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Are you ready to bring your original music to Australia?


Pacific Break is Radio Australia’s competition to unearth musical talent and in 2012, one lucky winner will get the opportunity to travel to Australia to record a demo, showcase their music talents and learn the tricks of the trade from industry professionals.

The best entries will feature on the Pacific Break 2012 compilation CD. All entries will be available for download as they are submitted.

So if you’re an amateur musician in the Pacific, share your best original song with a new audience – it could start you on a whole new journey!

To hear the music from previous years and find information on past winners visit the Pacific Break blog.

Who can enter?


Pacific Break is dedicated to providing raw, undiscovered Pacific music artists with an opportunity.

Entry is open to residents of any Pacific Island nation who do not have a commercial publishing or recording contract with a record label.

If you have paid a studio or publishing studio to record your music onto a CD to sell yourself, that’s fine! You’re still eligible to enter.

Entrants under the age of 18 must have consent from a parent or guardian.

If you have any questions about whether you are eligible to enter Pacific Break, please visit our Contact Us page and select 'Pacific Break' as the topic.

Enter online


To enter Radio Australia’s Pacific Break have your original song ready as an mp3 and complete the online registration.

Step 1

Go to our entry form

Step 2

Read the terms and conditions and tick the box.

(Please note: you must scroll through the terms and conditions to activate the tick box)

Step 3

Upload an mp3 of your best original song.

Step 4

Upload a photo of yourself and your group if you have one.

Enter via email


You can also enter via email.

Step 1

Download a copy of the Pacific Break entry form in PDF format here.

Step 2

Send a scanned copy of your completed and signed form and an mp3 of your song to pacificbreak@radioaustralia.net.au

Entries close at 17:00 AEST on 1st October 2012 and the winner will be announced in October 2012.

Enter locally


A list of local pick up/drop off points will be available shortly.

Pacific Break on FM

PNG • Port Moresby • 101.9FM

PNG • Lae • 102.1FM

Solomon Islands • Honiara • 107FM

Vanuatu • Port Vila & Santo • 102FM

Samoa • Apia • 102FM

Tonga • Nuku’alofa • 103FM

Cook Islands • Rarotonga • 93FM

Kiribati • Tarawa • 90FM

Palau • Koror • 91.5FM

FSM • Pohnpei • 88.1FM