On Friday 9th December at 8pm sharp an anticipating crowd came out to the sizzling Soca Monarch Semi Finals located at the Sugar Mill. The night started out with a beautiful solo of the National Anthem, followed by introductions done by the Host for the night, Mr. Skeffington Rankin Fagan.
Twenty (20) artistes from The Cable Groovy and 15 artistes from the Carib Brewery Power performed in the Semi-Finals; leaving eight (8) from the Groovy and seven (7) from the Power advancing to the Finals. Finalists for the Groovy segment were Dejour Alexander (Dejour) who came in 1st place with a whopping 454 points followed by Casim Pemberton (Rucas HE) at 2nd place with 451 points, Shannakay Raymond (Shanna) at 3rd place with 436 points, Delison Roper(X-Man) and Jason Kyte (KT) tied with 433 points each, Shakier Challenger (Vybz) with 414 points, Marvin Lewis (Dj Woodis) with 403 points and Jason Mitcham (Pinnochio) with 402 points.
The seven finalist for the Power Segment were Anandee Richards (Lil Miss) at 1st place with 423 points, Jarez Liburd ft Jason Kyle (LAX ft KT) with 422 points, 3rd place Orin Roberts(Takeover) with 388 points, Shannakay Raymond (Shanna) with 387 points, Kyle Roberts(Daddy 2 Sec) with 372 points, Kanava Perreira (Foxy) with 367 points and Delison Roper (X-Man) with 356 points. The Time-keeper for the night was Ms. Altonia Springer while the judges for the different segments were Azard Gumbs, Regines Warner, Shanwa Broadbelt, Dane Hamilton and Randy Taylor.
The St. Kitts-Nevis National Carnival Committee (SKNNCC) takes this time to congratulate and thank all Soca Artistes who registered and participated in the Sugar Mas 45 Soca Monarch Eliminations and Semi-Finals and wish the Finalists the best of luck on the December 24th, Soca Monarch Finals. We also thank our Sponsors of the Sugar Mas 45 Soca Monarch, “The Cable,and Carib Brewery St. Kitts Nevis Ltd.