The National Cultural Foundation (NCF) has officially released the list of 17 finalists for the highly anticipated 2025 Courtesy Pic-O-De-Crop Calypso Competition. Among the contenders are four former monarchs: I-Web, Classic, Quon and Mr. Blood; who are all set to challenge the reigning champion, AC this Friday, August 1st at the National Botanical Gardens.
De Big Show emerged with the lion’s share of finalists, asserting its dominance with a strong line-up of performers. The distribution of the finalists is as follows:
Finalists by Calypso Tent
All Stars Calypso Tent:
- Colin Spencer – Singing For Jesus
- Donella – Behind Closed Doors
- Queen Kareen – My Condolences
- Teri – AI
De Big Show:
- Biggie Irie – How You Get In Dis
- Chrystal – Partying
- Classic – Spot De Light
- I-Web – Twisted
- Jamal Slocombe – Don’t Forget Me
- Mr. Blood – Don’t Wait
- Raanan – What Dey Want
House of Soca:
- Billboard – Golden Crown
- Doyenne – Anger Problems
- Dynamo – Write Uh Wrong
- Quon – Mr. Architect
- Sir Ruel – Second Dat
Shining Stars Calypso Tent:
- De Announcer – National Carol Festival
Reserve Finalist:
- Keerah (House of Soca) – Neglect
