Congratulations to the RootsTech Connect Song Contest Winners!
Over 1500 songwriters from all over the globe wrote amazing songs about connections. From 12 finalists, one Grand Prize winner and one winner from each category was chosen by our judges panel. The People’s Choice award was chosen by attendees of RootsTech Connect 2021, the worlds largest family history celebration.
YOUTH FINALISTS
1961
by: Anna SnowYOUTH
Getting By
by: Cruz WilsonYOUTH
I Hope You Know What You Meant To Me
by: Sabrina BarettoYOUTH
Live Our Long Ago
by: Daniella VegaYOUTH
AMATEUR FINALISTS
Belong
by: Neal StuckiAMATEUR
Conectar
by: Nathália FreitasAMATEUR
Feels Like Home
by: Amos WateneAMATEUR
Winding Road
by: Matt KirbyAMATEUR
PROFESSIONAL FINALISTS
Connect
by: Zuriel RubioPROFESSIONAL
Family Tree
by: Terry BanksPROFESSIONAL
Music Is There
by: Daisy ChutePROFESSIONAL
Somehow
by: Kristina HelenePROFESSIONAL
Judges Panel
Winners from the top 12 finalists were chosen by our panel of industry experts and celebrity judges including Drew Brown and Brian Willett, members of the band OneRepublic.
RootsTech Connect attendees voted for the People’s Choice Award winner.
Winners were announced during the RootsTech Connect closing session on 27 February 2021.
Contest Sponsor: Kawai
For over 90 years, Kawai has been the architect of the modern piano, boldly pioneering the use of state-of-the-art materials and ideas to advance the piano art form.
Kawai will be awarding each of the Grand Prize, Category, and People’s Choice winners with a Kawai digital piano and professional headphones.