Dezral Snatches Calypso Crown for 2nd Time

Monday, Jul 15

T

he 2024 Calypso Monarch is Dezral from the Fire One Calypso Tent.

Dezral delivered two compelling performances of his songs ‘De Biggest Gun’, and ‘A Wish For Fish ‘, securing his place as King.  This is Dezral’s second time claiming the Calypso Monarch title.

With 7 former calypso monarchs and other extremely talented acts among the list of contenders for this year’s title, patrons and judges enjoyed outstanding performances from contenders, all contributing to a night of high-quality entertainment.

Commenting on his win, King Dezral said “Winning the monarch again is surreal. I was confident in not just my performance, but the quality of my songs. It feels good to have songs that can edge out former monarchs and crowd favourites.

The results of this year’s competition are as follows:

 

Winner

Dezral

Fire One

785

1st Runner- Up

TC Brown

Kaiso Pro’s Tent

736

2nd Runner- Up

Menell

South Calypso Tent

734

3rd Runner- Up

Herb Black

TOT/Soca Village

733

 

The other participating calypsonians include 2023 Calypso King: Ti Blacks, Educator, Mica, Solange, Ti Carro, and crowd favourite, Gamtion.