Forty soca artistes competed in a rousing soca semi-final Monday evening at the National Cultural Centre. 18 artistes, nine in each category, have been selected to advance to the finals of the National Groovy and Power Soca Monarch Competition scheduled for Friday, July 7, at the SAAB Vigie.
The artistes will go against the defending monarchs; Ricky T, for the Groovy Monarch title, and Fross for the Power Monarch. The qualifying artistes below are listed in alphabetical order and not indicative of scores.