Ricardo 'Daddy Chinee' Melville was crowned Chutney Soca Monarch 2023 in front of a crowd of approximately 6,000 people.
Event promoter, Southex, says his win was "unanimous among the judges, as every one of them had him ahead on their sheets."
Southex says history was created at the show, "as this is the first time a non-Indo Trinidadian walked away with the title."
Ricardo 'Daddy Chinee' Melville during his winning performance at the Chutney Soca Monarch finals, on Friday 17 February 2023. He was crowned Chutney Soca Monarch 2023. [Image courtesy Southex Live Events via YouTube]
Katelin Sultan, the eight-year-old Chutney Soca star, walked away with the Queen of Chutney Soca title, beating Ramrajie Prabhoo into second place.
Katelin was also the youngest to ever win a major title in one of the mainstream competitions in Trinidad & Tobago’s Carnival.
Katelin Sultan during her winning performance at the Chutney Soca Monarch finals, on Friday 17 February 2023. She was crowned Chutney Soca Queen 2023. [Image courtesy Southex Live Events via YouTube]
The former champion, GI Beharry, placed third, while Kenneth Supersad placed second in the competition.
Apart from the prize money, Katelin also has won two Caribbean Airlines tickets to any destination they fly to, plus an all-inclusive weekend at the Tropikist Hotel and Beach resort, which make up part of her prize package.
Ricardo 'Daddy Chinee' Melville during his winning performance at the Chutney Soca Monarch finals, on Friday 17 February 2023. He was crowned Chutney Soca Monarch 2023. [Image courtesy Southex Live Events via YouTube]
