In the space of 40 years, Karaoke has become a global phenomenon that has spread across all social classes and is now a planet-wide popular activity. Who hasn't spent an evening in a Karaoke bar?
Following candidates for the Karaoke World Championships in Finland, and in their countries of origin ¨C Spain, Japan, the Philippines and Holland ¨C we look at the origins of the phenomenon, its history and its cultural and social impact.
Today, the karaoke social phenomenon has permeated all fields of pop culture. Does that mean we can speak of a "Karaoke culture"?
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