A song contest for World Fish Migration Day
A song contest for World Fish Migration Day on October 24, 2020!
An international online contest to sing your heart out to original love songs about fish and rivers!
This contest is part of World Fish Migration Day, a global event about raising awareness for migratory fish and free flowing rivers. This contest is inspired by Eurovision. Their theme "Open Up" inspired us to use this momentum for river restoration and fish migration. Showing how your #LoveFlows for rivers and fishes helps us in our goal of raising awareness for fishes and rivers. Submit your video of an original (or remixed) love song about fish and rivers to our contest and win the Happy Fish Cup and a possibility to share your song with millions of river and fish lovers around the world!
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HOW TO JOIN
Rules and Inspiration
Rule 1
You can be from anywhere in the world and the song can be in your native language.
Rule 2
Upload a video of yourself, you and a friend, or a group singing a love ballad about fish and rivers.
Rule 3
Your video must be about or have a connection to rivers, fish and/or World Fish Migration Day.
Rule 4
Songs can be submitted until the 15th of October 2020.
Rule 5
From the 16th of May until October 20th the voting is opened! You can vote for your favourite song and share them with friends and family.
Rule 6
Winners will be announced on October 24th during World Fish Migration Day 2020.
A song about what?
Starting on February 14th 2020 (Valentine’s Day), upload a short video singing your love song about fish. This is a fun contest to show how #LoveFlows all around the world for fishes and rivers and we can prove it by singing our hearts out and inspiring people with our enthusiasm.
World Fish Migration Day
This contest is a part of World Fish Migration Day! World Fish Migration Day is a one-day global celebration to create awareness about the importance of migratory fish and free-flowing rivers. Many rivers and fishes are in danger across the globe and it is our job to turn the tide to better protect them! In 2018 there were 570 events in 63 countries and millions of people reached online!
How to win
Please upload your video before October 15th and we will activate it and put it on this site. To give everyone a fair chance, we are also opening up the voting on May 16th! Starting from May 16th share, share, share your video with your friends and family and have them "like" it. Voting will be closed on October 20th. At the end of the competition, the video with the most votes will automatically be placed in the top 10 videos for our judges! We judge all submissions based on creativity, lyrics, and connection to World Fish Migration Day and 9 will be selected to join the winner of the popular vote to be rated by our jury. Judges will be announced soon... The winner will receive not only world-wide recognition but also the Happy Fish Cup!
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Check all of the amazing winners, finalists and submissions below!
The Eurofishion Winners!
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- April 15, 2020
One of the choir members, Nico Smit (11 years) wrote the lyrics and melody and with the help of the NWCC conductor, Christelle Engelbrech, arranged the […]- Date
- March 19, 2020
Mazingira yetu (our environment) is a Mazingira yetu Organisation production that aims at raising awareness of the challenges facing Rivers in Kenya through Solid and liquid […]
The Fishy Finalists!
- Date
- October 19, 2020
Los niños y niñas del Grupo Scout San Agustín MSC (Madrid, España) han realizado esta canción para concienciar al mundo sobre los problemas que tienen los […]- Date
- October 5, 2020
Roary Skaista is a folk singer-songwriter based in Oxford, UK. They perform traditional folk songs as well as their own material on the themes of love, diversity, […]- Date
- September 30, 2020
Národná zoo Bojnice sa zapojila do medzinárodnej online súťaže, v ktorej sa spievajú originálne pesničky. Je to súčasť Svetového dňa migrácie rýb, globálneho podujatia zameraného na […]- Date
- September 15, 2020
Damned eels is our love song to the tuna (eels) of Aotearoa New Zealand, their mysterious life history and their plight in our obstructive waterways. After […]- Date
- September 9, 2020
VIDEO Jukka TakaloPHOTOGRAPHY Antti PylväsMUSIC Vastarannan siili, Markus Lampela, Kyösti Salmijärvi, Jukka Takalo, The young of Hupisaari forumSOUND RECORDING AND MIXING Esa NissiTHANKS TO Northern Ostrobothnia […]- Date
- May 15, 2020
A parody of Six60’s ‘Vibes’ showing some love for the NZ longfin eel! By Issie, Lochlan and friends.- Date
- April 15, 2020
One of the choir members, Nico Smit (11 years) wrote the lyrics and melody and with the help of the NWCC conductor, Christelle Engelbrech, arranged the […]- Date
- March 19, 2020
Mazingira yetu (our environment) is a Mazingira yetu Organisation production that aims at raising awareness of the challenges facing Rivers in Kenya through Solid and liquid […]
All participants
- Date
- October 19, 2020
La participation de Alicia et Romi EKEKANG, depuis le Gabon pour le concours Eurofishion. Le titre du chant est: Vive la migration des poissons.- Date
- October 19, 2020
In honor of the #Eurofishion World Fish Migration Day, a tribute to rivers and migration based on the Magnetic Fields’ “The Book of Love”. May our […]- Date
- October 19, 2020
*fìå fìå mìngi* (CLEAN RIVERS) by *#TheVerdantCircus* featuring *Flowz* , *Kuzy Brown* , *Prudence Wokoma* , *Odilo* , *Soty Blast* Produced by *Jay Papa*- Date
- October 19, 2020
Los niños y niñas del Grupo Scout San Agustín MSC (Madrid, España) han realizado esta canción para concienciar al mundo sobre los problemas que tienen los […]- Date
- October 19, 2020
The North American Sturgeon and Paddlefish Society (NASPS) is the North American affiliate of the World Sturgeon Conservation Society. We are dedicated to promoting the conservation […]- Date
- October 15, 2020
Production: Mickey O’Toole, Nolan Monigold, and Jacob Strom Vocals: Nolan MonigoldLyrics Written by: Isabella Leisgang, Nolan Monigold, Mickey O’Toole, and Ella Hobart Video made/edited by: Isabella […]- Date
- October 15, 2020
YOUR SMILE AT MY FIRST SIGHT, A SONG TO YANGTZE FINLESS PORPOISES AND THEIR PROTECTORS Lyrics by Wu Jun 作词：吴俊Composed by Feng Lingyan 作曲：冯凌燕Sung by Feng Lingyan 演唱：冯凌燕Composition Wang Wei 编曲：王 崴Video Yu […]- Date
- October 14, 2020
“South East Wales Rivers Trust rap Unloved Eel, written as part of our schools engagement project with primary schools Eels in the classroom. Performed by our project officer […]- Date
- October 14, 2020
The Louis Braille Chor is a mixed choir in Vienna Austria, mixed in the threefold way. 1) Four Voices two female and two male voices are […]- Date
- October 12, 2020
Annie Godfrey wrote the words. The tune is Old Home Place by Mitch Jayne and Dean Webb.- Date
- October 12, 2020
One day, long time ago one of us said that he had a realistic dream of a mermaid living on a river. Now we want to […]- Date
- October 12, 2020
VILLI, VAPAA VESITIE Eija Ahvo ja Villikalat feat. Simpukka&Jonde Sävellys ja sanoitus, Tuija Rantalainen SOLISTIT Eija Ahvo Joonas Saartamo Sigrid Saartamo VILLIKALAT Esko Barquero Amelie Figueroa […]- Date
- October 5, 2020
Roary Skaista is a folk singer-songwriter based in Oxford, UK. They perform traditional folk songs as well as their own material on the themes of love, diversity, […]- Date
- September 30, 2020
Národná zoo Bojnice sa zapojila do medzinárodnej online súťaže, v ktorej sa spievajú originálne pesničky. Je to súčasť Svetového dňa migrácie rýb, globálneho podujatia zameraného na […]- Date
- September 15, 2020
Damned eels is our love song to the tuna (eels) of Aotearoa New Zealand, their mysterious life history and their plight in our obstructive waterways. After […]- Date
- September 12, 2020
Composer Soili Perkiö and Matti Kallio, lyrics Hannele Huovi, arr. Matti Kallio, singer Aili A. Ikonen The song is about Moomin troll fishing – and how […]- Date
- September 10, 2020
Songwriter and environmental advocate Whitey Markle on one of Florida’s most beautiful rivers. The music is his song, “The Poor Old Ocklawaha” performed by Whitey and […]- Date
- September 9, 2020
VIDEO Jukka TakaloPHOTOGRAPHY Antti PylväsMUSIC Vastarannan siili, Markus Lampela, Kyösti Salmijärvi, Jukka Takalo, The young of Hupisaari forumSOUND RECORDING AND MIXING Esa NissiTHANKS TO Northern Ostrobothnia […]- Date
- September 8, 2020
This song is dedicated to Bobby Begay and Patrick Luke. My prayers also go out to many others, including Johnson Meninick and Johnny Jackson, to name […]- Date
- September 7, 2020
Revised 06 August 2016 with “Ocklawaha, Set Her Free” as the title. Revised Lyrics by “Ocklawahaman” Paul Nosca, Wendy Music, and Captain Erika Ritter.Vocals by Wendy […]- Date
- August 31, 2020
I have been in awe of Asum (Native American Sahaptin language for Pacific Lamprey) ever since I came across them while working for the US Forest […]- Date
- July 8, 2020
The lamprey, or sometimes known as the vampire fish, is famous for sticking themselves to the side to, and sucking the blood of trouts. They are […]- Date
- May 18, 2020
Original song for Fish Migration Day by marine biologist and noted fish lover Dr. Heather R. Spence. ~~~~~~~~~~><)))}*>~~~~~~~~ Lyrics and music 2020 Heather Spence- Date
- May 15, 2020
A parody of Six60’s ‘Vibes’ showing some love for the NZ longfin eel! By Issie, Lochlan and friends.- Date
- May 6, 2020
This song was composed and sung by Owen Bosen of Banglore India for World Fish migration day 2020. Due to lock down he couldn’t finish it […]- Date
- April 29, 2020
Jessica Law is a folk singer-songwriter based in Cambridge, UK. She is also a news writer for the global conservation organisation BirdLife International, and is passionate […]- Date
- April 15, 2020
One of the choir members, Nico Smit (11 years) wrote the lyrics and melody and with the help of the NWCC conductor, Christelle Engelbrech, arranged the […]- Date
- March 30, 2020
“Swimming Free”, © Dr Mark Everard, submitted for the ‘EuroFishion Song Contest’ as part of World Fish Migration Day, May 2020.- Date
- March 19, 2020
Mazingira yetu (our environment) is a Mazingira yetu Organisation production that aims at raising awareness of the challenges facing Rivers in Kenya through Solid and liquid […]- Date
- March 17, 2020
This song was written as part of the tale Yuru and Ara. A story at the Mamoré River. It tells the story of two macaws, two Dourado […]
