My daughter Francesca Berlin has her debut single released on 7th August 2006. Moon Records UK are running a competition (with the approval of MoneyAM) in which you have to predict at what number "Colours Faded" will be in the charts for the week ending 13th August 2006. The Official Charts for the week are announced on 13th August. "Colours Faded" is a 2 track single and the full charts are numbers 1 - 200. As there could be lots of entries the tie breaker is what number will "Colours Faded" be in the Download Charts (1 - 100).

Please enter by just stating say 45 (38) (45 being for Singles Charts and 38 being for Download Charts) Its easy and its a bit of fun. First prize is 250.00 of which 125.00 is sent on the winners behalf to the Myfanwy Townsend Melanoma Research Fund. The Winner gets the other 125.00 plus a signed copy of "Colours Faded". MoneyAm are offering a years free subscription to Shares Magazine including a years Premier MoneyAM access which is worth 123.00 to the top three entries. The second and third closest enntries will also recieve a signed copy of "Colours Faded".

My plan is to get "Colours Faded" in the charts by selling via by pre-ordering. We have the ability, via our on-line distributor, to sell via pre-orders and all of these sales will count towards our chart position in week one. If we can sell 3,500 at one week prior to release date we will have a major story to take the media.

Its almost impossible to get a record label deal in UK and so I formed my own record label (Moon Records UK) for the purpose of self release of Francesca's music. The song is titled "Colours Faded" and is about Eva Cassidy. We are working hard to get "Colours Faded" in the Top 40 with no record plugger, no record contract, no video, no national distribution, no radio play and no national press coverage. Its sounds impossible but with your help and the help of our existing fan base it could happen.

The on-line price is 77p per track. There are 3 alternate versions also for sale. If you buy all 4 the cost is 3.08 and all of the 4 sales will count to the charts. The B side is Stronger and that's also 77p.

To buy "Colours Faded" 2 Track Single please click Buy Colours Faded (2 Track Single)

To buy the 3 alternate versions of "Colours Faded" (acoustic, rhodes mix and original demo) please click Buy Colours Faded (Alternate Versions)
or
http://www.moonrecords.co.uk

Recent Press coverage on Francesca.
http://www.oaksite.co.uk/inspiration.html (Katie Melua and Francesca Berlin)
http://www.bcmchess.co.uk/ (Chess and Francesca)

If you would like to download a 50 second preview of the track, please click this link Colours Faded Preview

Finally, from release date "Colours Faded" is to be stocked by HMV (they have been great). Please call your local branch or click here for delivery to your door http://www.hmv.co.uk just enter Francesca Berlin in search.

We are also on iTunes and Napster from release date.

Have fun with the competition.

Competition will close at Midnight 10th August 2006 (as amended)

Howard

Keep us informed as to what is happening Howard.

I'm an avid muso myself ( guitarist ) and jam often with my friends.

I'd be interested to hear where your story leads.......

Howard, Money AM and All,

Just to say that I have received the cheque for 125 and the CD this morning.

Also, Ian from Money AM has Informed me that my subscription Is being set up.

Many Thanks Howard and Money AM, and good luck with your enterprise.

ATB.

Stan.

Howard and Francesca, I think it's great, and it was wonderful to see and hear Francesca at Brighton. We're really grateful for your support for the Myfanwy Townsend Melanoma Research Fund, where we're funding research to find a cure for this terrible disease of malignant melanoma, the fastest increasing cancer in Britain.
I hope that other readers will visit our website www.melanoma-fund.co.uk and read all about what we're doing, and why. Good luck, Francesca, you really deserve to succeed
Harry Townsend

Someone on GNI forum wondering hopw you got on - I'll post the result over there

Any chance of an update Howard?

We reached 60 in the national UK singles charts and 8 in the national independent charts.

There is not too much to report since. We have been building up Francesca's mySpace account and we have a target of 25,000 friends by 1st Jan 2007 and 100,000 later in 2007.

Francesca's MySpace account ishttp://www.myspace.com/francescaberlin

There is a girl singer from the midlands who is planning on releasing one fof Francesca's songs for a single. Channel 4 will be using "Colours Faded" for the background music for a sports programme later this year.

Francesca starts a foundation course at Mountview (musical theatre) next week.

No interest from major record labels apart from Warners interested in what we do next. Have had some contact from smaller labels.

Francesca would love some from of acting role in next year.