 | Originating in Finland in 2003 with 7 countries, the Karaoke World Championships (KWC) is an international karaoke competition, featuring nearly 30 countries worldwide in 2007. National trials are conducted in each participating country every year with the winners competing in the international finals for the titles of male & female Karaoke World Champions. |
| Finland was the host country for the international finals from 2003 until 2005. In 2006, the finals were held aboard the M/S Galaxy whilst cruising the Baltic Sea from Helsinki to Estonia return. Thailand was the first country to host the finals outside of Finland in September, 2007. In 2008, the event will return to Finland. The three day event will be held 23rd - 25th October, 2008 in Lahti Hall. KWC 2008 will be one of the biggest and certainly the most entertaining event in Lahti for fall 2008. Along with entertaining shows and KWC singers, there will be possibility for the audience to dance along the orchestra and sing karaoke in three different public karaoke spots. The video shows Ari Koivunen singing “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen in “KWC Lights Up the Night” Live in Bangkok Tsunami Aid concert in 2005. The official protector of KWC Live in Bangkok Concert night was the Princess of Thailand, Princess Ubonratana who lost her only son in the Tsunami disaster. Ari Mikael Koivunen (see photo) is the winner of the 2007 Finnish Idols competition. Prior to entering Idols, Koivunen won the Finnish Karaoke Championships in 2005, and placed third in the Karaoke World Championships the same year. | |
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| Event: Karaoke World Championships 2008 Date: October 23 (Thursday) - 25 (Saturday), 2008 Location: Lahti Hall Lahti Finland | |
| SOURCE: Karaoke World Championships 2008 |
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