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King Beau Beau won the St. Maarten Senior Calypso crown at Carnival 2022
King Beau Beau won the St. Maarten Carnival 2022 Senior Calypso finals with 899 points for his song 'Tribute to St. Maarten', StMaartenNews reported.
By SXM Daily ·
Reported 27 April 2022.
King Beau Beau won the Senior Calypso finals at St. Maarten Carnival 2022 with his song "Tribute to St. Maarten", StMaartenNews reported on 27 April 2022.
The judges gave him 899 points. His Majesty Baker Jr was first runner-up with 779 points and Ricky Da Phox second runner-up with 739, according to StMaartenNews.
The finals were held at the Festival Village on the night of Tuesday 26 April, and the results were announced shortly after 2 a.m. on Wednesday 27 April, the site said. King Beau Beau performed in a navy-style uniform, and was crowned by St. Maarten Carnival Development Foundation (SCDF) president Alston Lourens, with Culture Minister Rodolphe Samuel handing him the trophy.
The 2022 contest marked the return of the calypso competition to St. Maarten Carnival.
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Source: https://stmaartennews.com/carnival/calypso-is-back-beau-beau-crowned-calypso-king-2022/
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