Carib Soca Monarch 2018 semi-finalists selected

After an intense in house judging session, fifteen competitors were selected from a total of eighteen entries as semi–finalists for the 2018 edition of the Carib Soca Monarch, a release from the Ministry of Social Cohesion said yesterday.

The competition which returns after a two-year hiatus will be run by the ministry for the 1st time in over a decade and will have ANSA McAl Trading Limited; the company that once ran the competition, continuing their support as the title sponsor with their Carib Beer brand.

The semi – final which is scheduled for the 10th February, 2018 in the mining town of Linden will see five contestants being eliminated with the remaining ten battling for the title in Georgetown on the 17th February.

Of the fifteen selected, eleven are newcomers to the competition, the release said

Following is the list of those selected and the songs they will be performing. 1. Alisha “Sasha Melody” Hamid 2. Brandon Harding 3. Colwin “Lil Colwin”Blair 4. Colwyn “Soca Cwyn” Abrams 5. Delon “Soca Del” Azore 6. Diana Chapman 7. Jonathan “Lil Red” King

8. Keron “Norek Mas” Sam 9. Melissa “Vanilla” Roberts 10. Quacy “Avalanche” Coates 11. Roger “Young Bill Rogers” Hinds

12. Roshauna Fraser 13. Samantha Grant 14. Shellon “Fluffy” Gally 15. Stanton “Cardiac” Lewis Love Off Meh Alive Leave Me Alone Soca Rage Take A Bounce Get Ready Water, Paint & Powder Power Soca We Run Things Life De Money Power Dance Show Me Ah Playing Mas Bam Bam Welcome Guyana