Eligibility & Rules

In Karaoke World Championships singers are eligible to participate when they do not have a management contract or a recording contract as a singer with a major label or a production.

-18 is the minimum age to participate in KWC.

-The contestant must represent a country and be a citizen: has lived in the country for the past 3 years or have a citizenship (i.e. a national passport and social security number) of the country he or she is representing.

-Country partners are not eligible. If you are the person (or one of the persons) responsible in producing your national competition and forming your national jury, you can not participate as a singer. The only exception is in duets for first-time partners. They can join their contestant in the Duets competition but only once.

-The organizers reserve the right to make the final assessment regarding any entrant’s eligibility over and above these conditions of entry. Entrants may be asked to sign a legal document and provide proof regarding their eligibility.

All KWC competitions are judged according to the KWC Judging criteria
-Voice and technique: Quality of Voice, range, dynamics, skill, timing, breathing, pitch etc.
-Artistry and Stage Presence: Expressiveness, musicality, song choice, confidence, appearance and the special X factor in the performance

Always perform as if you were in front of an audience. Stage presence is one of the judging criteria.

We are looking for singers and karaoke lovers from all over the World. We are looking for aspiring talent and voices that should be heard in other countries. We are looking for the World Champions of karaoke!