{"id":244083,"date":"2020-02-08T09:26:01","date_gmt":"2020-02-08T13:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=244083"},"modified":"2020-02-08T10:10:10","modified_gmt":"2020-02-08T14:10:10","slug":"de-examiner-is-junior-calypso-monarch-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/de-examiner-is-junior-calypso-monarch-again\/","title":{"rendered":"De Examiner is Junior Calypso Monarch again"},"content":{"rendered":"

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St. Mary\u2019s Academy (SMA) student Malik Darroux \u201cDe Examiner\u201d has made a successful defense of his junior calypso title when he again won in 2020 to make it two from two.<\/p>\n

In 2020 he won his first title and was under pressure from the six other competitors in the 2020 junior calypso monarch held at the Windsor forecourt on February 7, 2020.<\/p>\n

Performing at number 6 with a song entitled \u201cvisions\u201d written by SMA school teacher Jerry Lloyd, De Examiner used the cartoon characters on television to display the ill effects it has on the youth of the country.<\/p>\n

Clearly, he was among the top four competitors as he graced the staged and bellowed his lyrics to the audience. Now in 5th form, he said that he was \u201calways confident\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am happy and excited at winning, I was confident despite the challenges, but I knew that once I did not make any mistakes I would be safe,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The 1st runner up was Dominica Grammar School (DGS) student Jedan Jno Baptiste \u201cDe Jed\u201d with a song entitled \u201cLost Boys written by veteran calypso written Pat Aaron. Delight Cizanne Peter, \u201cCizlight of the St. John\u2019s Academy with \u201cMy pledge\u201d written by Fitzroy Hilton was the 2nd runners up followed by 12 year old SMA student Adrian Piper \u201cDe Magician” with a song \u201cits over\u201d written by school teacher Ian Jackson.<\/p>\n

The other competitors were Torah Darroux \u201cDe Essence with a song Bring back JSP by Ian Jackson, 11 year old Naliyah George, Nali G of the St. Martin Primary with a song Children now a days written by Jemma Fontaine and Nayah George and Covent High School (CHS) student Carina Audain Singing C with a song \u201clets make a difference\u201d written by Haugette St. Hailaire were the other competitors.<\/p>\n

The show was organized by the LEO Club of Dominica.<\/p>\n

Video highlights from the show and the winners full performance can be viewed below courtesy of Mystelics of Be Real Be Positive Tv<\/a>\u00a0 (BrBpTV<\/a>)<\/p>\n