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

Howard,

Jonathan Ross sometimes plays unknown singers & bands on his show.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/shows/ross/contact.shtml

Howard,
Did the mobile phone system of getting the song but I only got a message back from the basic francesca message - is that right ? With the the other three I did as instructed by Ruth ( I always do what my mistress tells me ) and put a space before the number but didn't get a message back - have I done it wrong?
Dave

Howard

good luck to francesca - have purchased

ill guess 47 (48)

Howard, just bought. Good luck with the launch. My guesses 85 (69)

60 (35) and Good Luck with all this.

Sue

If you are going away on Monday...then you can download at 1 second past midnight Sunday night. Otherwise you can still download from any computer from around the world.

Howard - I'll download when I get back if that will work?

Sue

yes, it will work and they will be waiting for you.

ooer that sounds a bit scary!!

Competion deadline date extended to Midnight tonight

Howard - Good luck to you and Francesca today!

Howard; It looks like your site has ben hacked.

Mike

I found this clue on the site:

HaCKeD_By=S@M3T(TuRKiSH_HaCKeR)

Its not the only site, type S@M3T into your search engine.

http://www.cyber-security.org/CW/Forum/forum_members.asp?ForumID=0&find=S

just rang Howard, hes at work and was unaware of this problem, he passed on his thanks for bringing to his attention.

How do you resolve something like this?

It only seems to be the guest book which is affected so not a major problem.

Ruth :Have amended Howards link.

m

Thanks Mike, Howard just rang me , confirmed its done and he passes on his thanks,
what a nightmare and stress in what already must be a stressfull week for everyone involved with the release,
hopefully their site will be put right soon.