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President's assistant in Calypso Queen Finals
By Joan Rampersad
January 28, 2006, newsday.co.tt
Media Relations Assistant at President's House, Maria Bhola, has made it to the finals of NWAC's National Calypso Queen Competition Finals.
Bhola, who has been competing since she was eight years old, took a break three years ago for various reasons, including going back to school. However, she told Newsday: "Bhola's Back!" She will be singing a social commentary song entitled, "Say Something," which she has now renamed "Silent Treatment."
Former Calypso Queen Heather Mac Intosh has also made it to the finals with her song "Ma Theresa Deposit," while popular soca songbird Lima Calbio will be appealing to the bandits to allow her to "Party In Peace," as her song is titled.
Seasoned competitors Eunice Peters, Joanne Foster, Lesley Ann Ellis, Marva Mc Kenzie, Monique Hector, Shanaqua, Singing Sonia and Twiggy are also among the other finalists who will be going up against defending National Calypso Queen, Abbi Blackman.
The finals will be held on Monday February 6 at the St James Amphitheatre from 7 pm. Following is a full list of finalists and the names of their songs:-
Alicia Massy - The Hardest Hard
Alicia Richards - Once Yuh Black
Eunice Peters - A Sense of Pride
Giselle Fraser - Another Youth Man Gone Again
Heather Mac Intosh - Ma Theresa Deposit
Joanne Foster - Bring Back TT
Karen Eccles - Message From The Master
Karene Ashe - Spirit of Fear
Kathy Ann Sarjeant - What Goes Around
Kizzie Ruiz - Developed Country Status
Lesley Ann Ellis - Dear Diary
Lima Calbio - Party In Peace
Lioness - Power But No Glory
Lyn Steele - Come Back
Makeda Darius - A Sense Of History
Maria Bhola - Silent Treatment
Marva Mc Kenzie - Revelation Time
Monique Hector - Mother Fighting Back
Natasha Nurse - A Message From Super Granny
Shanaqua - That's Panorama
Singing Sonia - Masters Of Disguise
Tammico Moore - The Tackle
Twiggy - My Calypso Music
Wendy Thomas - Blood And Beer
Finalists are requested to provide a recent photograph, a copy of their lyrics and their music scores to NWAC's office at 40 Duke Street in Port-of-Spain.
Reprinted from: newsday.co.tt
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