This is the first time in ISC's 23-year history that the grand prize was awarded to an artist in the Christian music genre. The song received the top placement of over 14,000 submissions from 112 countries.
Bodie was a runner-up on NBC's The Voice in 2022 and has since released his debut EP, Happy to Be Here, in 2024. "Whisper and the wind" rose to #36 on the Billboard Christian Airplay chart.
In the Christian category, Terrian was awarded first place for "No Body," Josh Wilson was awarded second place for "Better" and Jessej was awarded third place for "Then It Starts To Rain."
Honorable mentions in the Christian category include:
"Into The Deep" - Anna Victoria (Anna Victoria) (Melbourne, VIC, Australia)
"You're Not Done Yet" - Caleb Grimm, Tim Timmons, Chris Cleveland (Caleb and Kelsey) (Sioux Falls, SD, USA)
"Wandering Heart" - Josh Bissell, Brandt Wesley, Matthew Doering (Josh Bissell) (Georgetown, TX, USA)
"Mysterious Ways" - Joshua Balis (joyland) (Dallas, TX, USA)
"God Of Broken Hearts" - Kendall Renee (Kendall Renee) (Long Beach, CA, USA)
"Make It Count" - Morgan Groenewald, Joel Ivey (collect.assembly) (Yorkton, SK, Canada)
"Deeper Water" - Ryan Cox (Ry Cox) (Nashville, TN, USA)
"Be Like Jesus" - Spencer Dalton, Preston Dalton (Reverence Worship) (Franklin, TN, USA)
