Though there was some discussion as to whether or not "Famalay" would even qualify for the Road March contest because Skinny hails from St. Vincent and the Grenadines, the rules say that once "the majority of the lead vocal performance" is "undertaken and carried out by nationals of Trinidad and Tobago", the song can be a contender — and this one definitely is.
Bí ó ti lẹ̀ jé pé ó ní àríyànjiyàn bóyá "Famalay" yóò kópa nínú Ìwọ́de Ojúnà tàbí kò ní í kópa, nítorí Skinny wá láti St. Vincent àti Grenadines, òfin sọ wípé bí “ọ̀pọ̀ àwọn akọrin tí ó ń lé orin” yẹ kí "ó jẹ́ ṣíṣe láti ọwọ́ọ ọmọ bíbíi Trinidad àti Tobago", orin náà lè jẹ́ afigagbága – eléyìí sì jẹ́ ọ̀kan.