The art of vocal mimicry is a national pastime in the Southeast Asian country. In 2007, the rock band Journey got a new lease on life when they discovered Arnel Pineda, a talented Filipino singer with ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Karaoke World Championships (KWC) 2025 announces its search for aspiring singers to shine on the global stage. The event, which has catapulted numerous talents to ...

When my Lolo and Lola moved to Chicago from Metro Manila, they wanted to give their children the best chance to assimilate. It was well-intentioned, but now, no one in my family speaks Tagalog, and my ...

Apparently, when people sing Sinatra’s My Way in a Philippines karaoke bar, and they sing it poorly, they die. The epidemic’s gotten so bad, in fact, that local law enforcement started calling it the ...

MANILA (Reuters Life!) - In impoverished neighborhoods across the Philippines a karaoke machine is the one luxury the community will not do without. Crooning syrupy ballads around a television screen ...

The Philippines has found its champion in Jan Francis Alinsonorin after he edged three other finalists at the Karaoke World Championships (KWC) Grand Finals. He is set to represent the Philippines in ...

A provincial governor in the Philippines has set his sights on a set of people who he says are hurting the fight against the pandemic: karaoke singers. In a Facebook post in the early hours of Tuesday ...

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, known for his love of karaoke, launches into Bette Midler's "Wind Beneath My Wings" at a singing session with Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak during a state ...

The so-called "My Way killings" have led to many bars in the karaoke-obsessed country removing the song from their playlists amid fears of violence. Bar owners believe the number of deaths could be ...

A provincial governor in the Philippines has set his sights on a set of people who he says are hurting the fight against the pandemic: karaoke singers. In a Facebook post in the early hours of Tuesday ...