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Ramon G & LJ crowned 2024 Soca Monarchs

- Ramon G won Power category & LJ the Groovy category
Ramon G, right, won the Power category and LJ, left, the Groovy category when the Soca Monarch was held at Rena’s Festiville on Saturday, August 3, 2024. Photo: VI Festival/Facebook
In a hotly contested Groovy category, LJ, who sang ‘Don’t Stop’, was crowned Groovy Soca Monarch. Photo: VI Festival/Facebook
In a hotly contested Groovy category, LJ, who sang ‘Don’t Stop’, was crowned Groovy Soca Monarch. Photo: VI Festival/Facebook
‘VI Pride’ reigned supreme in the Power category, as Ramon G racked up 293 points for his song ‘VI Pride’. Photo: VI Festival/Facebook
‘VI Pride’ reigned supreme in the Power category, as Ramon G racked up 293 points for his song ‘VI Pride’. Photo: VI Festival/Facebook
A large crowd converged at Rena’s Festiville on Saturday, August 3, 2024, to party and to see who would be crowned Soca Monarch for the 70th Anniversary of Virgin Islands Emancipation Festival. Photo: VI Festival/Facebook
A large crowd converged at Rena’s Festiville on Saturday, August 3, 2024, to party and to see who would be crowned Soca Monarch for the 70th Anniversary of Virgin Islands Emancipation Festival. Photo: VI Festival/Facebook
A section of the crowd at Rena’s Festiville on Saturday, August 3, 2024, for the Soca Monarch for the 70th Anniversary of Virgin Islands Emancipation Festival. Photo: VI Festival/Facebook
A section of the crowd at Rena’s Festiville on Saturday, August 3, 2024, for the Soca Monarch for the 70th Anniversary of Virgin Islands Emancipation Festival. Photo: VI Festival/Facebook
King Paido performing at the Soca Monarch at Rena's Festiville on Saturday, August 3, 2024. Photo: VI Festival/Facebook
King Paido performing at the Soca Monarch at Rena's Festiville on Saturday, August 3, 2024. Photo: VI Festival/Facebook
One of the performances at the Soca Monarch for the 70th Anniversary of Virgin Islands Emancipation Festival on August 3, 2024. Photo: VI Festival/Facebook
One of the performances at the Soca Monarch for the 70th Anniversary of Virgin Islands Emancipation Festival on August 3, 2024. Photo: VI Festival/Facebook
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A large crowd converged at Rena’s Festiville on Saturday, August 3, 2024, to party and to see who would be crowned Soca Monarch for the 70th Anniversary of Virgin Islands Emancipation Festival.

Artistes competed in two categories: Groovy and Power.

Groovy Monarch

In a hotly contested Groovy category, LJ, who sang ‘Don’t Stop’, was crowned Groovy Soca Monarch.

LJ amassed 280 points and just managed to pip First Runner Up Jversitile, who had 279 points for his song ‘Blessings’.

The Second Runner Up was Paido, who totalled 272 points for his song ‘Party for 70th’.

The other contestants were Ramon G with ‘Show it off’, Eklund and Denno with ‘Insecurity’, and Queen Don with ‘Eeni Meeni Money More’.

Power Monarch

‘VI Pride’ reigned supreme in the Power category, as Ramon G racked up 293 points for his song ‘VI Pride’.

With 287 points was First Runner Up Jversitle, who sang ‘Move’.

The Second Runner Up was LJ with ‘Dump It’. LJ had 265 points.

Other contestants in the Power category were Shemba with ‘Max Out’, Mr Bluez with ‘Wuk fuh China, Diffy with ‘General Invasion’, Eklund with ‘We Celebrate 70’, Shea with ‘Deh Road’, Paido with ‘The Road Anthem’ and Sopriziz with ‘Wake up Jakeup’.

2 Responses to “Ramon G & LJ crowned 2024 Soca Monarchs”

  • Shameful (05/08/2024, 12:31) Like (0) Dislike (1) Reply
    If you cannot dress half-naked in public on a normal day why are people being allowed to show their bare breasts and backside in Festival Village.

    That local store that did a fashion show the other day with models walking up the street with a mesh top on and boobs flinging with a pasty covering their nipples need not delve into ratchetness.

    To the parents posting their child that was a runner up in Prince and Princess back stage taking a shot with an entertainer (we know it could not have been alcoholic) STILL it is a disgraceful representation encouraging STUPIDNESS!!

  • Native Senior Citizen of the British Virgin Islands (05/08/2024, 14:51) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Probably about 94% of the people the are living in the BVI, so-called christians included, have lost their sense morality. What is now called Emaciation, freedom from slavery festivities celebration is mostly an outdoor sexist competition held every first Monday mainly in our Capital street, Road town.
    Who mostly deserve to be blamed for this mess, the devil?, partly yes, most people love for selfish pleasure?, our politicians?, partly yes, most people love for money, in a great way yes, love for social gardening, partly yes. When you sum it all up there is a clear perspective of our problems, that is disloyalty against our Creator spiritually principles of holy living, as are recorded in the holy Scriptures in the christian Bible


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