Finalists International Soca Monarch 2020
The Caribbean Prestige Foundation (CPF) is pleased to announce the finalists in the POWER and GROOVY categories of the International Soca Monarch.
The semi-finals, which took place at the Arima Velodrome on Sunday 2nd February, 2020 had a total of 62 competitors, 32 in the Groovy Category and 30 in the Power Category.
This year a Fan Fave category will be introduced to the International Soca Monarch competition. One artiste who entered the semi-finals but DID NOT place, can be voted into the finals. Five (5) artistes will be selected for the Fan Fave category based on their socials. Those five contestants will be released later today on IG. Fans can simply visit our IG page intlsocamonarch and like the artiste of their choice. The artiste with the most likes will move on to the finals of the competition. Voting in the Fan Fave category will end on Tuesday 4th February, 2020 at 11:59 pm AST
Groovy Category
In the Groovy Category, the finalists are as follows:
| Sobriquet | Name | Song |
| Asten Isaac | Asten Isaac | IOU |
| Blaxx | Dexter Stewart | Canboulay |
| College Boy Jesse | Jesse Stewart | Happy Song |
| Ding Dong | Andre Holder | Outside |
| Isaiah | Isaiah Mc Hee | Soca Slide |
| Kerry John | Kerry John | Go Away |
| Leadpipe | Osvald Reid | Sometimes |
| Preedy | Akeem Chance | Yuh Bad |
| Rayzor | Allister Mc Quilkin | Dread Tabanca |
| Rome | Jerome Precilla | Good Good |
| Skinny Banton | Shirlan George | Wrong Again |
People were very surprised that Teddyson John a crowd favourite was not in the finals.
Power Category
In the Power Category, the finalists are as follows:
| Sobriquet | Name | Song |
| Iwer George | Neil “Iwer” George | Stage Gone Bad |
| Luni Spark & Electrify | Kellon & Kelson Ogiste | Bacchanal Party |
| Lyrikal | Devon Martin | Rukshun |
| Mical Teja | Mical Williams | Bumper Murder |
| Olatunji | Olatunji Yearwood | Thankful |
| Preedy | Akeem Chance | Shell It |
| Problem Child | Shertz James | Nasty Up |
| Prophet Benjamin | Devon Samuel | Betty Cat |
| Rome | Jerome Precilla | Easy to Break |
| Shall Marshall | Stephenson Marshall | Bun Up |
| Trinidad Ghost | Akel Mc Lean | I Ain’t See |
Rome was the only performer to make the finals for both Groovy and Power categories. Blaxx was also attempting to make the finals in Power but he was not able to make the cut this year.
Remember, with the first time Fan Fave voting on Instagram five more persons will be added as finalists to the line up picked by the judges.
