subject: What Has American Idol Done To Karaoke [print this page] Do you remember the first season of American Idol? Do you remember the contestants? The singing steadily got better as the show went on. More people were watching with each passing week as the word spread about how good the show was.
Even though karaoke has been done for a long time, it was rejuvenated when American Idol began. Everyone was stunned that it was possible that a Texas waitress could suddenly find herself as superstar singer with a million dollar recording contract. It was heartwarming and inspiring to think that this was possible. Everything changed about the music industry and her life because of a show called American idol.
Once this show got steam every wannabe singer started to come out of nowhere. The karaoke industry saw a big jump in karaoke sales, including karaoke cds. Everyone seemed to be practicing their singing so that they could try out for the next season of American Idol.
Those who have never tried karaoke have been missing out on a lot of fun. While it makes you nervous at first just to sing in front of your family, it is a lot of fun to belt out your favorite songs. True, the words move across the screen faster than you can read them sometimes, but you learn.
After you have become the pro at home, singing along just fine with the karaoke machine you will feel more confident to go to a party that will have karaoke. It is not a bad idea to take your own karaoke cds to the party so that you can sing the songs that you have already mastered at home.
At that first karaoke party you will find it fun to watch others do karaoke. There is always someone there that is a really good singer, but is a bit too humble about it and they will never even think about trying out for American Idol. Then there is the person that things that they are good and they will not hesitate to try out for American Idol despite some friendly persuasion that it is not really a good idea
In the karaoke industry you can find a wide variety of karaoke cds for purchase. Some people assume that pop rock and country are the only types of cds that you can find for karaoke, but that is simply not the case. If classical music or movie soundtracks are more your thing, you can find those too.
A new generation has come alive to music again thanks in large part to American Idol. In the seventies it was popular to be a part of a band and that continued to the early eighties, but soon faded in the late eighties and nineties and was continuing on a downhill trend. This new surge in the interest of music has also impacted the karaoke industry.
