Fay-ann is Road March Queen

Fay-ann Lyons, 23, became the third woman to capture the Road March title when her song, “Display” was played a total of 174 times at all judging points around Trinidad and Tobago on Carnival Monday and Tuesday. She also became the youngest singer to achieve the coveted title of Road March monarch.

In second place was rival Destra Garcia with “It’s Carnival” which was played 131 times. The Road March competition is organised by Trinbagonian. Unified Calypsonian Organisation When asked how she felt winning the title, Lyons responded: “Cool!” But quickly added: “When I see the car park up in front of my yard, then I will believe it.”
A fully loaded Ford Focus donated by Diamond Motors is the main prize for the Road March winner while for placing second, Destra will collect $20,000.

Fay-ann is the daughter of top calypsonian, Superblue, (Austin Lyons) who has eight titles to his name. Asked if her victory was a sign that she was taking over from her father, she said: “No, I am just continuing what he started and I’m just following in his footsteps. My focus now is on next year’s Carnival and to try to deliver good music.” Superblue said yesterday that there was irony in the fact that he won his first title 23 years ago and now at 23, his daughter captured her first road march. He recalled when she telephoned him from New York last year, he encouraged her to keep writing and her victory in this year’s road march contest and with her own composition would give her even more confidence. He said he plannd to share some of his “little secrets” with her.

Though there are no prizes from the third placed artiste, the first five places were as follows:

1st   Fay-ann Lyons - Display   174
2nd   Destra Garcia & Machel Montano  - It’s Carnival   131
3rd   Iwer George  - Ah Home   39
4th   David Rudder & Carl Jacob - Trini to de bone  34
5th   Machel Montano  - Mad Man   15

The two other women to win Road March honours were Calypso Rose who won in 1977 and 1978 with “Tempo” and “Fire, fire ” and Sanelle Dempster who won in 1999 with “The River”.