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Abe, Shinzo
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...post regarded as a stepping-stone to that of prime minister. A flamboyant figure who visited the Graceland mansion and sang karaoke versions of Elvis Presley songs during a trip to the U.S., Koizumi took Japan in new directions. He backed the U.S...
Palau
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the World ...Japanese, and American influences. Koror has several open-air cocktail lounges, some offering live entertainment or karaoke. Koror annually hosts several festivals and special events. The Youth Day Fair on March 15 features open-air concerts and...
Potter, Dennis (Christopher George)
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature ...1993) a musical black comedy based on Potter's National Service experiences. His final work was a pair of linked serials, Karaoke and Cold Lazarus , a futuristic and dystopian confrontation of imminent death and the meaning of memory, completed weeks before...
Potter, Dennis
Book article from: World Encyclopedia ...1979), and The Singing Detective (1986). His unusual approach to dramatic form and his use of direct language often aroused controversy. He completed Cold Lazarus and Karaoke just before his death, and they were screened in 1996.
Koizumi, Junichiro
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...flamboyant personality and his politics and has become a pop culture icon in Japan. Following his election, he recorded a karaoke CD of Elvis Presley cover songs, while a chewing gum company released a mint flavor that bears his name. Koizumi was born...

Dictionary entries related to "karaoke"

karaoke
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music karaoke (Japanese, ‘empty orchestra’). A style of singing which became popular in Japan in the 1970s, whereby songs were recorded with full accompanimental backing but without vocal line, which could then be added by anyone wishing to do so.
Finney, Albert
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Byrne) 1995 The Run of the Country (Yates) (as Father) 1996 Nostromo (Reid—for TV) (as Doctor Monygham); Karaoke (Rye—for TV) (as Daniel Feeld); Cold Lazarus (Rye—for TV) (as Daniel) 1997 Washington Square...
Blige, Mary J.
Dictionary entry from: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990 ...lived in Michigan but visited her occasionally. While still a teenager, Blige recorded herself at a local mall singing a karaoke version of "Rapture," a hit song by the pop-soul vocalist Anita Baker. The tape eventually found its way to Andre Harrell...
Church, Charlotte
Dictionary entry from: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990 ...a middle-class Welsh Catholic family, Church began singing publicly at an early age, making a name for herself in local karaoke competitions. Her mother, a former classical guitarist who worked in city government prior to Church's rise to fame, supported...

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Karaoke Craze Spawns New TV Station in Asia
Transcript from: Weekend Edition - Saturday (NPR); 7/6/1996; 700+ words ; 00-00-0000 The karaoke craze -- butt of humor in the U.S...via satellite. SCOTT SIMON, Host: Karaoke is kind of like singing in the shower...drinking friends. Now, in the West, karaoke is usually sung as some kind of Friday...
Japanese karaoke fans sing the blues amid slumping economy
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 1/8/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...Dateline: TOKYO After a decade in the karaoke business, lounge owner Kagura Muto has...most insidious export since Godzilla, karaoke blossomed into a global, multibillion...find it hard to resist _ at least once. Karaoke has become as universally recognized as...
Karaoke is alive and well.
Newspaper article from: The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, Fla.) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service); 6/4/2003; 700+ words ; ...conservatory of the common man: He sings karaoke. He's a veteran of the form, dating...and urban cowboys. Everyone was wrong. Karaoke lives. It lives pretty well, having...billion a year industry. There is country karaoke, Christian karaoke and Korean karaoke...
Karaoke die? Never!
Newspaper article from: The Independent on Sunday; 9/6/2009; ; 700+ words ; ...so long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, goodbye to karaoke. Growing numbers of pubs are cutting singalong nights...magazine that reveals a 5 per cent drop in pubs offering karaoke nights. Karaoke, which means "empty orchestra" in Japanese, became...
KARAOKE FANS SINGING BLUES IN JAPAN'S BAD ECONOMY.(MAIN)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 1/12/2003; 700+ words ; ...Press TOKYO -- After a decade in the karaoke business, lounge owner Kagura Muto has...most insidious export since Godzilla, karaoke blossomed into a global, multibillion...it hard to resist -- at least once. Karaoke has become as universally recognized as...
Karaoke fans singing blues on flat business; Japan: Economic slump forces many bars to close
Newspaper article from: Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque); 1/19/2003; ; 700+ words ; TOKYO - After a decade in the karaoke business, lounge owner Kagura Muto has...most insidious export since Godzilla, karaoke blossomed into a global, multibillion...find it hard to resist - at least once. Karaoke has become as universally recognized as...
Karaoke versus keitai: karaoke's best years may be history.
Magazine article from: Japan Inc.; 6/1/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...rather quietly in a Kobe bar in 1971, karaoke seemed almost recession-proof. As Japanese an invention as sushi and sumo, karaoke has invaded practically every corner of...North Carolina. In Japan alone, the karaoke industry last year earned over $7 billion...
KARAOKE HITS THE RIGHT NOTE IF THEY CAN HOLD THEIR LIQUOR, AMATEUR SINGERS CAN GRAB A MIC AND CARRY A TUNE AS FAR AS IT WILL TAKE THEM.(U)
Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); 6/20/2007; 700+ words ; ...Fred Shuster Staff Writer To be a good karaoke performer, you've got to be equal parts...crowd Monday, but it didn't matter. Karaoke is all about drumming up the courage to...who have this desire to be a star, and karaoke is one way to do it. It's just a lot...
Karaoke ... passing fad or long-term market? (Entertainment Music Marketing Corp.'s Mark Saltzman shares views on the karaoke's profitability) (Interview)
Magazine article from: Music Trades; 7/1/1992; 700+ words ; Karaoke Pioneer Mark Saltzman Gauges The Market...sizable bet on the future of the U.S. karaoke market. Having witnessed the nearly universal...he asked "Why can't the popularity of karaoke be duplicated in the U.S.?" Shortly...
KARAOKE SINGS TO THE MASSES.(Preview)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 4/16/1992; 700+ words ; ...talent for song. That phenomenon is "karaoke" (pronounced "kah-rah-oh-kay...music. When Pioneer introduced the first karaoke systems in the United States in 1988...bars and restaurants began to install karaoke systems, and to schedule nights of karaoke...