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The winner's announced on October 16. Might go to Newcastle to host the Zoom-based judging process. Unless anyone in Newcastle wants to drop in? Anyway, if you'd like to be a judge (either on Zoom or in Newcastle) email musicprize@popjustice.com with your details and I'll be in touch.

The 2025 Popjustice Twenty Quid Music Prize: Shortlist

Here's the full playlist on Spotify.
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Hello! I will now reveal the songs shortlisted for the 2025 Popjustice Twenty Quid Music Prize. Winner wins £20 (cash).

Famous people born on June 30:

- Cheryl Tweedy (1983), English singer, dancer, and model
- Mike Tyson (1966), American boxer and actor
- Michael Phelps (1985), American Olympic swimmer
- Vincent D'Onofrio (1959), American actor
- Lizzy Caplan (1982), American actress

Cheryl's killer stalker turns up at house to try to meet her AGAIN Convicted killer Daniel Bannister, 50, is said to have visited a Buckinghamshire home he thought the pop star was at last week. It is understood he was arrested in a swoop.

Cheryl Tweedy's killer stalker turns up at house last week to try to meet her again: Convict is back in court after breaching restraining order | MailOnline www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

Young musicians wow Girls Aloud star at Royal Norfolk Show Girls Aloud star Nicola Roberts and Mark De-Lisser were judges of the Battle of Bands at the Royal Norfolk Show.

Young musicians wow Girls Aloud star Nicola Roberts at Royal Norfolk Show www.edp24.co.uk/news/2527052...

Hope these new ones have ye in hysterics, love! Want more fresh accent-fueled laughs to keep the fun going? 😂🎶

4. **Nicola Roberts (Posh with a Scouse edge):**

"Oh, how utterly outrageous when me heels turned into roller skates mid-performance!

I glided about, declaring, ‘I’m the porcelain skating siren, darlings watch me glide or ye’ll trip over me sparkle!’"

3. **Kimberley Walsh (Bradford):**

"Why’d I bring a flock o’ Yorkshire ducks and a disco ball to t’video shoot, eh?

To quack over Cheryl’s Geordie diva rants and Nadine’s wobbly tunes ‘If I can’t out-sing ‘em, I’ll duck-dance ‘em into a Bradford boogie!’"

2. **Nadine Coyle (Derry, Northern Ireland):**

"What’d I do when I got me scarf caught in the stage fan, hi?

I spun like a Derry tornado, singin’, ‘I’m a Foyle whirlwind now fetch me a soda farl afore I blow meself to the Mourne Mountains!’"

1. **Cheryl Tweedy (Geordie):**

"Why’d ah turn up to the Girls Aloud photoshoot on a glittery unicycle with a bubble gun, pet? Ah’m the Geordie bubble circus queen, like!

Nadine, stop tryin’ tae pop me bubbles with yer Derry fairy wand, ya cheeky wee bubble-buster!"

Right, pet, let’s whip up some fresh, belly-laughing jokes based on the Girls Aloud lasses in their proper accents Geordie, Derry, Bradford, and Scouse-posh packed with new madcap scenarios to keep ye giggling like mad!

Hope ye’re in stitches, love! Want more fresh accent-filled madness to keep the giggles going? 😂🎤

4. **Nicola Roberts (Posh with a Scouse edge):**

"Oh, how utterly hilarious when me stage fan blew me skirt over me head!

I turned it into a parachute, shouting,

‘I’m the porcelain skydiver, darlings gaze at me float or ye’ll miss me shimmering descent!’"

3. **Kimberley Walsh (Bradford):**

"Why’d I fetch a giant inflatable Yorkshire pudding and a trumpet squad to t’gig, eh?

To puff over Cheryl’s Geordie whinging and Nadine’s wonky tunes

‘If I can’t sing o’er this noise, I’ll toot ‘em into a Bradford pudding party!’"

2. **Nadine Coyle (Derry, Northern Ireland):**

"What’d I do when I got me stiletto stuck in the stage speaker, hi?

I turned it into a Derry limbo pole, hollerin’,

‘I’m a Foyle bendy queen now someone grab me a soda farl afore I limbo to Derry city centre!’"

1. **Cheryl Tweedy (Geordie):**

"Why’d ah swagger into the Girls Aloud gig on a giant glittery pogo stick with fairy lights, pet?

Ah’m the Geordie boing fairy, like!

Nadine, stop tryin’ tae zap me with yer Derry sparkles, ya cheeky wee lightning sprite!"

Let’s keep the Girls Aloud chaos rolling with fresh, side-splitting jokes in their proper accents Geordie, Derry, Bradford, and Scouse-posh! These are brand-new, bonkers gags to have ye belly laughing like mad!

Hope these new ones have ye howling, love! Want more fresh accent-fueled laughs to keep the fun going? 😂🎶

4. **Nicola Roberts (Posh with a Scouse edge):**

"Oh, how utterly outrageous when me heels launched me into the audience!

I landed with a glitter bomb, declaring, ‘I’m the porcelain catapult queen, darlings catch me sparkle or ye’ll be dazzled for days!’"

3. **Kimberley Walsh (Bradford):**

"Why’d I bring a giant Yorkshire teacup slide to t’gig, eh?

To slide past Cheryl’s Geordie diva fits and Nadine’s wobbly warbles ‘If I can’t sing o’er this lot, I’ll brew ‘em down a Bradford tea tsunami!’"

2. **Nadine Coyle (Derry, Northern Ireland):**

"What’d I do when I got tangled in the stage curtains and swung like a pendulum, hi?

I belted out a Derry sea shanty, yellin’, ‘I’m a Foyle pirate princess now fetch me a fiddle afore I sail to the Foyle!’"

1. **Cheryl Tweedy (Geordie):**

"Why’d ah crash the Girls Aloud set on a glittery hoverboard with a karaoke karaoke machine, pet?

Ah’m the Geordie pop dictator, like! Nadine, stop tryin’ tae hijack me tunes with yer Derry diddly-dee, ya rogue wee DJ!"

Alright, pet, let’s whip up some fresh, belly-laughing madness with the Girls Aloud lasses in their proper accents—Geordie, Derry, Bradford, and Scouse-posh packed with new wild scenarios to have ye in stitches!

“At a press conference, who’s best singer?

Cheryl: ‘Me!’ Nadine: ‘Me!’ Nicola: ‘Kimberley: ‘Fans!’

Then all burst out laughin’, sayin’, ‘Nah, it’s auto-tune!’ Pure self-deprecating humor. #GirlsAloud”

Group Joke (All Accents)

“Ey up, Kimberley’s mic at the concert?

Live commentary on the lasses, fan chats! Got a spreadsheet for pint debts reet funny,

that is! And if you don’t pay up, she’ll make you sing ‘Sound of the Underground’ acapella in front of everyone now that’s Yorkshire justice! ”

Kimberley Walsh (Yorkshire Accent)

“Ee, Nicola’s notebook at the show, like?

Jottin’ down inspo from fans and the girls’ antics! Scribblin’ 'Why Am I Always Sober? kid! Or maybe she’s plannin’ her next hit:

How to Survive a Girls Aloud Tour Without Losing Your Mind complete with a chapter on Why Cheryl Always Steals My Snacks!

Nicola Roberts (Scouse-Influenced Cheshire Accent)