The International Soca Monarch competition is here again. In just a few hours we will see the dawn of the Friday before Carnival that has been labeled "Fantastic Friday". It is expected that the show will be streamed live over the Internet byUltrastream in High Definition. The show will be available via PPV or the Live Internet Stream. The cost of the live stream is US $19.99. Go to the following link to pre-pay for the event: Ultrastream/Live Soca Monarch Show Stream!
It should be a wonderful night of competition with artists from Saint Vincent, Grenada, Barbados, Japan and host nation Trinidad and Tobago competing for the titles of Groovy Soca Monarch, Power Soca Monarch and the Carib Break Out Artist for 2014!
Everyone is excited and ready for the show to begin. The artists have their songs ready and are finalizing their plans for their stage performances. Who will be the winners? Listed below are stage names of the artists competing tomorrow night and the songs they are expected to sing. Take a listen and familiarize yourself with them. It should be an interesting evening full of entertainment and intrigue. Enjoy the show!
Please press play to listen to the songs... it may take a few seconds for the player to connect to the source - the songs will play!
| Name of Singer & Song | Groovy Soca Ravi B - Bread Mr. Famous - Play More Local Erphaan Alves - Contagious Skinny Fabulous - Behaving the Worst Saucy Wow - Chuku Chuku Biggie Irie - Need Ah Riddim Destra Garcia - First Time Tallpree - Jab Nation Farmer Nappy - Big People Party Cassie - Man In Yuh House Kerwin Dubois - Too Real Machel Montano - HMA |
Name of Singer & Song | Power Soca Ann-G - We Love Carnival Snakey - The Dhoti Song Nadia Batson - Rated R Patrice Roberts - Fetting Di Most Super Blue - Carnival Yo Yo Iwer George - Mama Oh Lyrikal - Lockdown Devon Matthews - Level It Destra Garcia - Mash Up Mr. Killa - Rolly Polly Machel Montano - Ministry of Road |
Here is the judging criteria and the people involved (because Vush reminded me and the source is the Trinidad Guardian/Soca Monarch).
DIGICEL GROOVY SOCA Monarch
- Melody 25
- Lyrics 25
- Arrangement 25
- Groove 10
- Performance 10
- Crowd response 5
- Melody 25
- Lyrics 20
- Arrangement 20
- Performance 20
- Crowd response 10
- Chief Adjudicator: Josephine Torrel
- Paul Massy, Marcia Miranda, Mark Nottingham, Christopher Seon, Allison Seepaul
Power Soca Category:
- Marva Newton, Steve Sealy, Marvin George, Evelyn Caesar Munro, John Barry
- Patrina Torrel and Trisha Layne