February 2, 2021

“The Monarch” Finalists Announced

By Lillian Searles

“The Monarch” has announced their top eleven finalists for the competition, which will be held online, and it will take place on Fantastic Friday, February 12th. 

 

Aaron Duncan, Blaxx, Farmer Nappy, Melly Rose, Olatunji, Preedy, Rome, Trinidad Ghost, Trinidad Killa, Turner, Viking Ding Dong and Mical Teja have all qualified for the final round.

 

They will be competing for cash and prizes totaling $300,000. 

 

Simon Baptiste, Creative Director of the show which is billed as ISM presents The Monarch, said the breakdown of prizes will be revealed soon.

 

The competition, which will be rebranded “The Monarch”, will be broadcast live to the national audience on TV and streamed on social media to a local and international audience.

  

The Monarch will not be the only music competition held virtually as the Chutney Soca Monarch (CSM) is also carded to take place. The semi-final round will be pre-recorded into two segments and will be aired on January 30 and 31. The final round of the CSM will also be aired on Carnival Saturday, February 13. A

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