Thursday January 22nd, 2009 – Sixty acts from all over the Caribbean will vie for a place in the 2009 International Soca Monarch Finals on Feb 8th. Included this year are artists from St Vincent, Antigua, Barbados, Grenada; but again the greater part of the bunch are representatives from Trinidad and Tobago.
Some of the favourites expected to move on to the final in the Groovy competition are Edwin Yearwood, Peter Ram, Shal Marshall, Patch, Zan, Zoelah and Tizzy. In the power category, Berbice, Blaxx, Olatunji Yearwood and Shurwayne Winchester are likely to get the nod. Competing in both categories (Power & Groovy) Faye-Ann Lyons is expected to yet again be a crowd mover, along with Iwer ‘De Boss’ George, Nadia Batson and HD’s Patrice Roberts.
2008 winners Shurwayne Winchester (Groovy) and Bunji Garlin (Power) receive automatic berths in the final of course; and will be joined by international artists, Ricky T (2008 St. Lucia Soca Monarch) and Skinny Fabulous (2008 St Vincent Soca Monarch).
The Semi-Final competition takes place at the Arima Velodrome on Sunday 8th February at 4pm. Fantasic Friday (Soca Monarch Final) takes place on Friday February 20th at a venue still to be announced.
A list of semi-finalists is below. For more information about the competition and to find out how you can watch the finals live, go to www.SocaMonarch.net.
GROOVY Semi-Finalists:
Alicia Lee
Ansel Joseph
Benjai
Biggie Irie
Blaxx
C' Donia
Cassi
Chucky
Edwin Yearwood
Erphaan Alvesx
Esther Dyer
Farmer Nappy
Faye-Ann Lyons
Fireball
Gary Jackson
Hunter
Iwer George
Kerwin Du Bois
Nadia Batson
Patch
Patrice Roberts
Pelf
Peter Ram
Sean Caruth
Shal Marshall
Shayne Bailey
Skhi
Sugar Raye
Tizzy
Tracy D
Zan
Zoelah
POWER Semi-Finalists:
Anslem Douglas
Benjai
Berbice
Blaxx
Blaze & JW
Blazer Dan
Choppa
Faye-Ann Lyons
Ivy
Iwer George
Jermeeka Mundy
Knycky Cordner
Lil' Bitts
Nadia Batson
Ninjitsu
Nnika Francis
Olatunji Yearwood
Patrice Roberts
Russel Cadogan
Shurwayne Winchester
Soca Tech
Super Jigga TC
Terri Lyons
Tony Prescott
Trevor Gore
Tyra Matthews
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