A total of 118 songs were submitted for consideration for the 2025 National Groovy and Power Soca Monarch competition. Artistes across Saint Lucia responded to the call for submissions of songs for the 2025 Lucian Carnival Season for an opportunity to dethrone reigning Groovy and Power Soca monarchs, Sly and Ricky T.
A panel of judges assembled for listening auditions on Saturday, May 31, and Sunday, June 01, 2025, to select the 40 best song in each category. The following artistes and songs have been selected for Quarterfinals stage of the National Competition. Songs are listed below in alphabetical order and not indicative of scoring.
GROOVY SOCA FINALIST
Name/Sobriquet
Song
Alpha
Bystander
Blaze
Pure Good Vibes
Budzilla (Jay Budz)
Side Chick
Carlton CR Roberts
We Nah Leaving
Crown
Outcast
DaGreat
Stop Calling Me
Deejay ASAP
ASAP
Dez Chattel
We Fetting
Eempey Slicker
Piece of meat
Esteblazin
Feeling Nice
Ezra D’funmachine
Dance With Me
Hyper/Ti Carro
Too Much Lie
Imran Nerdy
Warning
Janjahrade
So Blessed
Jastar
Proposition
J’urgen & Mata
Bazodee
Kardo
All My Time
KB Official
Fighting Class
Keytinna
Carnival Calling
Kisha Kay
Different Energy
Lady Leen
Anything You Can Do
Mac 11
Bubble it
Mantius
They Wrong For That
Mata & Bronxx
Who Reach
Mica
More
Mighty Sizzler
WYD
Migz
” I Know “
MNR
No Sweeter
Mongstar
Interest
MTX
Come Home With Me
Mysterio
Outside
Nacheal
Jam That Ting
Ninja Dan
Juicy Mango
Nireti
Thank God
Orion
Follow You
Qpid & Alpha
Colors
Ricky T & Arthur Allain
Praises
Sedale
Never Me Again
Siah
Take My Time
Ti Blacks
God Did
POWER SOCA FINALIST
Name/Sobriquet
Song
Ahnil
Angels in the city
Ally kyatt
Soca deck deck
Al TheArtiste
Carnival
Benje
Savage
Bronxx & Mata
Mash Up Party
Carlton CR Roberts
Pace Yourself
CJ Jookdem
We Not Normal
DaGreat
Paint & Powder
Dezral & Jardel
The Car
Dhirv 2Funny
The Call
Eempey Slicker
Memories (We gone)
Ezra D’funmachine
Miserable
Fross
Beaches
Ilah Man
Storm
Imran Nerdy
Keep Up
Jiggy
W.B.D.W (Who Badda Dan We)
Kardo
Freedom
KB Official x EsteBlazin
Scammer Gyal
Kisha Kay
Burn up de party (Fire meeting)
Lolani & Orion
Sorry
Mac 11
Mother’s Permission
Mantius
We Doing What We Want
Mica and Imran Nerdy
I am Soca
Mongstar
Monsters Out
Mysterio
Ministry of Bacchanal (M.O.B)
Ninja Dan & Mighty Sizzler
Tewe Vaval
Nireti
Runaway
Orion
Go Hard or Go Home
Qpid & Ricky T
Run
Rayboy
Dumb
Running Man
Are Sold
Shayne King
Welcome Home
Shelly king
I fed up
Shemmy J & Sedale
Aliens
Siah
All In We
Slack
It Is What It Is
Sly
Frass
Statik
Mad again
Subance & Ninja Dan
Desperado (Kick It)
Ti blacks ft. Nerdy
We Di Vibe
In the Quarterfinals stage, the 40 qualifying artistes in each category, will be required to perform their qualifying song to a panel of judges. 20 artists will then be selected in each category to move to the Semi-final round of competition which will be held on Friday, June 27 at the National Cultural Centre Grounds.
To access the full playlist of Soca songs for Lucian Carnival 2025 visit Carnival Saint Lucia on YouTube.
For updates relating to the Groovy and Power Soca Monarch Competition, go to www.carnivalsaintlucia.com or @carnivalsaintlucia on Facebook or Instagram, or subscribe to the Lucian Carnival WhatsApp channel. The CPMC wishes all artistes best of luck in the next round of the competition as they prepare for the Monarch.
