The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission JCDC has completed the process of selecting the finalists for the Jamaica Festival Song Competition for 2021.
The selection panel, led by Chief Judge Donovan Germain, has selected 12 finalists, instead of the customary 10, for the professional competition which is celebrating its 55th anniversary this year.
The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, said “the 12 finalists represent a wide cross-section of genres that will appeal to a wide audience.
The top 12 songs in this year’s competition will be available for purchase and streaming on 30 digital platforms across the world.
The winning song will receive a prize of three million dollars to be shared among the producer, the writer and the singer. Other prizes will be announced.
Again, the public will be asked to select the winning song through telephone voting. Each finalist has been assigned a voting line on the Digicel network, however Flow customers will be able to vote as well.
Voting will begin on July 5.
