Michael ‘Mikey’ Mercer and Mr Blood are the only artistes who have made it to finals of both segments of the Banks Party Monarch Powered by Hitz 106.7 FM.
Mikey will perform Like a Bajan in the Power Soca and Real Feters in Sweet Soca, while Mr Blood, the reigning calypso monarch, will render Include Me and Crop Over Forever, respectively.
The Party Monarch makes a return this year and will be staged at the National Botanical Gardens on July 12.
The eight finalists in both categories were announced last night at the Daphne Joseph Hackett Theatre.
They are:
Power Soca
Lil Rick – Best Ting
Mikey Mercer – Like Ah Bajan
Mr Blood – Include Me
Nikita – Extraordinary
Roof Deck Symphony – Pass De Glass
Shanta Prince – Festival Calling
Shaquille – After All
Walkes – Road Way
Reserve: Mole & Hypasounds – Verified (Where We From)
Sweet Soca
Aza – Soca Heaven
Khiomal – Back To When
Mikey Mercer – Real Feters
Mr. Blood – Crop Over Forever
Ross – Come And Go
Saddis – Skyfall
Skung Yung – Chemistry
SugahRhe & Freshie – Show Me Uh Motion
Reserve: Iamjusd – Best Friend