Joseph and Delanni are 1st Duets champs

And the winner is … Last night’s grand finale of Duets was both intense and exciting after thirteen weeks of gruelling competition. The results of text voting placed the duo of Joseph Stamp Romero and Delanni Thurton-Romero as the crowd favourite and they danced away with ten thousand dollars in cash and other prizes to become the champs of Channel Five’s first Duets. Second place winners Ameera Marin and Troy Longsworth took home three thousand dollars in cash while Romey Plunkett and Elizabeth Tate placed third to win the two thousand dollar cash prize. The Bliss Auditorium was filled to capacity as the three finalists did their final performances on stage and when the results were announced after certification by the PKF firm, the crowd simply went wild. While the winning Duets basked in glory, they were humbled by the support they got.

[Announcement of winning Duet]

Joseph Stamp Romero, Winner Duets Competition
“Winning the first duets ever, it feels really good to be honest. I really feel humbled that people actually rallied behind us from different classes, from different cultures and so we feel really good that the entire Belize mi really feel that we deserve fi win. We really appreciate the support and I no wah lie, it feels really, really good to be a winner. It feels really good knowing the people support yoh.”

Delanni Thurton-Romero, Winner Duets Competition
“I just so appreciate everybody weh come out and support and weh vote fi wi. I mean, shucks I coulda mi feel the love just now, I mean, people mi just appreciate what we brought to the stage. You know, you cannot ask for any more. So, just thanks Belize.”

Channel Five and Telemedia jointly donated ten thousand dollars, proceeds from the text voting, to the Special Olympics Belize which only last month picked up nineteen medals at the Central American Games for Students with Disabilities in Nicaragua.