How the Soca Monarch is decided

One of the frequently asked questions about the International Soca Monarch competition is what is the judging criteria? People often wonder how much crowd response actually matters. 

Here’s the judging criteria along with the list of judges and other key bits of information about Fantastic Friday. 

If you’re on Twitter, you can use the official hashtag, #ISM2014, and the International Soca Monarch Twitter handle @intlsocamonarch.

judging criteria

Digicel GROOVY SOCA Monarch

Melody 25

Lyrics 25

Arrangement 25

Groove 10

Performance 10

Crowd response 5

Play Whe POWER SOCA Monarch

Melody 25

Lyrics 20

Arrangement 20

Performance 20

Crowd response 10

adjudicators

Chief adjudicator: Josephine Torrel

Groovy category: Paul Massy, Marcia Miranda, Mark Nottingham, Christopher Seon, Allison Seepaul

Power category: Marva Newton, Steve Sealy, Marvin George, Evelyn Caesar Munro, John Barry 

Tabulators: Patrina Torrel and Trisha Layne