National trials are conducted every year in most participating countries, with the winners competing in the international finals for the title of Karaoke World Champion.
In 2006, the finals were held aboard the M/S Galaxy whilst cruising the Baltic Sea from Helsinki to Estonia return.
The black tie concert was televised throughout Thailand and raised money for the 2004 tsunami victims.
[1] On April 6, 2007, Norwegian National Karaoke World Champion 2005 & 3rd place Karaoke World Champion 2005, Aina Gundersen, Idols,[2] the Finnish version of the UK hit, Pop Idol.
The 2022 World Championships took place in Nes Kulturhus in Årnes, Norway, between 8 and 13 August.