Remember last year Fay-Ann Lyons said she is "pregnant not sick" and would not be deterred from competing in soca monarch finals??? Well she won, big belly and all, both groovy and power segments. Well my girl done give birth to de baby so you should know she coming to mash up the place for 2010, right? Well here are the persons who will be fighting to dethrone her:

Groovy Soca Monarch Finalists (Results)

Kerwin Dubois

Shurwayne Winchester

Patrice Roberts

Chucky

Rikki Jai

Zoelah (St. vincent)

KMC

Lil Bitts

TC (Barbados)

Nnika Francis

Ainsley king





Power Soca Monarch Finalists (Results)

Blaze and JW

Farmer Nappy

Blaxx

Tallpree (Grenada)

Shal and Screwz

Super Jigga TC

KMC and Ronnie Mcintosh

Iwer George

Daddy Chess (Dominica)

Tian Winters (Antigua)

Skinny Fabulous (St Vincent)

Mr Killa (Grenada)

Let me take you back to Fay-Ann's winning Power Soca performance which also won Road March ("Meet Super Blue")

and here she is with her winning Groovy Monarch performance ("Heavy T Bumpa")

The 2010 (Trinidad and Tobago) International Soca Monarch is on Friday 12th February 2010, at the Queen’s Park Oval, from 9:30 pm.



I don't understand how Ricky T did not make it since he is the reigning Soca Monarch of St. Lucia.

And Benjai pulls out of the competition. He had already made it as far as the sem finals.

Benjai at Groovy Soca Monarch finals last year

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He stated on his facebook fanpage:

Just to let my fans know, I'll not be participating in Soca Monarch this year. very displeased with the way things are being handled and will not put myself in a situation that has me uncomfortable!!!

Well Fantastic Friday has come and gone. Big respect to Fay-Ann Lyons-Alvarez, daughter of legendary soca artist Super Blue and wife to fellow competitor Bunji Garlin (Ian Alvarez), who won both the Groovy and Power categories!

Groovy Soca Category
4th - Zoelah - (St Vincent)
3rd - Benjai
2nd - Shurwayne Winchester (last years winner)
1st - Faye-Ann Lyons


People's Choice - Faye-Ann Lyons

Power Soca Monarch

4th - Blaxx
3rd - Neil Iwer George
2nd - Bunji Garlin (last year's winner)
1st - Faye-Ann Lyons

Clef with Solange at her show at the House of Blues photo source

Benjai and Kerwin Dubois after a hot performance in Toronto

Destra and Cherisse Simone enjoying Caribana

Rihanna fresh from the nail salon

And Zoe K. was spotted at the Elegy premiere in the NYC . Umm well, at least she's trying

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Selita Ebanks at the Holly NY screening at hearst Tower, Selita Ebanks showed off her semi-new haircut (sorry not really feeling--something about it is too mature)

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Seems police tried to put a spokes in Machel Montano's wheels last Friday (10/15/07) at a performance at Zen nightclub…they said that he should stop allowing the women to touch is testicles…which of course sent the crowd and performers into a fit of laughter…this has been going on for so long….I mean if they want to arrest him for that they they might as well arrest him for licking his lips …cause that is real provocative…anyways the show went on and he even gave the crowd a taste of is new song "Unconditional"


Machel Montano, Rodney "Benjai" Le Blanc Joel “Zan “ Fezek and songwriter Kernel Roberts are call charged with assaulting Brandis Browne in Port of Spain. As well as assaulting Russell Pollonais. Additionally Montano is charged with using "obscene language to annoyance of other persons" at Zen nightclub in April of this year.



Due to the artists' dependance on the Carnival season for their income. Court has been adjourned to Feb. 20th 2008