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Aussie Michael Bates crowned world's karaoke king
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,24556547-2,00.html
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AUSTRALIAN Michael Bates will live the dream of every slightly tipsy, off-key singer after being crowned world karaoke singing champion in Finland yesterday.
Bates took out the world karaoke championships ahead of Britain's Anthony Garcia in Lahti, 100km north of Helsinki.
The win gives the 21-year-old South Australian the chance to record a single.
The genre of his single remains up for grabs. According to a website set up for the Australian trials of the world championships, his tastes are eclectic.
'Michael's favourite singers span a wide variety of genres - Josh Groban, Carrie Underwood, Frank Sinatra, Bette Midler, Renee Geyer through to Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Ben Folds, Barenaked Ladies and Metallica - just to name a few,' the website says.
'It really depends on what mood he is in as to what you'll find him listening to.'
France's Juliet Gonnet won the women's competition, beating Elaine O'Halloran of Ireland.
Dozens of competitors from almost 30 countries, including Japan, China, Germany and Ghana, took part.
To get a flavour of the calibre of competition Bates came up against, see this video:
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