| The April Favorite Duo or Band Song contest brought | | | | final. |
| a wealth of stellar tunes to the Make A Star stage. | | | | Listen to The Lalita 'Summer Days' and Yuliya |
| 16 songs filled one of the most diverse and | | | | Strizhkina 'I will be (Budu ya)' |
| international brackets to date. | | | | Teamed up with remix producers Eximinds project, |
| The semi-finals were a world cup of music, featuring | | | | Strizhkina has burst on to the international music scene |
| acts from Germany, Ukraine, Canada and Australia. | | | | with Make A Star as one of her chief online sources |
| But it was the Aussies (with some Italian connections) | | | | for her music. The Kiev girl saw her song 'I will be |
| who took the prize. | | | | (Budu ya)' survive the challenge of accomplished |
| The Lalita are Mia J Park and Ejay Ivan Lac. Mia is | | | | German rockers Zero Mentality in the semi-finals to |
| based in Perth, Australia and Ejay in Italy. A long | | | | set up the showdown with The Lalita. |
| distance musical relationship brought together by | | | | At the end of the last week's votes, the judge scores |
| technology, their smooth electronic grooves, soft, | | | | had Yuliya Strizhkina in a slight lead, but The Lalita's big |
| sweet vocals and evocative lyrics blend together as if | | | | fan support carried them all the way to the title and |
| they were right next door. | | | | claimed the $100 cash prize. |
| Summer Days is in fact a great summer song, full of | | | | In the end though, it's all about the music, and we're |
| bright imagery, perfect for a warm afternoon drive | | | | happy to help expose so many great new artists on |
| with the top down in your car. In the semi-finals the | | | | The path to success in a rapidly changing music |
| song zoomed past the similarly bright reggae vibes of | | | | industry is not an easy one - help support the best |
| Montreal duo Lil LuLu and Mellowman and met up with | | | | new artists by voting for your favorites on every |
| new Ukrainian pop sensation Yuliya Strizhkina in the | | | | month! |