Ronaldo London has been crowned the 2019 Calypso Monarch and has taken home the $700,000 first place prize at the Dimanche Gras ‘Kaisorama’ at the Queen’s Park Savannah Thursday night.
London beat back a field of 16 with his song ‘Man’s Imagination’ to dethrone last year’s champion Helon Francis.
The judges gave London the top nod over Karene Asche who took 2nd place and $400,000, and Helon Francis who placed 3rd and took home $200,000.
Asche sang ‘Loco and Broco’ in position number 2 while Francis sang ”What Coming Next’ in position number 10. Maria Bhola placed fourth and took home $100,000.
Those who placed between 6th and 10th took home a purse of $40,000 while those who placed from 11th to 16th took home $25,000.
The competition ended just before 12.30 am Friday.
The order of results was as follows:
1. Ronaldo London – ‘Man’s Imagination’
2. Karene Asche – Loco and Broco’
3. Helon Francis – ‘What Coming Next’
4. Maria Bhola – ‘False Alarm’
5. Devon Seales – ‘Two Face’
6. Winston “Gypsy” Peters – ‘When Elephants Fight’
7. Kurt “The Last Bad John of Calypso” Allen – ‘Wha Yuh Say’
8. Roderick “Chucky” Gordon – ‘El Muro (The Wall)’
9. Duane O’Connor – ‘Respect’
10. Joanne “Tigress” Rowley – ‘Who Feels It Knows’
11. Erphaan Alves – ‘I Am’
12. Stacey Sobers – ‘Make T&T Great Again’
13. Anthony “Allrounder” Hendrickson – ‘Where Are the Footprints’
14. Alana “Lady Watchman” Sinnette-Khan – ‘Pressure Does Buss Pipe’
15. Dawren “Pharoah” Greenidge – ‘Formula’
16. Alex “Tobago Chalkie” Gift – ‘Travel Advisory’
source: Sampson Nanton for www.guardian.co.tt
