Qualifying Artistes & Calypsonians Announced for 2025 Soca & Calypso Monarch Finals
Following a weekend of high energy music competitions, the Carnival Planning and Management Committee has announced the finalists for the 2025 Soca and Calypso Monarch Competitions. Despite the rains, scores of people assembled at the National Cultural Centre on Friday, June 28, for the Groovy & Power Soca Semi-Finals and on Sunday, June 29, for the Calypso Semi-finals.
20 songs competed in both the Groovy and Power Soca categories in an effort to make it to the finals of the Soca Monarch competition scheduled for Friday, July 11, 2025. The defending Groovy Soca monarch is Sly, and Power Soca Monarch, Ricky T. The artistes qualifying for the finals are listed below in alphabetical order.
| Groovy Soca Qualifiers | ||
| # | Artist | Song Title |
| 1 | Arthur Allain & Ricky T | Praises |
| 2 | Bronxx & Mata | Who Reach |
| 3 | Ezra D’Funmachine | Dance With Me |
| 4 | Imran Nerdy | Warning |
| 5 | Kisha Kay | Different Energy |
| 6 | Mantius | They Wrong for That |
| 7 | MNR | No Sweeter |
| 8 | Niretti | Thank God |
| 9 | Ti Blacks | What is Mine |
| Power Soca Qualifiers | ||
| # | Artist | Song Title |
| 1 | Bronxx & Mata | Mash Up Party |
| 2 | CR | Pace Yourself |
| 3 | Dezral & Jardel | The Car |
| 4 | Ezra D’Funmachine | Miserable |
| 5 | Kisha Kay | Burn Up De Party |
| 6 | Mica & Imran Nerdy | I am Soca |
| 7 | Ninja Dan & Mighty Sizzla | Tewe Vaval |
| 8 | Qpid & Ricky T | Run |
| 9 | Ti Blacks & Nerdy | We Di Vibe |
In the semi-final round of the Calypso competition held Sunday, June 18, calypsonians each presented 2 songs. 9 calypsonians were selected to advance to the finals of the Calypso Monarch competition for a chance to dethrone reigning monarch, Dezral.
| Calypso Monarch Finalists | ||||
| # | Calypsonian | Tent | Song Title 1 | Song Title 2 |
| 1 | Ashe | TOT / Soca Village | The Devil Don’t Need Horns | Unsung |
| 2 | Educator | Fire One | Drunk Cars | Great Again |
| 3 | Juiceman | TOT / Soca Village | Write The Wrong | My Government Working |
| 4 | LuShanne | South Calypso Tent | How We love Thee | Crown Them |
| 5 | Menell | South Calypso Tent | Victims of Society | Thou Shall Not Kill |
| 6 | Mystic | Kaiso Pros Tent | Home | Mental Health |
| 7 | Ready | Fire One | Place For Them | Run |
| 8 | TC Brown | Kaiso Pros Tent | My Choice | Kaiso |
| 9 | Ti Carro | TOT / Soca Village | Beyond Numbers | Recovery |
The Groovy and Power Soca Monarch will be held on Friday, July 11, 2025, and the Calypso Monarch competition on Saturday, July 12, 2025. The events will take place at the SAB, Vigie. Tickets for both shows are $60 and can be purchased from 4circlesevents.com, The Cell outlets island wide and Steve’s Barbershop in Castries. Tickets are $80 at the gate.
For updates relating to all carnival competitions, visit www.carnivalsaintlucia.com or @carnivalsaintlucia on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. The CPMC wishes all artistes and calypsonians best of luck as they prepare for the Finals.
