61 singers representing 24 different countries are battling for World Champion titles in Solo and Duets categories next week in Panama. Karaoke World Championships is the biggest and most prestigious international talent competition and it has been held annually since 2003.
This year the finals are held at the hotel El Panamá in Panama city between Tuesday 7th and Saturday 11th November. All singers will sing 2 songs and the top singers will advance on Saturday’s final rounds.
COMPETITION SCHEDULE KWC PANAMÁ 2023
Please note: all times are in the Panama time zone.
MONDAY NOVEMBER 6TH
Welcome Festivities for country delegations (no livestream)
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 7TH, 18:00
Competition Round 1A
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 8TH, 16:30
Competition Round 1A & 1B
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 9TH, 16:30
Competition Round 2A
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 10TH, 18:00
Competition Round 2B
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 11TH
14:30 Solo Semifinal Round
18:30 Final Rounds & Awards Ceremony
LIVE STREAM & PUBLIC VOTE: https://www.kwc.fi/live
Remember to vote for your favourite singers! The singer with most votes will receive the Viewer's Choice Award
and two singers will advance on Round 3 based on your votes.
KWC 2023 PRIZES
The winner of the main KWC category wins the World Champion 2023 title, a trophy & medal, a diploma, flights and accommodation to KWC 2024 finals and €5000 of cash.
KWC PANAMA 2023 CASH PRIZES:
Solo 1st €5000
Solo 2nd €2000
Solo 3rd €1000
Duets 1st €2000
Duets 2nd €1500
Duets 3rd €1000
There will also be
- additional sponsor prizes
- a special diploma and medal to the winner of the Viewer's Choice vote which will be online during the competition
- prizes for our country partners who work hard to bring all the singers to KWC finals
- participation medals and diplomas to all contestants
The KWC 2023 finals will be judged by a professional panel of judges at the venue and online.
Live judges:
Rob Quinn, DJ and Producer, Canada
Luis Rosman, Singer and Musician, Panama
Astrid Nicole, Artist and KWC 2016 World Champion, Panama
Ana Belén Croston, Theatre college professor, Panama
Luciano Pallaro, Producer and Musician, Argentina
Diana Villamonte, Artist and KWC 2014 World Champion, Panama
Prof. Electra Castillo, Choir Conductor and Cultural Promoter, Panama
Nilena Zizópulos, Artist and Actress, Panama
Diana Duran, Singer, Panama
Idania Dowman, Singer, Panama
Wichy Camacho, Singer, Puerto Rico
Online judges
Elle Quan, Patron of the arts, KWC Asia
Kseniia Otvarukhina, Music Content Producer at Singa and Singer, Finland
David McKay, Karaoke Professional, KWC New Zealand
Chux Oliveira, Producer and Musician, Venezuela
Miguel Ríos, Karaoke Professional, Spain
Karlos Hurtado, Karaoke Professional, KWC Spain
Ingrid De Ycaza, Singer and Songwriter, Panama
Meet the contestants here: https://www.kwc.fi/singers/?_filter_by_year=kwc-2023
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