Voice NOT Defending ISM Title in 2019

Fans will be disappointed to learn that Voice will NOT be defending his International Soca Monarch Title from 2018. He indicated that he and his team worked very hard to get the three peat from 2016-2018.

He detailed his reasons in his post on Facebook. The main reasons cited is he will be giving other younger artistes the option to win and he will also be attempting to take Soca internationally. The full text and post is shown below.

VOICE ISM STATEMENT
The truth is that in 2016, after winning my first title, my team and I decided to challenge ourselves to win three consecutive titles. It took a lot of planning, preparation, sleepless nights and sacrifices but in the end, with the grace of God we achieved our objective.
I love competing and bringing the best out of myself, my team and my fellow competitors but we have new goals now and competing is not one of them. I can’t deny that a huge part of me wants to take part in both the Soca and Calypso Monarch competitions again, but I don’t make decisions in a silo.
I always involve my team and my family in all major decisions and we’re in agreement that it’s time to pursue different challenges which will hopefully open more doors for our younger Soca artistes. My biggest goal now is to do my part to have Soca become a globally recognized genre.
I am eternally grateful to everyone who supported me year after year, you guys are the reason I am able to do what I do. I love you all dearly.
I am thankful for all the opportunities that ISM has afforded me and I encourage everyone to continue to support the competition and help to sustain it. I believe I did my small part and I’m proud to be a part of the history.
I think that the competition is in great hands and I know it will continue to grow! Best of luck to the new board and all participants!