Games song finalists
WELLINGTON, April I. The names of the six songs to contest the final of the; Commonwealth Games ponu-s lar song contest were announced today by the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation. They will appear, one a week, on the “Studio One" television show, beginning on June I". The winner will be chosen by public vote and announced on the sev-l tnth programme The finalists and artists chosen to perform them are— ■ Join Together.” bv Steve Allen (Wellington); sung bv Steve Allen 'Games Song," David and
Elizabeth Curtis (Wellington); “Oh What A Day." Neville Barrie < Christchurch); FootGames Spirit." Kerry Dye and Robert Paepke (Auck- j land); Nash Chase. "The Commonwealth Games," Rita Meeten and Skv Rangi (Twizel); Bunny WaL “A New Beginning." Bryan A Bruce (Christchurch); Roh The finalists were chosen bv a panel of eight headed by the chairman of Common-, wealth Games Organising Committee (Mr R. Scott), the professor of musk at Can-' terbury University (Professor J A. Ritchie), the producer of "Studio One” (Mr C. Bourn) and the show's musical director and arranger (Mr
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Press, Volume CXIII, Issue 33190, 2 April 1973, Page 18
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