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- The musical artist Terri Lyons is the new 2020 Calypso Monarch, becoming only the fifth woman to win the prized Carnival crown.
- “I almost did not enter the competition this year, and thanked my team, including songwriter Maria Bhola for their support.” Said Lyons.
- Lyons was a fan favourite throughout the show and secured the loudest sustained applause of the night after her performance of “Meagan My Dear” her second song of the night.
- In a show where eight of the 12 finalists were former Calypso Monarchs themselves, Lyon’s win is all the sweeter.
- Lyon’s agreed, she said more needs to be done to promote calypso since it birthed soca. She called for calypso to be performed not just in concerts, but on the streets of Port-of-Spain throughout the year.
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Full Article –
Terri Lyons is the new 2020 Calypso Monarch, becoming only the fifth woman to win the prized Carnival crown. The soca princess secured the crown, becoming only the fifth woman to win the title, and walk away with the $700,000 first prize.
She joins Calypso Rose (McCartha Lewis), Singing Sandra (Sandra DesVignes-Millington), Denyse Plummer and Karene Asche in the history books of women monarchs.
Asche, a stronger contender, placed second, with Heather McIntosh in third position, and this too was record as it is the first time the top three placings were women. The competition took place at Queen’s Park Savannah, Port of Spain.
In a show where eight of the 12 finalists were former Calypso Monarchs themselves, Lyon’s win is all the sweeter. Last year’s defending monarch Ronaldo London ended up at the bottom of the results list.
But asked if yesterday’s win means that she is saying goodbye to the genre, she said “I can’t choose.” Already a much sought-after background singer, Lyons has been performing throughout the season with Kes the Band. Their duet “Throw Back Ting” has been getting airplay.
she said more needs to be done to promote calypso since it birthed soca. She called for calypso to be performed not just in concerts, but on the streets of Port-of-Spain throughout the year. “We need to bring new minds within the marketing. I know that Tuco has a page and stuff, but it needs to be more in people’s face, especially the youths,” she said.
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Terri Lyons is the Calypso Monarch of 2020. Lyons, daughter of the legendary Austin Lyons aka Superblue, won the prestigious title last night at the Calypso Monarch finals. Lyons won with her biting social and political commentary “Obeah” and “Meghan My Dear’ in the first and second rounds respectively.
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