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Two new Junior Soca Monarch winners were crowned today, from among 19 finalists at the Junior Soca Monarch Competition 2024. Among the winners - a brother and sister, and upcoming soca sensation, Zachary Ransome. Rynessa Cutting has the highlights.
Transcript
00:00 The Primary School is now a Zachary Ransom School!
00:04 [Cheering]
00:07 And the last one, please welcome the commencement.
00:10 He's been putting in the work since the tender age of four.
00:14 Six years later, he's copped his first national title.
00:18 Ransom took home the Primary School's Junior Soka Monarch Trophy
00:22 following a pumping performance of his 2024 Soka release, Rangkatang.
00:27 [Music]
00:41 Oh Lord, I love my country, Pa!
00:45 I am feeling very elated and happy that I got first place.
00:50 Last year I got third. Well, I improved a lot.
00:53 What are your goals exactly?
00:55 My goals are to be the biggest Soka person in the world.
01:02 Coming in second was young Kimani actor Kalou
01:06 who wowed the audience with his stage presence and fancy dance moves.
01:10 [Music]
01:21 Turns out he's also a talented songwriter.
01:24 For me it's not really hard.
01:26 You know, just come up with the lyrics.
01:29 You know, not really hard for me.
01:31 Is this your first song that you've written or do you have other songs?
01:34 I've written other songs.
01:36 And after placing first last year,
01:38 2023 Junior Soka Monarch, Celine Charles, came in third.
01:43 [Music]
01:54 In the secondary schools category,
01:56 siblings Gabrielle McDonald and Marcus McDonald placed first and second respectively.
02:02 [Music]
02:19 [Music]
02:32 But there's no competition between siblings without some sibling rivalry.
02:37 So I see we have a brother and sister winning combo today.
02:40 Tell me how it feels to be keeping it in the family.
02:43 Man, all I got to say is that,
02:45 I was in the family, you know, that first and second luck.
02:48 And I could only lose to blood.
02:49 You know, I love my sister right there.
02:51 But next year we're coming back and I feel like Auntie Kit.
02:53 [Laughter]
02:54 Do you guys practice together?
02:56 No, we don't practice together.
02:57 You know, we try to keep it separate so that when we come on the day,
03:00 it's like, yeah, separate competition.
03:03 We might be family, but we still have to compete against each other.
03:06 In third position was Jalisa Lazarus of Atherton School of Education
03:10 who came through with a smooth voice but strong message.
03:14 [Music]
03:33 A total of 19 contestants took part in the competition today.
03:38 Renessa Cutting, TV6 News.
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