MUMBAI: After judging the singing talent in 15 cities, the second edition of the Karaoke World Championship has reached its pinnacle with the finale scheduled on 7 October in Mumbai.

As reported by Radioandmusic.com earlier, the auditions were held across cities including NCR, Chandigarh, Kolkata, Guwahati, Shillong, Jaipur, Patna, Indore, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur and Goa which was followed by a four city zonal finale. The finale will witness a total of 24 participants from the North, South, East and West Zone.

The contestants will be judged by renowned industry experts like Sulaiman Merchant, Raju Singh, Manasi Scott and Javed Jaffrey. The winner will stand a chance to bag prizes worth Rs 18 lakhs with one male and female winner getting the opportunity to win an all expense paid trip to Finland along with their group of friends, and participate in the global competition.

Speaking to Radioandmusic.com on the competition, singer Manasi Scott said, “Karaoke is fun and to make a contest out of it is a wonderful thing to associate with. We had a tough job choosing the finalists as the talent this year is very good. The key quality the winner of the competition should possess is good voice, note and key. Apart from that I think they should also have this entertaining quality in them which will be their x-factor.”

The Karaoke World Championships are conducted annually, drawing participation globally to battle for the world championship title. The member countries conduct local and national karaoke competitions and send winners to participate in the Karaoke World Championships (KWC).