HELON FRANCIS has been crowned the National Calypso Monarch.

On the "big stage" at Dimanche Gras in the Queen's Park Savannah, on March 2, Francis topped a field of 12 in the finals to capture his second crown since first winning in 2018. His feat was all the more impressive as the finals saw a field that included seven past monarchs including himself.

Francis's song, To Whom It May Be, helped him edge Kurt Allen The Last Bardjohn of Calypso, by one point. Allen sang a political critique, Your Turn.