The Mighty Sparrow

Slinger Francisco ORTT CM OBE, OCC (9 July 1935 – 27 September 2026), better known as The Mighty Sparrow, was a Trinidadian calypso vocalist, songwriter and guitarist. Known as the "Calypso King of the World", he was one of the best-known and most successful calypsonians. Francisco won Trinidad's Carnival Road March competition eight times, Calypso King/Monarch eight times, and twice won the Calypso King of Kings title.