Staraoke is a Finnish children's game show based on karaoke, which aired on Boomerang in Europe. The show was created by Intervisio and was broadcast on MTV3 and MTV3 Juniori from 2003 to 2011. In 2008, Staraoke won an International Interactive Emmy Award for Best Interactive Programming, the first Finnish show to win an Emmy.
The show consists of contestants, aged 8 to 13, who use their voice to maneuver a game character. Singing in tune allows the character to stay on track, resulting in a higher score, while singing off-key causes the character to stumble, resulting in fewer points.
The show's format began to be sold in Europe in 2006. The first two countries to create their own Staraoke versions were Hungary and Sweden, airing on Minimax and MTV, respectively.home – Intervisio Oy In 2009, the show was also sold to England, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and Poland through the Cartoon Network.
A Staraoke game for iPhone and iPad was published in 2010.
Staraoke in Europe Country TV channel Host(s) Release year Finland MTV3 and MTV Juniori Kana 2003–2011 France Cartoon Network (France) Angie Doll and Mathieu Boldron 2009 Germany Cartoon Network (Germany) Bahar Kizil and Jan Köppen 2009 Hungary Minimax Patrícia Virág and Noémi Virág 2006–2007 Italy Cartoon Network (Italy) Carolina Benvenga and Andrea Dianetti 2009 Poland Cartoon Network (Poland) Zosia Zborowska and Marcin Mroziński 2009 Spain Cartoon Network (Spain) Vicky Gómez (credited as "Vicky Alonso"), and Alex Montero 2009 Sweden MTV Malin Gramer 2006–2008 United Kingdom Cartoon Network UK Laura Hamilton and Nigel Clarke 2009
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