Blessings in the Savannah: Terri Lyons Takes the 2026 Calypso Monarch Title

Despite the 'ole talk' and lyrical jabs exchanged by bards of the artform, the Calypso Monarch competition delivered the revival it so deeply needed.  

Sermons sung as songs bathed the Grand Stand of the Queen’s Park Savannah during Trinbago’s Dimanche Gras, reclaiming center stage for Carnival 2026.

It was a night where calypso returned to its sacred roots—not just as entertainment, but as invocation, resistance, and ritual.  

Tonight, we gathered to witness the crowning of the Caribbean’s Calypso Queen of Queens—now the Calypso Monarch of Trinidad and Tobago.

Terri Lyons came, saw, and conquered.

With a voice wrapped in prayer and power, she lifted the spirit of the nation and reminded us of calypso’s sacred roots. Her performance was commanding, cleansing, and deeply moving—a moment where artistry met anointing. Terri didn’t just take the stage; she transformed it, sweeping away the competition and, for a moment, the sins of the nation itself.

Congratulations to Terri Lyons—a Monarch in every sense.

The Official Results are as follows:

Singer/Song/Points 

1. Terri Lyons—Blessings—263
2. Rivaldo London - Water Thicker—245
3. Rikki Jai - Doh Spoil Meh Name—241
4. Yung Bredda—The Messenger—240
5. Karene Asche—Nobody Wins Until—239
6. Helon Francis—Doh Forget—237
7. Nicole Thomas-Clarke—Sacrifice—236
8. Ta'Zyah O'Connor—Cast Them Away—
9. Giselle Fraser/GG—A Village Can't - 230
10. Muhammad Muwakil/Freetown Collective—228
11. Kerice Pascall—No Conscience—225
12. Roslyn Reid Hayes/Roslyn—Calypso Calling Me—212

Production Notes/Music Credits:

Event: Calypso Monarch Title 2026

Origin: Trinidad, Republic of Trinidad & Tobago.

Genre: Calypso 🎶

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