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 | Groovy Soca Qualifiers | |||||
| # | Sobriquet | Song Title | # | Sobriquet | Song Title | |
| 1 | Bronxx, Mata, Ricky T | Better Than Them | 1 | Carlton CR Roberts | Ah Happy | |
| 2 | Carlton CR Roberts | MATÉ | 2 | Eempey Slicker | Only Fan | |
| 3 | Eempey Slicker | Again | 3 | Ezra D’funmachine | Sélibwé | |
| 4 | Ezra D’funmachine | BeYOUtiful | 4 | Imran Nerdy | Money | |
| 5 | Jarvin Octave | The Feeling | 5 | Jiggy and Ezra | Move | |
| 6 | Jiggy | Side Work | 6 | Kardo | BLESSED | |
| 7 | J’urgen | My Doudou | 7 | Keytinna | Royalty | |
| 8 | KB | Revellers Anthem | 8 | Kisha Kay | By Myself | |
| 9 | Kisha Kay, Nicole “Nicki” David | It’s Carnival | 9 | Mac 11 | Not Interested | |
| 10 | Mantius | Any Ting | 10 | Mantius | Royal | |
| 11 | Menell | Carnival is Here | 11 | Nintus | Nothing Cah Stop We | |
| 12 | MNR | Take Over | 12 | Nireti and Naii | Vybe Already | |
| 13 | Mongstar | Push It Back | 13 | Qpid | Carnival Nice | |
| 14 | Orion | Good Day | 14 | Ricky T | Just Your Turn | |
| 15 | Oshun | Energy | 15 | Sedale | Find A Way | |
| 16 | Pablo | Unity | 16 | Shemmy J | Carnival Gros Pwell | |
| 17 | Ricky T | Look Something To Talk About | 17 | Siah | Keep It | |
| 18 | Sedale X Mata X Bronxx | More Rum | 18 | Sly | Damn Proud Lucian | |
| 19 | Siah | Money Behavior | 19 | Solange | Jealous | |
| 20 | Sly | Break Away | 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.
SOURCE: Carnival Planning and Management Committee
