{"id":11906,"date":"2025-07-13T05:54:17","date_gmt":"2025-07-13T09:54:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rcistlucia.com\/staging\/5763\/?p=11906"},"modified":"2025-07-13T05:54:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-13T09:54:17","slug":"dezral-captures-second-crown-for-the-2025-season-as-calypso-king","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rcistlucia.com\/staging\/5763\/dezral-captures-second-crown-for-the-2025-season-as-calypso-king\/","title":{"rendered":"Dezral Captures Second Crown for the 2025 Season as Calypso King"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\nAfter an extremely competitive night of calypso, Dezral has once again emerged victorious, reclaiming the title of champion at the 2025 Calypso Monarch competition. This marks his second title of the 2025 Carnival season, after securing the Power Soca crown for his hit collaboration with Jardel, \u201cThe Car\u201d.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n9 extremely talented calypsonians delivered two rounds of social and political commentary, hoping to dethrone the reigning monarch. But despite their strong performances, Dezral won over the judges earning him a triumphant return to the throne. The results for this year\u2019s Calypso Monarch Competition are as follows:\r\n\r\n \r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\r\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Rank<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Calypsonian<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td><strong>Calypso Tent<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td><strong>Song<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td><strong>Points<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Winner<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>Dezral<\/td>\r\n<td>Fire One<\/td>\r\n<td>The Kaiso GoatThe Immigrant<\/td>\r\n<td>766<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>1st\u00a0Runner- Up<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>TC Brown<\/td>\r\n<td>Kaiso Pros Tent (KPT)<\/td>\r\n<td>My ChoiceKaiso<\/td>\r\n<td>764<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>2nd\u00a0Runner- Up<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>Lushanne<\/td>\r\n<td>South Calypso Tent<\/td>\r\n<td>How We Love TheeCrown Them<\/td>\r\n<td>755<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>3rd\u00a0Runner- Up<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>Educator<\/td>\r\n<td>Fire One<\/td>\r\n<td>Drunk CarsGreat Again<\/td>\r\n<td>742<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n \r\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n \r\n\r\nThe 2025 Calypso Monarch competition was held at the Sab, Vigie on Saturday, July 12, 2025.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nThe exciting weekend of competition continues with the Junior Parade of the Bands and the Republic Bank Panorama Competition on Sunday 13, July, and King and Queen of the Bands on Monday, 14 July.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nFor more information on the weekend\u2019s events and other activities for Saint Lucia Carnival, go to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.carnivalsaintlucia.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.carnivalsaintlucia.com<\/a>\u00a0or follow @carnivalsaintlucia on socials.\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After an extremely competitive night of calypso, Dezral has once again emerged victorious, reclaiming the title of champion at the 2025 Calypso Monarch competition. 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