KWC 2005 Champion
Kelee Buswell
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KWC History

The Karaoke World Championships originated in Finland in 2003 with seven countries. Now in its 8th year, the competition features nearly 30 countries worldwide. 2010 is Australia's sixth year of participation.

National trials are conducted in each participating country each year with the winners competing in the international finals. Finland was originally the host country for the international finals with Thailand being the first to host the finals outside of Finland in 2007. In 2006, the finals were held aboard the M/S Galaxy sailing from Helsinki to Estonia return with the competition returning to Finland in 2008 & 2009. Moscow will proudly host the event in 2010.

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Photos by Atte Hujanen
Photos by Atte Hujanen

Australian KWC Champions

2009
Dina Bit-David
(NSW)
Sept 11th - 12th
KWC Finland

Australian Finals
2nd Dan Crossley - ACT
3rd Jodi-Lee Jessop - NT
2008
Michael Bates
(SA)
1st Place
KWC Finland

Australian Finals
2nd Peter Jenkins - VIC
3rd Clinton Beacher - WA
2007
Julie Walter-Sgro
(QLD)
1st Place
KWC Thailand

Australian Finals
2nd Kellie Smythe - VIC
3rd Mauri Donoso - NSW
 Photo by Atte Hujanen
2006
Mark Wilson
(QLD)
1st Place
KWC Finland

Australian Finals
2nd Kieran Morrow - VIC
3rd Lara Connellan - RNSW
 Photo by Atte Hujanen
2005
Kelee Buswell
(WA)
5th Place
KWC Finland

Australian Finals
2nd Reta Petitt - NT
3rd Jennifer Kerr - VIC

Karaoke World Champions
KWC 2009 Champions
2009

1st Nataliya Pilyutina, Russia
1st Adrian Kenny, Ireland
2nd Dina Bit-David, Australia
2nd Sami Huhonen, Finland
3rd Jenni Roth, Finland
3rd Elie, Lebanon

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2008

1st Juliet Gonnet, France
1st Michael Bates, Australia
2nd Elaine O'Halloran, Ireland
2nd Anthony Garcia, UK
3rd Jasmine Kara, Sweden
3rd Medhanie Mezgebe, Sweden

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2007

1st Julie Walter-Sgro, Australia
1st Kelvin Lu Hee Wah
2nd Vanessa Cooney, Ireland
2nd Michael Moses, USA
3rd Gabriella Lukacs, Hungary
3rd David Naughton, Ireland
4th Tina Fischer, Sweden
4th Juha Karvonen, Finland
5th Corina Susanna Mitchell, Austria
5th Gabor Erdelyi, Hungary

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2006

1st Tham Hui Chyi, Malaysia
1st Mark Wilson, Australia
2nd Yao Dan, China
2nd David September, Sth Africa
3rd Veronica Konnova, Russia
3rd Badri Ibrahim, Malaysia
4th Helena Virt, Estonia
4th Patcharaphol Atipremanon, Thailand
5th Michele Lynch, Ireland
5th Harry Ross, Germany
Photo by Atte Hujanen
2005

1st Rachel Browne, Ireland
1st Iyad Sfeir, Lebanon
2nd Saisunee Sukhakrit, Thailand
2nd Danny Cummins, Ireland
3rd Isabel Viana, Portugal
3rd Ari Koivunen, Finland
4th Maria Saarimaa, Finland
4th Timothy Duff Morrison, USA
5th Kelee Buswell, Australia
5th Paolo Verdade, Portugal
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2004

1st Samantha Sayegh, Lebanon
1st Thomas Strubler, Austria
2nd Shirley Lowther, Ireland
2nd Robin Berg, Finland
3rd Cathrine Hovland, Norway
3rd Bret Harmon, USA
4th Ann Wikström, Finland
4th Sami Gabriel, Lebanon
5th Marianne Furberg, Norway
5th Sami Muhonen, Finland
Photo by Atte Hujanen
2003

1st Danni Cadby, England
1st Uche Eke, England
2nd Säde Hovisilta, Finland
2nd Olli-Pekka Junttila, Finland
3rd Christine Aas-Hals, Norway
3rd Jan-Mikael Pennanen, Finland
4th Noora Lehtinen, Finland
4th Jorn Grepperud, Norway
5th Susanna Gärdström, Finland
5th Alex Styrna, Poland