  – Rupankita Roy – We’ll Make It Through – Dripstone Middle School

Runner Up - Vhanna Fernandez – Ain’t It Funny – Dripstone Middle School

Peer Prize

Lex Dungey – Show Me - NT School of Distance Education

Contemporary Melodic

Winner  – Audrey Petschel – Come Up Roses - Darwin Middle School

Runner Up - Violetta – Nerves of Steel Darwin High School