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Marcus Mark aka 'Young Blood' crowned 2024 Calypso Monarch

One of the songs by 2024 Calypso Monarch Marcis Mark aka ‘Young Blood’ was The Miseducation of Marijuana. Photo: VINO
Young Blood, who entered his first calypso competition for festival in 2015 when he placed as the First Runner Up, also won Best Lyric and Best performance on Saturday, July 27, 2024. Photo: VINO
Young Blood, who entered his first calypso competition for festival in 2015 when he placed as the First Runner Up, also won Best Lyric and Best performance on Saturday, July 27, 2024. Photo: VINO
The well-known musician from Virgin Gorda, Marcus Mark, performing under the name ‘Young Blood’, was crowned 2024 Soca Monarch when the Calypso Competition for the Virgin Islands 70th Emancipation Festival was held at Larina L. Jacobs-Lamothe Festiville on Saturday, July 27, 2024. Photo: VINO
The well-known musician from Virgin Gorda, Marcus Mark, performing under the name ‘Young Blood’, was crowned 2024 Soca Monarch when the Calypso Competition for the Virgin Islands 70th Emancipation Festival was held at Larina L. Jacobs-Lamothe Festiville on Saturday, July 27, 2024. Photo: VINO
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The well-known musician from Virgin Gorda, Marcus Mark, performing under the name ‘Young Blood’, was crowned 2024 Soca Monarch when the Calypso Competition for the Virgin Islands 70th Emancipation Festival was held at Larina L. Jacobs-Lamothe Festiville on Saturday, July 27, 2024.

Young Blood’s songs were Antidote and The Miseducation of Marijuana, which were enough to gain the judges’ nod.

Young Blood, who entered his first calypso competition for festival in 2015 when he placed as the First Runner Up, also won Best Lyric and Best performance on Saturday.

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7 Responses to “Marcus Mark aka 'Young Blood' crowned 2024 Calypso Monarch”

  • calypsonian (28/07/2024, 10:17) Like (5) Dislike (0) Reply
    It was not his first competition. He first entered some years ago when he came first runners up. He had 2 marvelous songs A big Congratulations ???? to you Young blood.
  • Way. (28/07/2024, 10:22) Like (6) Dislike (0) Reply
    Congratulations Young Blood. ????
    Good to see a real musician win that shit.
  • Leh We Carry On (28/07/2024, 11:12) Like (4) Dislike (4) Reply
    A crazy old man scratch his head and exclaim "wow" on a night when two young people are shot and another found drifting dead in a dinghy. Meanwhile the opening act of the 2024 festiville the Calypso Competition is won by a performer under the name "Young Blood." Wuk up leh we carry on.
  • Congrats (28/07/2024, 11:19) Like (4) Dislike (0) Reply
    Marcus u never disappoints
    D entire family are great musicians

    The fight down is real
    Nobody can’t even give a congratulations wow
  • Old Blood. (28/07/2024, 12:22) Like (10) Dislike (0) Reply
    He is no longer young, he is been at this for a long time now, writing and arranging for Makeesha from VG a former female Calypso queen...He is a very good Keyboard player musician, he just need q little more discipline and he would be Int'l. Discipline with talent together are the keys to success..
  • calypsonian (28/07/2024, 14:10) Like (7) Dislike (0) Reply
    The name Youngblood is nothing negative. The name is derived from the Indian Tribes in the South East Pacific Region and the winner is of partly Indian descent. It's no offense to anyone


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