Eight-time Road March King Austin ’SuperBlue’ Lyons brought members of the audience to tears as he performed alongside his daughter, reigning Road March Queen Fay-Ann Lyons, during the annual Army Fete, held Friday night at the Queen’s Park Savannah, Port of Spain.

SuperBlue and veteran promoter, Cliff Harris were both honoured by the regiment, and applauded by the massive audience gathered at the savannah for the event. The two cultural ambassadors were presented with commemorative plaques while appearing separately onstage around 3.30 a.m., during a fantastic performance by reigning Soca Monarch Bunji Garlin, Road March Queen Fay-Ann Lyons and The Asylum Band.

Harris has always preferred to work behind the scenes, and had to be introduced to the audience, but the enormous crowd began chanting the first half of SuperBlue’s name long before it was even announced that he would appear onstage.

’Super’ performed ’Get Something and Wave’ and ’Meet SuperBlue’ alongside his daughter and son-in-law, and together they commanded the assembly, who all responded unanimously and with unbridled enthusiasm. Many patrons expressed the hope that this powerful collaboration of father and daughter will be repeated at the upcoming finals for this year’s Soca Monarch competition, and will result in Fay-Ann’s victory.

Roy Cape All Stars followed The Asylum’s set to round off a thoroughly entertaining evening, which featured a host of performers from Trinidad and Tobago and around the region.

’SuperBlue’ is a five-time soca monarch who is renowned for his mesmerising performances, and a series of last-minute upsets in the Soca Monarch and Road March competitions. Harris has been promoting soca music for more than 25 years, and is responsible for establishing revolutionary events like Soca Village and the Caribbean Brass Festival.

Long touted as ’the safest fete in Carnival’, the annual Army Fete remained incident-free and finished in the wee hours of yesterday morning.