Machel Montano floats with Super Blue
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Defending monarch Machel Montano put on a strong performance to share the coveted TT$1 million winner’s prize with six-time soca monarch, 57-year-old Austin Lyons, at the Play Whe International Power Soca Monarch show in Trinidad.
Lyons, who uses the stage name ‘Super Blue’ was clearly the crowd favourite with his tune “Fantastic Friday” but Montano dressed up as Superman used his tune “Float” to great effect, leaving the judges to declare a tie during the early hours of Saturday morning.
Lyons had last won the competition in 2000 and the showdown with Montano was billed as the teacher versus the student.
In third place of the competition held at the Hasley Crawford stadium on the outskirts of the capital was Rodney “Benjai” Le Blanc.
