The wild card in the decision making process for the Chutney Monarch finals was the text voting that was allowed from where ever a phone call could be made. Indeed the music has evolved with elements of Soca and Chutney and Hindi blending to create a music that is unique to Trinidad inside out - "We Ting!"
T&TEC Gayatones provided the music and it was very good indeed. The entire show was well staged and could rival the International Soca Monarch in a few years. Talk about progress and growth... the rest of the music community should take note because the people really came out and supported this show.
Here is the order the artistes that made the finals performed:
1 - Kenneth Salick - KES
2 - Ravi Bissambhar - RAV
3 - Omadath Maraj - OMM
4 - Derrick Seales - DES
5 - Soca Elvis - ELV
6 - Lalchan Babwah (Hunter) - HTR
7 - Andy Singh - ANS
8 - Neesahn Prabhoo (Hitman) - NEP
9 - Kris Persad (KI) - KIP
10 - Heeralal Rampartap - HER
11 - Rikki Jai - RIJ
12 - Moses Charles - MOC
The results are as follows:
First Place - Ravi Bissambhar 9,527 votes
First Runner Up - Rikki Jai 4,872 votes
Second Runner Up- Moses Charles
4. Kris Persad (KI)
5. Omadath Maraj
6. Lalchan Babwah (Hunter)
I must tell you that the winner was unexpected at such a large margin. I personally believe that most people believed that Rikki Jai won the competition tonight. However, the performance of the younger Ravi B and the popularity of the band Karma (that he performs with) may have been the engine that drove home the votes for the eventual winner.Congratulations to the producers of the show, it was fantastic!
