Trinidadian soca artist Machel Montano has made it through to the semi-final round of the Trinidad & Tobago Calypso Monarch competition and will compete against thirty-nine other artists for a place in the finals on Carnival Sunday 11 February.
The semi-final, Calypso Fiesta, is scheduled for Saturday, 3 February 2024, at Skinner Park, San Fernando.
Reigning 2023, Calypso Monarch Duane Ta’Zyah will defend his crown at the finals on Sunday, 11 February.
Here is the full list of semi-finalists:
- Aaron Duncan Character
- Aaron Sinnette Tick Tock
- Alana Sinnette-Khan (Lady Watchman) Shopping In Miami
- Alex Gift (Tobago Chalkie) The Feud
- Brian London Hell
- Caston Cupid Straight From The Heart
- Crystal Charles (The Legal Diva) Standing My Ground
- Eric James Is D People
- Ezekiel Yorke No Greater Gift
- Garth St.Clair Is It We Anthem or We And Them
- Giselle Fraser-Washington (G.G) We Going Fighting
- Hammond Bruce (Slick) Trinidad Is Not A Real Place
- Heaven Charles (Snakey) Wake Up Calypso
- Helon Francis Representing We
- Karene Asche (The Calypso Princess) No Excuse
- Keith Watson (Def Prince) Identity Crisis
- Kerine Willaims Figaro (Tiny) Through These Eyes
- Kurt Allen (Last Badjohn of Calypso) The First Investigation
- Machel Montano Soul Of Calypso
- Mark Eastman Generation
- Mical Williams (Mical Teja) DNA
- Michelle Henry When The Fighting Start
- Myron Bruce (Calypso Nite) Gun Smoke In the Dancehall
- Makasa Thatcher-Roberts Find Ah Station
- Nicole Thomas The Truth Is
- Naomi Sinnette Dem Advisors
- Phillip Murray (Black Sage) Stone
- Richard Raj-Kumar (Chromatics) 2 Party
- Rivaldo London Here In T&T
- Roderick Gordon (Chuck Gordon) Charlsie
- Romel Lezama (Pappamel) Real Talk
- Sean Singh (IFA (efa)) Jack And Jill
- Selvon Noel (Mistah Shak) De Return
- Shamika Denoon Ah We Saltfish
- Stacey Sobers-Abraham (Stacey Sobers) Respect The Tribe
- Stephen Marcelle Country Of Survival
- Terri Lyons Play Panman
- Victoria Cooper-Rahim (Queen Victoria) The Enemy
- Wendy Garrick-Thomas Keep Yuh Head Up
- Winston Peters (Gypsy) Ungrateful
