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taken from stabroeknews.com
Dutchin retakes Soca crown in high style - By Andre Haynes
Monday, February 18th 2008
Soca winner again: Adrian Dutchin performing at the finals of the Soca Monarch competition on Saturday night.
In typically grand fashion Adrian Dutchin reclaimed the Carib Soca Monarch crown, putting on an over-the-top show that eclipsed the competition early yesterday morning at the National Park.
It looked as if it would have been a close contest between Dutchin and the defending champion, Marlon 'Malo' Webster, but the night belonged to the two-time king as the judges gave the nod to his "No Place Like Home," and he picked up his third title in the last four years. In the biggest surprise of the night, Malo failed to clinch a place in the top three, despite a near perfect performance of his song "Celebrate," which received overwhelming support from the crowd. Instead, two other crowd-pleasers, Wilbur 'Lil Man' Levans and Onikha Joseph, were voted first and second runner-up, respectively, when results were announced shortly before 2 am.
After being declared winner, Dutchin took the stage to give an encore performance for his fans, while angry Malo supporters, stunned by the outcome, marched out of the National Park compound. To be sure, although there were twelve finalists vying for the title, the night had seen several lacklustre performances and it seemed almost certain that the showdown between obvious crowd favourites Dutchin and Malo would decide the winner and second-place. They both seemed equally deserving of the title, but the judges didn't see it that way.
On a night that was not short of theatrics, Dutchin still managed to fake out the crowd, which was told that he would no longer be performing since he was overseas. Although clearly part of Dutchin's act, the announcement confused some people in the crowd.
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