Two Juniors crowned; NCF gives more prize money

Last year’s Scotiabank Junior Calypso Monarch Sakarah reclaimed her crown while Mr Showman was crowned the new Junior Soca King.

The Finals held last night at the Garfield Sobers Complex, saw the two winners in battle against seven other contestants in two keenly competed Finals before a packed audience that included Her Excellency, The Most Honourable, Dame Sandra Mason, President of Barbados.

Both winners won by double digit scores between them and the second place contestants in the respective category. Sakarah, singing De Present Past won by 14 points and Mr Showman singing Ready won by 12 points.

In calypso King K singing Real Boys Does Cry copped second place while Bit Bit with Put On A Show took third place. In soca Kari with Sweet Pan was second while Zarie B singing What’s Wrong With You? claimed third place.

Bit Bit won Best Self-Penned Song in the calypso category with Put on A Show, while John Boss claimed that prize in soca with Heart Beat.

All 16 finalists walked away with more prize money this year. In celebration of the 50^th Anniversary of Crop Over all prizes from winner to 8^th place were topped up with a special one-off cash prize, thanks to the National Cultural Foundation.

Please see the results as tabulated by NCF auditors PriceWaterHouseCoopers along with the prizes awarded.

Category: Calypso

1. Sakarah – De Present Future 122 points
2. King K – Real Boys Does Cry 108 points
3. Bit Bit – Put On A Show 94 points
4. N’kyla – Runaway 90 points

Positions 5 to 8 in Alphabetical Order

Hailstorm – Beautiful Nation

Khaleesi – Girl Unseen

Potent – H.O.P.E.

Trinity – No Joke

Category: Soca

1. Mr Showman – Ready 118 points
2. Kari – Sweet Pan 106 points

3. Zarie B – What’s Wrong with You? 102 points
4. John Boss – Heart Beat 86 points

Positions 5 to 8 in Alphabetical Order

Jayden Inniss – Welcome Home

Leilani – Home

Lil Stathis – Bring it

Ranesha – Road Call

Prizes

The winners in both categories of the competition walked away with:

• A bank account valued at $3,000, thanks to Scotiabank Barbados Ltd;
• A scholarship valued at $6, 475, thanks to Barbados Institute of Management & Productivity (BIMAP); 
• $2,000 in cash, thanks to the National Cultural Foundation;
• $1,000 in cash in celebration of the Crop Over 50^th anniversary, thanks to the National Cultural Foundation;
• Shopping vouchers, compliments Courts Unicomer Barbados Ltd;
• An iPhone, compliments Digicel Barbados;
• A voucher valued at $500 redeemable at Bridgetown Duty Free, thanks to the National Cultural Foundation and Bridgetown Duty Free;
• Lunch for two, thanks to South Point Hotel;
• A participating trophy.
• And a winners’ trophy

Each contestant received: 

• A voucher valued at $500 redeemable at Bridgetown Duty
• Shopping vouchers from Courts Unicomer Barbados Ltd;
• Lunch for two thanks to South Point Hotel
• A participating trophy.