Artistes Announced For Semi-Final Round of Groovy, Power and Calypso Competitions

After a gruelling week of competition, 20 artistes each have been selected to proceed to the semi-final round of the Groovy Soca, Power Soca, and Calypso Monarch Competitions.

Groovy & Power Soca Qualifiers

45 Groovy and 57 Power Soca songs were submitted for consideration for this year’s competition. Artistes were required to perform their submissions before a panel of judges on Saturday, 17 June, for a chance to qualify for one of 20 available slots in the next round of competition. The following artistes and songs were selected for Soca Semis. The qualifying artistes are listed in alphabetical order, and not indicative of scores or judging preferences.

Groovy Soca Qualifiers

Artiste	Song Title
Alpha	Smoke
Arthur Allain	Feeling Irie
Blaze	Temperature
Carlton Roberts	Fly
Crown	Monica
Ezra D’funmachine	Cho (Hot Head)
Hyper / Ti Carro	Best Friend
Imran Nerdy	Unemployed
Invader	Sugar Daddy
J’urgen	Layaway
Kakal	D Key
Kisha Kay	Sneaky Licky Link
Mantius	Again
Mighty Sizzler	Closer
Ninja Dan (Karma)	Wake Up
Qpid	Celebrate
Sedale	Toupatou
Sergie	Carnival Love
Ti-Blacks	Check kò’w
Yung Vic & Pilot	Vibes

Powery Soca Qualifiers

Artiste	Song Title
Blaze	Water Calling
Bronxx FT Mata	Balance
Budzilla and Il	Clumsy
Crown	Bad Energy
Esteblazin	Trophy Wife
Ezra D’funmachine	Hello Carnival
Imran Nerdy	Clock Out
Invader	Carnival In Thong
Islah Man	Craziness
Jiggy	Justice
Mantius	Bananas
Mowgly	Crazy People
Ninja Dan AKA Karma	Karma Coming 4 you
Pablo	No Longer
Ricky T	Kay Ou (Your House)
Sedale	We Reach
Shemmy J	Bird Boss
Siah x Ninja Dan	Move
Slack	Doh Ask Me For Money
Subance	Sue say

The third stage in this year’s Groovy and Power Soca Monarch Competition, Soca Semis, is scheduled for this Friday, June 23, at the National Cultural Centre Grounds and starts from 6 pm.  The semi-final show is open to the public, with an admission fee of only $20.  At this stage, nine artistes will be selected in each category to compete against the defending monarchs; Groovy Soca, Ricky T, and Power Soca, Fross for the 2023 Groovy/Power Soca Monarch titles.

 

Calypso Qualifiers

The quarter finals of the Calypso Competition were spread across four exciting nights of tent at the National Cultural Centre. Calypsonians from each of the four tents put on rousing displays for the judges and calypso lovers. A total of 18 calypsonians have been selected to advance to the semi-final round of competition.

#	Sobriquet	Calypso Tent
1	Achiever	TOT/Soca Village
2	Blaize	Kaiso Pro’s Tent
3	Educator	Fire One
4	Gumption	South Calypso Tent
5	Herb Black	TOT/Soca Village
6	J’urgen	TOT/Soca Village
7	Mica	TOT/Soca Village
8	Mighty Sizzler	Fire One
9	Mystic	Kaiso Pro’s Tent
10	Oshun	South Calypso Tent
11	Queen Yadzz	South Calypso Tent
12	Ready	Fire One
13	Robert	TOT/Soca Village
14	Taker	TOT/Soca Village
15	TC Brown	Kaiso Pro’s Tent
16	Ti Carro	TOT/Soca Village
17	Ti Blacks	South Calypso Tent
18	Walleigh	TOT/Soca Village

The next stage in this year’s Calypso Monarch Competition, is scheduled for this Sunday, June 25, at the National Cultural Centre from 4 pm.  The semi-final show is open to the public, with an admission fee of $40 for advanced tickets, and $50 at the gate.  At this stage, nine calypsonians will be selected to compete against the defending monarch; Dezral, for the 2023 Calypso Monarch title.

Tickets for all the shows can be purchased at The Cell, Steve’s Barbershop, or at the gate.

For updates relating to all carnival competitions, 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.