Johnson takes top honors in Richard Stoute 6-12 final

LAST Sunday was a big night for seven year-old Mico Johnson as he etched his name in the historical scrolls of Barbados’ most heralded youth singing competition when captured the 6-12 category trophy of the Richard Stoute Teen Talent competition at the Plantation Garden Theatre. A fair sized crowd braved the elements and had their hearts warmed by the sweet singing of the...

History created at sixth Richard Stoute prelim

HISTORY was created last Sunday as the precedent markers which stood for the last 36 years in the Richard Stoute Teen Talent Competition, were moved by some distance when eight out nine contestants advance to semi-finals at the conclusion of preliminary six at the Plantation Garden Theatre. Such was the wealth of talent on display on the night that chief Judge Sheldon Hope,...

Sherece seizes the moment

LAST Sunday was Sherece Chandler’s big night as she took the fifth preliminary of the Richard Stoute Teen Talent contest by a sizeable margin. Performing songs by the late Whitney Houstan, in the first round, “Saving all my love” followed by an even more scintillating performance of one of the longest billboard toppers, “I will always love you”. Chandler racked up...

No Hurdle Too High for Jabarrie in Prelim Four

The battle for top honours in the fourth preliminary of the Richard Stoute Teen Talent Contest came down to, as they say in Barbadian dialect, a ‘ding dong’ musical dogfight between previous finalist, Jabarrie Hurdle and Chantal Jermott. However when the dust settled, it was Hurdle who emerged on top of the pile by a mere 12 points. Performing ‘Solitaire’in the first...