“What do you have to drink if you want to sing karaoke” Ellen asked Chris. “Oh I’ll have a little a marguerita or something” Chris replied, nonchalantly. Ellen turns to her right, pulls a cloth away, picks up a marguerita drink and offers it to Chris. Next thing you know Chris O’Donnell is singing Take Me Home Country Roads in the style of John Denver on The Ellen Show.
If you didn’t catch American Idol on Wednesday night to see the top 8 guys sing, you missed Michael Lynche’s performance of This Woman’s Work. Not only did he receive high praise from all the judges, he brought Kara Dioguiardi to tears, and she couldn’t stop crying, as Simon said “you come out with an incredibly difficult song to sing and you 100% nailed it, not just the best perofrmanc of the night, it’s the best performance we’ve had of all these live shows so far”.
In true GaGa fashion, Lady GaGa’s 9 minute music video for Telephone, featuring Beyoncé, premiered yesterday with lots of hype and fanfare, it’s an over-the-top, mini-movie with Hollywood film references to Chicago, Kill Bill, Thelma and Louise. Tyrese and the band Semi Precious Weapons make an appearance in the video in the Diner scene. Posted on YouTube less than 24 hours ago and the video has received more than 600,000 views, more than 16,000 ratings, almost 14,000 comments and currently 233 video responses.
There’s something new at The KARAOKE Channel ONLINE this week that is going to make you more popular than ever with your Facebook friends! You can now post your karaoke recordings directly on your Facebook Wall and receive wonderful comments from your friends!
Musical films and biopics are back in favor in Hollywood and the actors who have the talent to act, sing and dance are getting great parts to play. As with all artistic endeavors, anyone can “act”, “dance”, and “sing”. But few of us can act, sing and dance really really well. And even fewer can act, sing and dance at the level we have come to expect the best to do; those who not only entertain us, but also make it look effortless and flawless. We’ve taken a look at the musical films and biopics of the last decade and have selected a few of our favorite singing performances to share with you.
March 8th, 2010 marks the 99th anniversary of International Women’s Day, a day to celebrate women’s achievements of the past and present. The 2010 IWD theme chosen by the UN is “Equal rights, equal opportunities, Progress for all”. Events are held worldwide to celebrate the day and to remember the need to continue to strive for equal rights and opportunities for women worldwide. Congratulations to Kathryn Bigelow for being the first woman to win the Academy Award for Best Director for The Hurt Locker.
Ryan Bingham and T. Bone Burnett have won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for the theme song from the film Crazy Heart, The Weary Kind. Jeff Bridges wins Best Actor for his portrayal of Bad Blake in Crazy Heart.
If you sing karaoke and have always wanted to participate in an Idol competition now is your chance! Online auditions for Karaoke Idol 9 are being held until 6 pm on Sunday March 7th, 2010. To audition, all you need to do is record and share a karaoke song online!
We are happy to announce that Mic64 has won the Valentine’s Day Karaoke Contest with his very passionate recording of Unchained Melody in the style of The Righteous Brothers! A record number of participants entered the contest and the judges enjoyed listening to many excellent karaoke performances.
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And what a great night at the Opera Karaoke it was! More than 50 singers stayed up late on Saturday night to channel their inner Diva by taking advantage of the opportunity to sing Opera and Broadway songs at Place des Arts (Metro). The Opera Karaoke event was one of many activities at Montreal’s Nuit Blanche (part of the Montreal Highlights Festival) held during the night of Saturday February 27th-28th, 2010.
