Nokia Launches Ringtone Contest

The Finnish company Nokia has decided to renew its distinctive ringtone (Nokia tune), recognized worldwide, to include it in the new phone models to come. The mobile company has launched a contest in collaboration with the AudioCraft company.

The competition, which will end on October 5, consists on creating a melody of 30 seconds (maximum lenght), the company has published sheet music for the original Nokia Tune for participants to modify it. There will be five finalists chosen by a jury and five finalists chosen by the public via votes in the contest website, where you can hear the created ringtones.

The creator of the winner ringtone will take home 7,000 euros and his/her melody will be included in the new Nokia models. The five finalists will win 700 euros each, plus both the winner and finalists ringtones will be included in the Ovi store by Nokia.

(MS)