(EMAILWIRE.COM, December 28, 2012 ) San Francisco, CA -- Adele, the now well-established British singing sensation, has had her song Someone Like You named as Britain's most popular 2012 karaoke song by the karaoke website Lucky Voice.
The track found its way to the top of the charts in 2011 following the performance by Adele at the Brit Awards. The song now accounts for 7% of the 3.1 million songs that are sung by over 200,00 users of Lucky Voice.
Second place went to Carly Rae Jepsen's Call Me Maybe, which had a 5.4% pick ratio. Third place was taken by One Direction's What Makes You Beautiful, Beautiful, which had a 4.2% singer selection.
Also on the list of top picks was the LMFAO song Sexy and I Know It as well as Somebody That I used to Know by Gotye, featuring Kimbra
Nick Thistleton, boss of Lucky Voice, stated that "We are witnessing an important cultural shift in the types of songs people are choosing to sing in the UK.”
"In recent years traditional karaoke artists like Bonnie Tyler, Elton John and Guns 'n' Roses have had to make way to new and exciting artists like Carly Rae Jepsen, Gotye featuring Kimbra and LMFAO. Today, with the renaissance of karaoke, comes a new audience who demand current music and contemporary artists to listen and sing along to."
The Top 10 most popular songs on Lucky Voice
1. Someone Like You - Adele (7.4%)
2. Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen (5.4%)
3. What Makes You Beautiful - One Direction (4.2%)
4. Rolling In The Deep - Adele (4.1%)
5. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen (3.7%)
6. Make You Feel My Love - Adele (3.6%)
7. Livin' On A Prayer - Bon Jovi (2.7%)
8. Sexy and I Know It - LMFAO (2.4%)
9. Don't Stop Believin' - Journey (1.7%)
10. Somebody That I Used To Know - Gotye feat. Kimbra (1.6%)
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