Monday, August 11, 2014

Talented Belizean Artists took to the stage at the 2014 Belize National Song Competition

Belizeans are gearing up for the month of September which is a month of celebrations and festivities in Belize.

Winners of the 2014 Belize National Song Competition
L-R: TRShine, Cecil Jenkins, Nello Player
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The festivities started off on Saturday, August 9th, 2014 when talented Belizean artists took to the stage in hopes of winning and taking the title for their respective divisions of music. The National Song Competition is broken into three Divisions; Junior Belize Song, Senior Belize Song and Carnival Song Divisions.

There was a really good cross section of artists from all over Belize, some are new artists and some are experienced artists. The artists really came out singing at their very best and some surely entertained in style, showcasing Belizean patriotic costumes to heighten the mood and feeling of their songs. Here are some of the photos from the night, courtesy of Will Moreno Photography



Lucreshia Underwood
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Tara Gill
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Jael August
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Sam Harris
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Ernestine Carballo
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Chico Ramos
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Shameeka Moir - Breakout Artist of the Year
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Earlyn Hutchinson - Breakout Artist of the Year
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Boss Lady
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Ernestine Carballo
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Leslie Bastic Jenkins - "Big Truck" - Breakout Artist of the Year
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After an undoubtedly difficult decision there were only 3 winners from all 18 artists that made it to the finals that could claim the title. Those winners were Cecil Jenkins Jr. who claimed the title for the Junior Belize Song Division with his song, "Pocono Buoy".  Nello Player who claimed the title for the Senior Belize Song Division with his song, "Real Belizean" and TR Shine who claimed the title for the Carnival Song Division with his song, "Borderline".  Nello Player and TR Shine also walked away with the People's Choice Awards for their respective divisions.


Cecil Jenkins Jr - "Pocono Buoy" - Winner of Junior Belize Song Division
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Nello Player - "Real Belizean" - Winner of Senior Belize Song Division
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TR Shine - "Borderline" - Winner of Carnival Song Division
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