Soca fever filled the Linden/Georgetown Municipal Bus Park on Saturday evening as nineteen contestants battled for a place in the 592 Soca Monarch finals and fifteen moved on.
The Department of Public Information (DPI) said that with her high energy performance of her song ‘Calling meh’, Lisa ‘Lisa Banton’ John set the stage for what was to follow.
Lindeners’ excitement nearly reached fever pitch when hometown boy and last year’s runner up Steven Ramphal took to the stage to spread his message of love and unity, DPI said.
DPI said that a high point of the evening came when 2020 Junior Soca Monarch Relon Sumner was invited on stage to perform his piece. So good was Sumner’s act that many in the audience were left amazed when MC Malcolm Perreira disclosed that he was visually impaired.
DPI said that those going through to the finals are 2020 Junior Soca Monarch Relon Sumner, Diana Chapman, Rudolph ‘Sweet Kendingo’ Kendall, DJ Avalanche, Kady Kish, Melissa ‘Vanilla’ Roberts, Osbert ‘Vintage’ Cain, Steven Ramphal, Lisa ‘Lisa Banton’ John, Joseph ‘Hot Ras’ Smith, Johnathan ‘Lil Red’ King, Adrian ‘Cardic’ Lewis, Shaundell ‘JP’ Alleyne and Jumo Primo. The number also includes the reigning Soca Monarch Brandon Harding.
The 592 Soca Monarch will walk away with $1.5 Million, while the runner-up will win $750,000. The third and fourth place winners will receive $500,000 and $250,000 respectively, DPI said. There will also be a prize of $100,000 for the ‘Best Newcomer’.
