Five former Kaiso monarchs to challenge Asche for title at Dimanche Gras

part of the huge crowd at Saturday's Calypso Fiesta in San Fernando

Five former Calypso Monarchs will form the lineup for Sunday's Dimanche Gras Show.

Karene Asche will be defending her crown against 11 finalists who were selected following saturday's Calypso Fiesta in san fernando.

Asche became the youngest ever Calypso Monarch in 2011, winning the prize of $2 million dollars. This years's winner will receive just a quarter of that - $500,000.

The finalists competing against Asche are: 

1. Hollis "Chalkdust" Liverpool
2. Kurt Allen
3. Michael "Sugar Aloes" Osouna
4. Sandra "Singing Sandra" Des Vignes-Millington
5. Weston "Cro Cro" Rawlins.
6. Brian London
7. Devon Seale
8. Dexter "Stinger" Parsons
9. Duanne O'Connor
10. Heather McIntosh
11. Leslie-Ann Allen