Government of Jamaica
Kingston, 30 June 2023 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has said there has been a strong response to the Jamaica Festival Song competition as she released the recordings of the finalists.
According to Minister Grange, there was a “flood of quality entries in the competition” this year.
The judges had selected 12 finalists including the recording artist, Anthony B. However, Anthony B is now on tour and has had to withdraw.
The finalists are:
|
No |
Artist |
Single Title |
Producer |
Writer |
|
1 |
Slashe |
Best in The World |
Donovan Germain |
Donald Anderson |
|
2 |
Mento Tones |
Jamaica Mi Born & Grow |
Charles Evans & Denzil McCollin |
Charles Evans & Denzil McCollin |
|
3 |
Av&nte |
Jamaica a Mi Yaad |
Owayne McCaulsky |
Owayne McCaulsky |
|
4 |
Lady Denna & the Whole Note Mento Band |
Little Paradise |
Sherman Wright & Denna Mcleod |
Denna McLeod |
|
5 |
Hot Rod |
More Love |
Theophilus Salmon |
Agustus Hibbert |
|
6 |
Shuga |
Dancing Same Way |
Donovan Germain |
Mitsy Campbell & Duane Stephenson |
|
7 |
N-Rich |
Sovereignty |
Damion Hewitt |
Randeen Thomas |
|
8 |
Princess Black |
Big up Mama Ja |
Sherlette Black & Shavane Daley |
Sherlette Black |
|
9 |
Prince Fabulous |
No Weh Like Yard |
Varel Dixon |
Richardo Miller |
|
10 |
Eric Donaldson |
Reggae Jamaica |
Eric Donaldson |
Eric Donaldson |
|
11 |
Exco Levi |
Feel like Home |
Donovan Germain |
Wayneford Levy |
Minister Grange thanked broadcasters for their support of the Jamaica Festival Song Competition over the years and is encouraging them to “give as much airplay as possible to the finalists so that the public will get to know the songs and be able to choose their favourite”.
The 2023 Jamaica Festival Song will be selected by a combination of judges scores and public vote.
The winning song will be selected following two televised shows on July 6 and 29 on TVJ and PBCJ.
There’s a prize of three million dollars for the winning entry to be shared among the producer, the writer and the singer.
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