Home Composed Song Contest 1996

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Contest overview

There was a great deal of confusion following the 1994 contest. Firstly, the event was not concluded until well into 1995, and then there was no response from the winner, Michael Constantinides, when asked whether he would be willing to organise the next contest. As a result, the competition effectively went into limbo for a year and looked like it might not survive at all until Ace Frehmen and Morten Boldt Hansen got in touch and revived the event.

Despite only having taken part once (and not particularly successfully!), Martin Faulkner from Newcastle upon Tyne in the United Kingdom was tasked with organising the 1996 Home Composed Song Contest, assisted by Martin Brook.

It turned out to be the biggest yet. 15 songs were submitted by eight composers in five different countries, and there were debut appearances for Dean Asker of the United Kingdom, Tony Olsen from Denmark, Israel's Alon Shanni, and Robbert Landegent from the Netherlands. In a new development this year, a lyric booklet was compiled and sent to all participants.

For the first time, there were enough entries to justify the use of the familiar Eurovision-style "12-10-8..." scoring system. Like in the previous contest in 1994, it was a first-time entrant who claimed victory, albeit from a country that had already tasted HCSC success. After an exciting three-way fight, Tony Olsen took the title in a very close finish, with the two entries by Jasmaynia (representing U.K. Central for the purposes of the contest) occupying second and third positions.

Further down the table, the remaining instrumental entries struggled to convince many jurors of their worth, demonstrating how much the competition - and the technology available to home composers - had developed in just a few short years. Instrumentals would become real rarities from now on, although they occasionally still enjoyed big success.

Entries and results

Draw Country Song Title Performer Composer Lyricist Position Points
01 Uk.png United Kingdom North Playing With Dreams Revelation Martin Faulkner, Martin Brook n/a 11 18
02 Ita.png Italy The Waiting Game Fabio Giuntini Fabio Giuntini n/a 12 14
03 Uk.png United Kingdom Central Future World Jasmaynia Kent Harvey, Dean Asker Kent Harvey, Dean Asker 3 54
04 Den.png Denmark West Juliet Tony Olsen Tony Olsen Tony Olsen 5 43
05 Isr.png Israel Khi lach et liby Mizmor Shir Alon Shanni Alon Shanni 15 5
06 Den.png Denmark East Till The End Of Time Morten Boldt Hansen Morten Boldt Hansen Morten Boldt Hansen 6 39
07 Uk.png United Kingdom South Rosita Ace Frehmen Ace Frehmen Ace Frehmen 9 20
08 Ned.png Netherlands Liefdesland Robbert Landegent Robbert Landegent Robbert Landegent 8 29
09 Ita.png Italy Carried Away (By The Love In Flood) Fabio Giuntini Fabio Giuntini Fabio Giuntini 7 38
10 Uk.png United Kingdom North Pingu Up My... B.G.H.B. Ray Holt, Martin Faulkner, Andrew Donaldson Ray Holt, Martin Faulkner, Andrew Donaldson 13 12
11 Den.png Denmark West A New Time Of The Year Tony Olsen Tony Olsen Tony Olsen 1 58
12 Den.png Denmark East Because Of You Morten Boldt Hansen Morten Boldt Hansen Morten Boldt Hansen 4 46
13 Uk.png United Kingdom South I Heard A Cowboy Ace Frehmen Ace Frehmen Ace Frehmen 10 19
14 Isr.png Israel Beyn hapreydot vehamesibot Mizmor Shir Alon Shanni Alon Shanni 13 12
15 Uk.png United Kingdom Central Outta Control Jasmaynia Kent Harvey, Dean Asker Kent Harvey, Dean Asker 2 57

Scoreboard

Juries
Ukn.png Ita.png Ukc.png Denw.png Isr.png Dene.png Uks.png Ned.png Total
Playing With Dreams 4 1 1 3 7 2 18
The Waiting Game 2 4 8 14
Future World 8 8 10 8 6 6 8 54
Juliet 3 12 7 5 12 4 43
Khi lach et liby 5 5
Till The End Of Time 2 6 5 12 2 12 39
Rosita 7 3 6 3 1 20
Liefdesland 4 2 7 3 5 4 4 29
Carried Away 1 6 7 6 10 5 3 38
Pingu Up My... 5 4 1 2 12
A New Time Of The Year 6 1 10 12 12 10 7 58
Because Of You 10 10 8 8 1 3 6 46
I Heard A Cowboy 7 3 2 7 19
Beyn hapreydot vehamesibot 4 2 1 5 12
Outta Control 12 12 5 10 8 10 57

Media

HCSC 1996 winner: Tony Olsen - A New Time Of The Year
Song removed at composer's request

Recap of all HCSC 1996 songs in draw order
The host
Martin Faulkner


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