Thanks to the UK Songwriting Contest judges/staff for all their midnight oil in choosing top songs for 2011.
The 3 main judges were pop producers:-
* Richard Niles (Paul McCartney, Kylie Minogue, Boy Zone, Take That, Mariah Carey, Cliff Richard)
* Stuart Ebbs (Elton John, Robbie Williams, Led Zeppelin, Bill Wyman, Paul Weller, Oasis)
* Simon Ellis (Brit Award Winner,S Club 7, Britney Spears)
Of The UFR's 13 songs entered, five got into the Semi-Final stage (two got 8/10 & three got 7/10 scores). The rest got commendations.
There were approx 6000 song entries. In the words of the judges:-
"Songs with a score of 7 or 8 are awarded a semi finalist position and certificate and are considered by the judges to be among the top songs in the contest. A score of 8 indicates that the song was a borderline finalist and almost made it into the finals."