Organized annually since 2003, The Karaoke World Championship organization's mission is to find the world's best karaoke entertainment year after year. To that, the KWC, based in Finland - invites countries all over the world to engage in international competition to crown the best male and female karaoke singer in the world. Some call it the "Olympics" of singing and each year, ten of thousands of people are involved in the culmination of this annual event that truly is a celebration of karaoke. This page is a quick resource for those interested in KWC history and stats. For more information on the KWC go to www.kwc.fi, and for information on how to participate in the U.S. championship, visit our KWCUSA information page or visit www.kwcusa.net. 













              Karaoke World Championship Winner List

Year	Male			Female
2009	Adrian Kenney	Ireland		Nataliya Pilyutina	Russia
2008	Michael Bates	Australia		Julie Gonnett	France
2007	Lu Hee Wah	Malaysia		Julie Walter-Sgro	Australia
2006	Mark Wilson	Australia		Tham Hui Chyi	Malaysia
2005	Iyad Sfeir	Lebanon		Rachel Browne	Ireland
2004	Thomas Strubler	Austria		Samantha Sayegh	Lebanon
2003	Uche Eke	England		Danni Cadby	England

  

Above: KWC 2008 Winner Juliet Gonnett of France
Below: KWC 2008 Winner Michael Bates of Australia

                                                                                    Karaoke World Championship Medal Count

	1st Place	2nd Place	3rd Place
Australia	3
Austria	1
China		1
England	2
Finland		3	3
France	1
Hungary			1
Ireland	1	4	2
Lebanon	2
Malaysia	2		1
Norway			1
Portugal			1
Russia			1
South Africa		1
Thailand		1
United Kingdom		1	1
United States		1	1

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