The 2026 Scotiabank Junior Monarch Competition has attracted 47 entries across the calypso and soca categories, as the National Cultural Foundation (NCF) celebrates 40 years of developing young talent and title sponsor Scotiabank marks its 70th anniversary in Barbados.

As the semi-finalists were drawn at Scotiabank Warrens on Thursday, 13 young calypsonians and 13 young soca artistes selected their performance positions for the competition later this month.

Producer and NCF music officer Ayesha Butcher stated that this year’s entries surpassed last year’s.