Franx Paul's Named ICMA 2025 Finalist with "Feel The Rhythm": The Third Historic Milestone
The milestones don't stop. After the ISC 2025 semifinal with 'Funky Party' and the ICMA 2025 final with 'Deeper (Radio Edit)', Franx Paul's achieves a third historic result: a second final at the InterContinental Music Awards (ICMA) 2025 in the European Electronic & Techno category, this time with the single 'Feel The Rhythm (Radio Edit)'. A double finalist in the same edition of one of the most prestigious international music competitions, all of this in just 3 months, a case that AP News, FOX40, NBC4i, WWLP, MENAFN, EIN Presswire, Expertini Wire, Music Industry Today and others define as potentially unique in the world.
Why a Second ICMA Final Changes Everything
Reaching the ICMA final once is already an exceptional result: it means being selected among thousands of independent artists from dozens of countries by a jury of international music industry professionals. But reaching it twice in the same edition, with two different tracks, is something else entirely.
It is not luck. It is not coincidence. It is the confirmation of a consistent artistic vision that the jury recognized not once, but twice. In a competition that rewards technical talent, originality and artistic identity, a double selection in the same category is a statement: Franx Paul's is not a one-track story.
This is what makes the third milestone historic: not just the result, but what it proves about the depth and coherence of the entire project.
The Single That Conquered the ICMA Jury Again
"Feel The Rhythm (Radio Edit)" is the second single by Franx Paul's to reach the ICMA 2025 final in the European Electronic & Techno category, confirming the consistency and quality of the entire artistic project. Two tracks, one vision, one independent label: MFTDCP8.
Franx Paul's - Feel The Rhythm (Official Video) [Radio Edit] | YouTube
Franx Paul's - Feel The Rhythm (Official Video) [Radio Edit] | Vevo
An Unprecedented Record
The numbers speak for themselves:
3 months of activity. 3 published tracks. 1 ISC semifinal. 2 ICMA finals.
Every result self-funded, self-managed, self-released. No major label infrastructure, no industry connections. Just the independent label MFTDCP8 and an artistic vision that proved itself on the world stage.
Being a double finalist at the ICMA 2025 in the European Electronic & Techno category with two different tracks, 'Deeper' and 'Feel The Rhythm', in the same edition is considered an absolute record for an independent artist starting from scratch.
Three Milestones, Three Genres, Two Global Stages
What is perhaps most remarkable across these three milestones is the breadth of the musical territory covered. In just three months, Franx Paul's competed and placed across two of the world's most competitive music contests in three distinct genre categories:
• EDM: ISC 2025 Semifinal with 'Funky Party (Extended Version)'
• European Electronic & Techno: ICMA 2025 Finalist with 'Deeper (Radio Edit)'
• European Electronic & Techno: ICMA 2025 Finalist with 'Feel The Rhythm (Radio Edit)'
Three tracks. Two world-class competitions. But there is a detail that makes this record even harder to replicate: the ISC semifinal was achieved with an Extended Version, a longer, more complex format designed for deep listening, not for radio airplay, while both ICMA finals were reached with Radio Edits, the most competitive and scrutinized format in the industry. Different formats, different competitions, different genres. Same outcome: global recognition.
A Double Milestone, A Single Vision
What makes this achievement extraordinary is not just the result itself, but what it reveals about the artistic coherence of the project. Two tracks, two finals, one unmistakable sound identity. Franx Paul's is not chasing recognition: recognition is finding him.
When a project wins twice in the same competition, in the same edition, with two different tracks, it stops being a story about luck. It becomes a statement about quality, consistency, and a creative identity strong enough to stand out twice in a field of thousands.
Three months. Two finals. One semifinal. One artist. One label. Zero compromises.
The story continues.