20 groovy and power soca song submissions have qualified to advance in each category of the Soca Semifinals, the third stage in this year’s Groovy and Power Soca Monarch Competition, scheduled for Saturday, June 22, at the National Cultural Centre Grounds.
Artistes were required to perform their submissions live, before a panel of judges on Saturday, 8 June, and Sunday, June 9, for a chance to qualify for the next round of competition.
Soca Semifinals is open to the public, and starts from 6 pm on Saturday, June 22, at the National Cultural Centre Grounds. Tickets are only $20 and are available at The Cell outlets island wide and at Steve’s Barbershop, Castries.
The defending Power Soca Monarch is Imran Nerdy, and defending Groovy Soca Monarch, Arthur Allain. The following artistes and songs were selected to advance to the semifinals. The qualifying artistes are listed in alphabetical order, and not indicative of scores or judging preferences.
Power Soca Qualifiers
#
Sobriquet
Song Title
1
Bronxx, Mata, Ricky T
Better Than Them
2
Carlton CR Roberts
MATÉ
3
Eempey Slicker
Again
4
Ezra D’funmachine
BeYOUtiful
5
Jarvin Octave
The Feeling
6
Jiggy
Side Work
7
J’urgen
My Doudou
8
KB
Revellers Anthem
9
Kisha Kay, Nicole “Nicki” David
It’s Carnival
10
Mantius
Any Ting
11
Menell
Carnival is Here
12
MNR
Take Over
13
Mongstar
Push It Back
14
Orion
Good Day
15
Oshun
Energy
16
Pablo
Unity
17
Ricky T
Look Something To Talk About
18
Sedale X Mata X Bronxx
More Rum
19
Siah
Money Behavior
20
Sly
Break Away
Groovy Soca Qualifiers
#
Sobriquet
Song Title
1
Carlton CR Roberts
Ah Happy
2
Eempey Slicker
Only Fan
3
Ezra D’funmachine
Sélibwé
4
Imran Nerdy
Money
5
Jiggy and Ezra
Move
6
Kardo
BLESSED
7
Keytinna
Royalty
8
Kisha Kay
By Myself
9
Mac 11
Not Interested
10
Mantius
Royal
11
Nintus
Nothing Cah Stop We
12
Nireti and Naii
Vybe Already
13
Qpid
Carnival Nice
14
Ricky T
Just Your Turn
15
Sedale
Find A Way
16
Shemmy J
Carnival Gros Pwell
17
Siah
Keep It
18
Sly
Damn Proud Lucian
19
Solange
Jealous
20
Ti blacks
Seasons
For updates relating to the Groovy and Power Soca Monarch Competition, visit www.carnivalsaintlucia.com or @carnivalsaintlucia on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. The CPMC wishes all artistes best of luck in the next round of the competition as they prepare for the Monarch.
