Recording artiste Prince Fabulous is in high spirits after being named as one of the top 10 finalists for this year’s Jamaica Festival Song Competition.

He believes his entry, No Weh Like Yard, was the perfect fit for the competition, with its relevant and timely message.

“The song is talking about the beauty of Jamaica, the niceness and the commitment to my Jamaica as a born Jamaican who loves my beautiful island, no matter what. I believe this song will be the number one song because it’s about the truth and was delivered in a way for Jamaicans of all ages to relate,” the artiste told the Jamaica Observer.

In its 57th year, the competition is an opportunity for new and even established Jamaican artistes to showcase their talents nationally with songs that appropriately reflect the spirit of Jamaican people.

The other finalists are Av&TE (Avante), Jamaica Ah Mi Yaad; Eric Donaldson, Reggae Jamaica; Exco Levy, Feel Like Home; Hot Rod, More Love; Lady Denna & the Whole Note Mento Band, Little Paradise; Mento Tones Jamaica, Mi Born and Grow; N Rich, Sovereignty; Princess Black, Big Up Mama JA; and Slashe, Best In The World.

With the field narrowed down from hundreds of applicants, Prince Fabulous (given name Ricardo Miller) is looking forward to putting the county’s culture on display.

“I feel very overwhelmed and very excited in this competition because this is me representing my country and this festival is all about Jamaica,” he expressed.

The singer is known for past releases such as No Man, Big Links and My Girl featuring Romaine Virgo

Prince Fabulous hopes that the competition with open other doors of opportunity for him and his career.

“My hope is to get my voice heard and to gain new supporters and grow my fan base. Everyone always pays their full attention to Jamaica when it comes to Independence time and this is me representing Jamaica in a leading competition,” he said.