(Trinidad Guardian) After delivering what many fans consider to be his best performance of the season Machel Montano claimed the two million dollar grand prize in the Power Soca category at the 2011 International Soca Monarch Competition at the Hasley Crawford Stadium on Friday night.
A capacity crowd turned out to see the crème de la crème of soca artistes perform but in the end, Montano’s popular song ‘Advantage,’ was chosen by the judges and the crowd for the Power Soca title.
Montano’s performance was his first at the competition in 16 years. His nearest rival Neil Iwer George placed second to receive $600,000. Third place went