soca monarch 2013

[madsuya]

Groovy Semi's:

1. Ian 'Bunji Garlin' Alvarez - Differentology
2. Neil 'Iwer D Boss' George - Bubble
3. Dexter 'Blaxx' Stewart - Nah Get Away
4. Destra Garcia - Call My Name
5. Nadia Batson - Manager
6. Denise Belfon - Wining Queen
7. Shurwayne Winchester - We not Stopping
8. Darryl 'Farmer Nappy' Henry - Stranger
9. Rodney 'Benjai' Le Blanc - Feter
10. Drupatee Persad - Indian Gyal
11. Kerwin Du Bois - Wettin
12. Kenneth 'K Rich' Richards - Wine Back
13. Patrice Roberts - A Little Wine
14. Terrin 'Super Jigga TC' Callender - We Liming
15. Ravi 'Ravi B' Bissambhar - Prescription
16. Stephenson 'Shal' Marshall - Wicked est Wine
17. Roderick 'Chucky' Gordon - I Never Wine
18. Akil '5 Star Akil' Borneo - Partier
19. Sheldon 'Sheldon Nuggets' Bullen - Not Yuh Manager
20. Leslie 'EL-Jay' James - Trini Beauty
21. Denyse Plummer - Rock and Roll
22. Michelle 'Michelle X' - Xavier - Hold Somebody
23. Lawrence 'Mr. Renzo' Adams - Xrated
24. Nesta 'Sekon Sta' Boxhill - Stick It
25. Jenelle 'J'Angel' De Leon - Jook It
26. Charlene 'Charii' Griffith - Go Down Low
27. Kevon 'Yankey Boy' Heath - Rumors
28. Devon 'Lyrikal' Martin - 25/8
29. Santeney Rampersad - Movin Alone
30. Sean Daniel - Magnet

 

[madsuya]

" Bunji Garlin and Fay Ann Lyons-Alvarez have both bowed out of the International Groovy and Power Soca Monarch competitions.......
The couple announced this last night, saying they decided to withdraw because they believe that fundamental clauses in the competitors' contracts were objectionable and demanded too much of the winners ".......

Details include
- winners must give back to the Caribbean Prestige Foundation (CPF) five per cent of the winnings.......
- winners must defend the respective titles the following year, or they will have to pay back 90 per cent of the prize money........
-winners must attend the prize distribution ceremony wherever it may be, here at home or abroad.......

 

[madsuya]

the Play Whe International Power Soca Monarch and Digicel International Groovy Soca Monarch competitions, which will take place on Sunday January 20th at the Arima Velodrome.....

Play Whe International Power Soca Monarch
Iwer George
Tallpree
Timel Rival
Prophet Benjamin
Shurwayne Winchester
MX Prime (formerly Maximus Dan)
Fya Empress
Nadia Batson
Skinny Fabulous
Superblue
Lil Rick
Peter Levels
Trevor Gore
Anslem Douglas
Swappi
Megan Walrond
JW & Blaze
Mikee
Lil Bitts
Fay Ann Lyons-Alvarez
Olatunji Yearwood
Devon Matthews
Chris Garcia
Benjai
I-Stan Scott
Destra Garcia
Squeezy Rankin
Blaxx
Erphaan Alves
Ronald Wickham

Digicel International Groovy Soca Monarch
Sean Daniel
Santeney Rampersad
Ravi B
Michelle Xavier
Denise Belfon
Nesta Boxill
Farmer Nappy
Patrice Roberts
K. Rich
El Jay
Sheldon Bullen
Kerwin Du Bois
Chucky Gordon
Mr Renzo Music
Bunji Garlin
J Angel
5 Star Akil
Drupatee
Shurwayne Winchester
Nadia Batson
Supa Jigga TC
Destra Garcia
Shal Marshall
Iwer George
Blaxx
Denyse Plummer
Benjai
Lyrikal
Yankey Boy
Charli Griffith

 

[madsuya]

The much anticipated clash between soca heavyweights Austin "SuperBlue" Lyons and Machel Montano at Friday's Play Whe International Power Soca Monarch produced a result that most did not expect.
Billed as the showdown between the student (Machel) and the teacher (SuperBlue), the judges could not separate the two after they delivered crowd pleasing performances at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain that went into the wee hours of Saturday morning (today).
Machel urged his supporters to get off the ground and float in his delivery of "Float" while SuperBlue, who had the crowd chanting his name long before he took to the stage, had patrons bouncing to his aptly titled piece, "Fantastic Friday."
In the end, they had to split the spoils and the bragging rights while Rodney "Benjai Le Blanc sang his way to third place.
Machel, however, did not encounter such stiff competition in the Digicel International Groovy Soca Monarch as he successfully defended his title.
Neil "Iwer" George took second with Dexter "Blaxx" Stewart, third.
Results
Play Whe International Power Soca Monarch
1. Austin "SuperBlue" Lyons
1. Machel Montano
3. Rodney "Benjai" Le Blanc
Digicel International Groovy Soca Monarch
1. Machel Montano
2. Neil "Iwer" Goerge
3. Dexter "Blaxx" Stewart.