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Last year i remember when the soca monarch results were announced the following two days in the newsday and in a radio interview Fay ann said that no matter how big her song is the next year she would not take part in Soca monarch competition. Bunji did and said the same thing in 2006 on stage @ soca monarch when he lost to Shurwayne Winchester.
I wonder what made Faye Ann change her mind and decide to take part in the competition after such a bold public statement?

if this was discussed already my appologies.

Trinidad and Tobago's Newsday : newsday.co.tt :


Soca Monarch Bunji: They cheated Fay-Ann

By Denise Balgobin Sunday, February 3 2008
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Bunji Garlin won the International Soca Monarch competition held on Friday night at the Queen’s Park Oval, but he disagrees with the results. Yesterday Garlin told Sunday Newsday he felt his wife Fay-Ann Lyons should have won instead.

Bunji said this yesterday afternoon in answer to several calls from people to a radio station expressing dissatisfaction that Fay-Ann placed third instead of either first or second.

Garlin admitted he liked a fair battle and several things didn’t go as well as he wanted during his performance. “I like to feel victory and I didn’t get that last night. After seeing Fay-Ann’s performance, I told her: You win. You beat me tonight.”

He added that her father Superblue was there looking on at both of them and felt Fay-Ann had delivered a smooth, beautiful presentation. “He told me afterwards that he loves me and wants me to win, but he loves his daughter and she was taking the title,” Garlin admitted.

“When they announced her in third place, I felt they cheated her. She is very hurt about the whole thing. The majority of the nation does not agree with the second place. But we believe that what one hand takes, the other replaces. I don’t know what a good Road March tune sounds like since I never had one, but I know my wife is one of the favourites this year and I wish her the best.”

Fay-Ann echoed her husband’s words when Sunday Newsday spoke to her. “In the past years, I have always accepted the judge’s decision, but this time, I knew the title should have been mine. My performance was not a third place one. I want to openly express my congratulations to Bunji Garlin on his win. I know Ian likes to win outright and even he told me I should have placed either first or second. Bunji commented on it as a fellow artiste and even some of the other artistes who were there told me I should win,” she admitted.

“I don’t know what the judges saw, because if you compare the performance, lyrics, melody and even crowd participation, something is not right.”

Fay-Ann added that she feels the way Nadia Batson must have felt last year when people also felt she was cheated. “I think it’s because we are women. They don’t want a woman to win and I am thankful that the country is expressing their feelings about the results. If someone doesn’t speak up now, the same thing will happen again when another female artiste gives a winning performance.”

She also stated outright that “no matter how big my song is next year, I will not be entering the Soca Monarch competition.”

Described as “the people’s artiste” by many, by the time Bunji Garlin got into position to be hoisted into the air close to the end of his performance at the International Soca Monarch competition, it was clear he was the crowd’s favourite.

Garlin’s performance of his Maestro remake “Fiery” on Friday night at Queen’s Park Oval, Port-of-Spain, had the huge crowd chanting “Bunji, Bunji” even after he left the stage. It therefore came as no surprise to many persons still at the Oval early yesterday morning when he was named the new Soca Monarch (his fourth win in the competition) pushing last year’s winner Iwer George with “Over Yuh Head” into second place, with Fay-Ann’s “Get On” third and Nadia Batson’s “My Posse” fourth.

In the Groovy Monarch category, Shurwayne Winchester placed first with “Carnival Please Stay”, while Patrice Roberts singing “More Wuk” came in second, radio DJ Shal Marshall and Kerwin Dubois with “Gal Farm” third and Farmer Nappy with “Own Woman” came fourth.

When contacted Winchester, he stated that the win was not just for him but for his new team, which is also overseeing his image and logo change.

“I am happy that I was able to do something for the team and my fans. It was also great for me since my mom was there to see me perform. She was helping with the presentation from day one and she even prepared the bake and shark that the masqueraders on stage were eating.”

He revealed that the food was for the team and he was supposed to get a sandwich as well, but the performers got so caught up eating that when he finished singing, there was none left for him.
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she got over the initial hurt.........being a competitor is in her blood........she have a tune dat could utterly destroy anything right now

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Money can also make one reconsider as well.

she can use the exposure while earning money... everyone can

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3 days pass an she still cya walk
little girl, yuh couldn't take quarter meh strength
no, couldn't take half ah meh length...

muh fren mudda say...she husband done pay she tides this yr fuh she to win.... no screw upss this time....


but meh granny also said dat ah woman is nto ah woman if she cyar gih she word and tekk it ta fackk back.

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Love Life!!!

she soon have a new baby to feed...

It is ALL ABOUT THE DOLLARS and BUYING PAMPERS.

YUHHHHHHHH SEEEEEE MEEEEE

well money does make people change they mind. but i always believe as a public figure, we need to be careful what we say publicly, especially if we might just change our minds later.

is tru...but doh put yuh foot in yuh mouth......we does all do it sumtimes..but yuh hadda becareful esp as a public figure what come outta yuh gullet!!

i woulda go in it fuh d money to yes..even if ah eh win....but ah more tink she trying to prove a point and win d title moreso dan d money......cause she felt she deserved it last yr...

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Love Life!!!

she is an entertainer.........her statements not going to affect world peace or oil prices

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NOPE it doesn't but it sure as hell affects her credibility.

for instance, I have no respect for Bunji Garlin, because couple years ago he came out and said that he will not sing anymore violent lyrics after a youth man in Trini got killed. he then came out with some "ish" Lyrics maybe a year or so after. I was a big Bunji fan, violent lyrics and all, i just feel if you are an entertainer/public figure and you make a public statement you should stand by it. Cause anything you try to sell me after that i not buying.

very few people in the WORLD have credibility to me period........I does laugh at how people does listen to music and think they KNOW that artist and dont realize is tief d artist tiefing dey head with lyrics and perception..........but they r entertainers and they adapt themselves into the image that the "public" wants...........I was having ah discussion few weeks back where some people was trying to convince me that Tupac was some great artist and poet.......no he was a punk......if he was a great artist and poet he would have found a positive way to send his message............I dont know these people.......the public image they present isnt necessarily who there r........my point being....I have ZERO expectations from them........they get paid to perform and they do that by redesigning themselves into whatever the public will buy

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good point. I said the same thing in another thread about Pac and people wanted to hang me from meh toe nails.....Entertainer will say and do what ever they need to to remain relevant and eat ah food.

Not all of them behave that way.

agreed not all but the majority do..