International Soca Monarch 2010: Groovy…
And the contenders are (in order of appearance)….
Ainsley King- Bawl Out
Nnika Francis (Grenada)- Survivor
Metro- Streets of Trinidad
Rikki Jai- Barman
Patrice Roberts- Wuk It
Chucky- Jammin Something
Shurwayne Winchester- Murder
Fay Ann Lyons Alvarez- Call Meh
Kerwin Du Bois & Farmer Nappy- Pavement
TC (Barbados)- Hot Sun & Rhythm
KMC- Nah Bad Talk Man
Zoelah (St. Vincent and the Grenadines)- More Water
Lil Bits- Careful
Hmmmm tough tough competition this year! Not to mention the added twist of 65% of the scores decided through the judges and 35% through text votes. Voting also will be open to citizens in Antigua, Barbados, Grenada, Dominica, St Vincent, United States and Canada.
The Breakdown… The Top 5’s
Composition
Shurwayne Winchester- Murder
Chucky- Jammin Something
Fay Ann Lyons Alvarez- Call Meh
Zolah (St. Vincent and the Grenadines)- More Water
Patrice Roberts- Wuk It/ Kerwin Du Bois & Farmer Nappy- Pavement
Vibes of the song/Melody
Fay Ann Lyons Alvarez- Call Meh
Shurwayne Winchester- Murder
TC (Barbados)- Hot Sun & Rhythm
Kerwin Du Bois & Farmer Nappy- Pavement
Patrice Roberts- Wuk It/ Zoelah (St. Vincent and the Grenadines)- More Water
Stage presence/Show
Shurwayne Winchester- Murder
Fay Ann Lyons Alvarez- Call Meh
Rikki Jai- Barman
Zoelah (St. Vincent and the Grenadines)- More Water
Kerwin Du Bois & Farmer Nappy- Pavement
Crowd response
Fay Ann Lyons Alvarez- Call Meh
Shurwayne Winchester- Murder
Rikki Jai- Barman
KMC- Nah Bad Talk Man
Kerwin Du Bois & Farmer Nappy- Pavement/TC (Barbados)- Hot Sun & Rhythm
Popularity (35% text votes)
Fay Ann Lyons Alvarez- Call Meh
Shurwayne Winchester- Murder
Rikki Jai- Barman
TC (Barbados)- Hot Sun & Rhythm
Kerwin Du Bois & Farmer Nappy- Pavement
My Top 5
Fay Ann Lyons Alvarez- Call Meh
Shurwayne Winchester- Murder
TC (Barbados)- Hot Sun & Rhythm
Kerwin Du Bois & Farmer Nappy- Pavement
Zoelah (St. Vincent and the Grenadines)- More Water
Close Calls:
Rikki Jai- Barman
Chucky- Jammin Something
Patrice Roberts- Wuk It
The Synopsis...
Its going to be a showdown between the tight stage show and performance of Shurwayne and the popularity great song and surprise advantage that Fay Ann has. Shurwayne is Mr. Consistent when it come to the Groovy Soca Monarch winning it twice before and will be looking to revenge Fay Ann as she dethroned him last year. Fay Ann however has the edge the wow factor of the night i.e when she picks up her mobile phone (bmobile blackberry the main sponsor) somewhere in her performance and calls for assistance and Mr. Bunji Garlin de girls dem darling comes on and makes the crowd go wild it will all be over! Not to mention it will go hand in hand perfectly with the lyrics of the song! Can’t beat that!
It is unfortunate though for the likes of TC the Party Monarch 2009 out of Barbados who was an excellent song with real vibes and melody, not to mention her powerful voice that I’m sure will be in fine form come Fantastic Friday, look out for lots of texts coming out from Barbados as they try to take the crown back to their homeland.
Kerwin Du Bois and Farmer also have a popular hit on their hands their song is a staple on the radio, I look forward to a great performance from them. Zoelah could flat out sing and I think the judges would like that not to mention the catchiness of her hit song released early in the season last year and still receiving good rotation on the airwaves. She was 4th last year and will stay put in the top 5 this year.
Rikki Jai, the veteran in the business will definitely have the crowd behind him but will be just barely be squeezed out of the top 5. Chucky has a great composition big up (Sherrard Church) but this won’t be his year to shine, he should be in the top 5 though. Patrice Roberts hasn’t quite made it there just yet, there are very high expectations for this young star with the powerful vocals but somehow her performances lack that energy and the crowd never really gets into it, great song though, but it get a beating as it was released sometime in June/July last year and as such the crowd may not have any positive reaction to it.
I think that the top 2 are certain and there will be very little separating the other six contenders I mentioned. The defining 3 factors will ultimately be their stage show, how the crowd reacts and the x-factor this year of those texts votes, I mean it counts for 35%!
Fay Ann and Shurwayne have those 3 factors on lock not to mention a wealth of experience and popularity to back it up and the battle will undoubtedly be between them.
Hear the songs on youtube and judge for yourself… who are your favourites?
Caribbean Prestige Foundations website:
No comments:
Post a Comment