Is there any point in entering song contests?
Song Contests have little to do with the mainstream music industry, which does not however mean that they should be ignored. Usually, they offer cash prizes, and operate by collecting entry fees from songwriters, and then paying back a percentage of these fees as winnings. Sort of like your local lottery really, but with musical accompaniment. Now and then, the winning songs make it to the record market, and even less frequently, one of them actually charts. However, apart from the Eurovision, which launched Abba and Johnny Logan, most contest finalists are never heard of again. The Eurovision Song Contest, UniSong, the John Lennon Song Contest, and some others are worth looking at. Our Contest page has a list of some of the current ones.
