News: Soca Monarch Finalists Select Judges

Finalists in the TSTT International Soca Monarch and Groovy Soca Monarch competitions were given the opportunity to select their own judges for the final show. For the first time ever organisers of the event, the Caribbean Prestige Foundation for the Performing Arts (CPF), presented a list of 20 persons from which the artistes will choose ten.

This took place at theVIP Lounge of the Hasely Crawford Stadium on February 7. "There are going to be ten judges in all, five for each competition," Roland Gordon, the competition's judging co-ordinator told the artistes.

"But you are not going to be leaving here knowing who will be judging which competition for obvious reasons because Trinidad is a small place and it is possible for you to get in touch with that person." Gordon said that aspect of the judging would be decided by the management of Soca Monarch.After giving background information on the proposed judges, the artistes present voted for their choice by show of hands.

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