Moozeek Sonk Konteztt 1

Moozeek Sonk Konteztt 1, often referred to as MSK #1, is the debut edition of the Moozeek Sonk Konteztt. 19 countries will make their debut in the first edition. The contest took place in Old Road Town, Saint Kitts and Nevis and consisted of a single final at the Railway Bar and Grill.

Nineteen countries debuted in the first edition.

The winner was Akon Makeer from South Sudan with the song "I Cannot Believe My Eyes" with 157 points, 49 points ahead of Brazil who finished second with 108 points and Sierra Leone who rounded off the podium with 104 points. The host country, Saint Kitts and Nevis placed 9th. Palmyra Atoll finished last with 3 points.

Location
Further information on the host country: Saint Kitts and Nevis

Host City
Old Road Townis a town located on the west coast of Saint Kitts island in Saint Kitts and Nevis. It is in Saint Thomas Middle Island Parish, and just to the east of Middle Island town. Its current population is estimated at 1,647.

Old Road Town was settled on January 28, 1624 by Thomas Warner, his wife Rebecca, his son Edward and 14 others. The settlers were at first on good terms with the island's native Carib residents, though that lasted only a very few years in the Carib's homeland.

Rather than cultivating sugar cane, it was tobacco that had drawn Warner to the island, and it was the island's tobacco crop that first supported the settlement. The colony prospered and more settlements were built and by 1727, Basseterre became the capital after the expulsion of the French in 1713.

Old Road has developed with tourism, fishing, and farming industries. There is a new fisheries complex in town, funded by the Taiwanese government.

Outside of Old Road are a number of historic Carib petroglyphs.

The St. Thomas/Trinity Strikers, a football team in the Saint Kitts Premier Division (officially known as the SKNFA Digicel Premier League), are based in Old Road and the surrounding Trinity area.

Venue
The Railway Bar and Grill is a restaurant in the north-east of Old Road Town. Local guide Abigail Chiverton stated "We arrived for a late lunch and were the only ones in the restaurant. It is a nice environment and would be a great location for small weddings or big parties. I had the surf and turf burger. While the shrimp and sauce were great, the beef patty was that disappointing factory type mystery meat. I wish it was a locally made beef patty. On the other hand, my companions really enjoyed their creole/stewed fish lunches. All things considered, the lower rating was because of the occasional flies (that they can't really control because of the open environment), and the burger meat. It was just us dining, so I can't judge the service." The restaurant owns a single karaoke machine which will be used as each act will take their turn behind the bar to perform their entry.

Grand Final
All nineteen countries participated in the grand final, in which they all voted.

Incidents
Several incidents took place at the first edition of the Moozeek Sonk Konteztt.

The host, Shams, was issued with a 20,000 East Caribbean Dollar fine for breaking the camera by purposely aiming a pistol at it and firing in the introduction. The camera is now broken and could not be fixed so the fine was issued to cover the cost of buying a replacement camera.

Free alcoholic drinks were provided by the Railway Bar and Grill for all contestants. However, the Nigerian delegation consumed around 90% of the available drinks. This resulted in Princess Vitarah mistaking the karaoke machine microphone for something else and subsequently placed the microphone inside her body. This meant that a winner's performance was not able to take place, to the disappointment of many fans of the contest. The Nigerian delegation was charged 50 East Caribbean Dollars to replace it.

Throughout the show, many viewers expressed concern for the fact that it appeared that the hot, Shams, did not have legs, however these fears were sorted when an explosion took place and it was revealed the host was wearing grey jogging trousers.

During the results presentation, a loud explosion took place causing major disruption in the bar. It was revealed that Nigerian representative Princess Vitarah had set fire to some Dove deodorant causing a large explosion. This angered many fans as they had to wait a little bit longer before finding out how many points Brazil had received.

As a result of these incidents, the Railway Bar and Grill demanded 1,000,000 East Caribbean Dollars in compensation, which forced the Nigerian delegation to work on a farm in Saint Kitts and Nevis in order to pay off their debts. The government of the host country, Saint Kitts and Nevis stated that it felt 'mortified' by the events that took place and banned the Caribbean nation from participating in the next edition.