Local singer/songwriter Georgi Kay has been awarded the WAM Song Of The Year Grand Prize for her song, Breakfast In Bedlam. The award carries a prize of $5000 cash, opportunity for a publishing deal with Perfect Pitch Publishing, 3 days recording with Poons Head Studio, mastering with James Hewgill Music and a run of 500 CDs supplied by DiskBank.

Georgi Kay had earlier taken out the School Age 15-17 Years Category, making her the first School Age Category winner in the history of the competition to win the Grand Prize.

Georgi Kay was presented with her award by the Hon. Dr Graham Jacobs MLA - Minister for Mental Health at the annual WAM Song Of the Year Presentation Ceremony, held at the Fly By Night Musicians’ Club in front of a full house of nominees, fans, sponsors and Industry VIPs.

Minister Jacobs spoke of the importance of music in the area of mental health prevention and treatment, and also presented the Mentally Healthy category won by Simone Keane with her song Rag Doll.

Multiple Grammy Award winner Lucky Oceans hosted the evening, keeping the audience engaged throughout the night, with musical entertainment provided by Umpire, Stoop Fresh, Minute 36, and Polly Medlen.

The Most Popular Song, as publicly voted by perthnow.com.au visitors, was Take Me Home by Them Little Secrets and Fred Rea.

The complete list of winners is below.

The 2010 WAM Song Of The Year was presented in partnership with the Mental Health Commission of WA to raise awareness of the benefits of creative activities such as song writing to people’s mental health. Support also comes from Major Sponsor APRA | AMCOS; Print Media Sponsor, The Sunday Times; and Online Partner, Perthnow.com.au(.)

The message for WAM Song Of The Year 2010 has been “Creating a Mentally Healthy Community”.

GRAND PRIZE Georgi Kay - Breakfast in Bedlam		MOST POPULAR SONG Them Little Secrets and Fred Rea - Take Me Home
BLUES and ROOTS The Wilderness - Hoborockabilly		MENTALLY HEALTHY Simone Keane - Rag Doll
COUNTRY The Ghost Hotel - Juliette		POP Schvendes - Lay The Noose
ELECTRONIC / DANCE Matt Mclean (feeding | ear) - Into Another		REGIONAL Simone Keane - Burning
EXPERIMENTAL Rachael Dease - Scene From a Window		ROCK Sons of Rico - Miss Adventure
HEAVY Dyscord - Behold		SCHOOL AGE 14 Years and Below Jake Wylde - This Ground
INDIGENOUS Azzy Bartlett & Kyle Bartlett (Dardy Azz Productions) - I Was Singing for the Good Times		SCHOOL AGE 15-17 Years Georgi Kay - Breakfast in Bedlam
JAZZ Chris Sealey - The Deep Fryer		WORLD and FOLK Rachel & Henry Climb a Hill - The Silver Yacht
LOVE Slackjaw & Episode - Take It Slow		URBAN Jarrid Allen (Jakovaull), Andrew Wright & Brooke Wilkie - Nothin 2 Say

Local singer/songwriter Georgi Kay has been awarded the WAM Song Of The Year Grand Prize for her song, Breakfast In Bedlam. The award carries a prize of $5000 cash, opportunity for a publishing deal with Perfect Pitch Publishing, 3 days recording with Poons Head Studio, mastering with James Hewgill Music and a run of 500 CDs supplied by DiskBank.

Georgi Kay had earlier taken out the School Age 15-17 Years Category, making her the first School Age Category winner in the history of the competition to win the Grand Prize.

Georgi Kay was presented with her award by the Hon. Dr Graham Jacobs MLA - Minister for Mental Health at the annual WAM Song Of the Year Presentation Ceremony, held at the Fly By Night Musicians’ Club in front of a full house of nominees, fans, sponsors and Industry VIPs.

Minister Jacobs spoke of the importance of music in the area of mental health prevention and treatment, and also presented the Mentally Healthy category won by Simone Keane with her song Rag Doll.

Multiple Grammy Award winner Lucky Oceans hosted the evening, keeping the audience engaged throughout the night, with musical entertainment provided by Umpire, Stoop Fresh, Minute 36, and Polly Medlen.

The Most Popular Song, as publicly voted by perthnow.com.au visitors, was Take Me Home by Them Little Secrets and Fred Rea.

The complete list of winners is below.

The 2010 WAM Song Of The Year was presented in partnership with the Mental Health Commission of WA to raise awareness of the benefits of creative activities such as song writing to people’s mental health. Support also comes from Major Sponsor APRA | AMCOS; Print Media Sponsor, The Sunday Times; and Online Partner, Perthnow.com.au(.)

The message for WAM Song Of The Year 2010 has been “Creating a Mentally Healthy Community”.

GRAND PRIZE Georgi Kay - Breakfast in Bedlam		MOST POPULAR SONG Them Little Secrets and Fred Rea - Take Me Home
BLUES and ROOTS The Wilderness - Hoborockabilly		MENTALLY HEALTHY Simone Keane - Rag Doll
COUNTRY The Ghost Hotel - Juliette		POP Schvendes - Lay The Noose
ELECTRONIC / DANCE Matt Mclean (feeding | ear) - Into Another		REGIONAL Simone Keane - Burning
EXPERIMENTAL Rachael Dease - Scene From a Window		ROCK Sons of Rico - Miss Adventure
HEAVY Dyscord - Behold		SCHOOL AGE 14 Years and Below Jake Wylde - This Ground
INDIGENOUS Azzy Bartlett & Kyle Bartlett (Dardy Azz Productions) - I Was Singing for the Good Times		SCHOOL AGE 15-17 Years Georgi Kay - Breakfast in Bedlam
JAZZ Chris Sealey - The Deep Fryer		WORLD and FOLK Rachel & Henry Climb a Hill - The Silver Yacht
LOVE Slackjaw & Episode - Take It Slow		URBAN Jarrid Allen (Jakovaull), Andrew Wright & Brooke Wilkie - Nothin 2 Say