A look back on Eurovision!

Every year in May, the Eurovision Song Contest is back with surprising songs, extravagant costumes and stage performances that only this musical competition can bring.

Let's step back in time and review the songs that everybody remembers from Eurovision over the last 58 years:

• Waterloo, as made famous by Abba

This song made popular by the Swedish band won the competition in 1974 and took over the world, being number 1 in many Europeans countries, and entering the top 10 in the United States.

• Diva, as made famous by Dana International

This song by Israeli Pop singer Dana International, is still remembered as being the first and only winning song performed by a transgender artist.

• Ne partez pas sans moi, as made famous by Céline Dion

With this song, Céline Dion, at that time not as famous as she is now, won the competition in 1988 for Switzerland.

• Hard Rock Hallelujah, as made famous by Lordi

This rock song, quite unusual in the musical landscape of Eurovision, was the only one that brought Finland a victory.

• Only Teardrops, as made famous by Emmelie de Forest

Winner of last year's competition, Only Teardrops rapidly became a huge success in its home country, Denmark.

• Euphoria, as made famous by Loreen

This Swedish song won the competition in 2012, with a total of 372 points, the second highest score ever reached since the beginning of the contest.

• L’oiseau et l’enfant, as made famous by Marie Myriam

This ballad, single French winning song in 58 years of Eurovision, was a great success through Europe, and was sung in French, English, German, Spanish and Portuguese.

• White and Black Blues, as made famous by Joëlle Ursull

White and Black Blues is the second song written by the French songwriter Serge Gainsbourg entering the competition. It allowed France to rank second in 1990.

• Poupée de cire, poupée de son, as made famous by France Gall

Luxembourg representative in 1965, this song written by Serge Gainsbourg was translated in more than 18 languages, including Arabic, Russian, Swedish and even Japanese.

“Roar”, “Royals”, “Happy”... One word to hit the world!

You may have noticed the increasing number of popular songs with one-word titles in the charts worldwide.

From Pop music to R&B, writers are now more than ever looking for short, simple and effective names. But where is this coming from?

• Sharing is success

With the superpower of social media, a short title can be easily shared and turned into an hashtag. This way, the music and lyrics can be spread all over the internet in just a few seconds.

• One word to be number one

The writers know it: if a song can be summed up in a single word, then the message must be really powerful. It's likely to be memorized by the fans around the world and become a number one in the charts.

Let’s play a game: I'm sure you have the following one-word titled songs in mind. Can you remember the lyrics? Check them out right now on our website!

• Believe, made famous by Cher .
• Ghostbusters, made famous by Ray Parker J.
• Funkytown, made famous by Lipps, Inc.
• OMG, made famous by Usher.
• Footloose, made famous by Kenny Loggins.
• Grenade, made famous by Bruno Mars.
• Fantasy, made famous by Mariah Carey.
• Firework, made famous by Katy Perry.
• Waterfalls, made famous by TLC.
• Fallin’, made famous by Alicia Keys.
• Radioactive, made famous by Imagine Dragons.
• Irreplaceable, made famous by Beyoncé.
• Faith, made famous by George Michael.
• Royals, made famous by Lorde.
• Low, made famous by Flo Rida.
• Physical, made famous by Olivia Newton-John.
• Macarena, made famous by Los Del Rio.
• Smooth, made famous by Santana.
• Happy, made famous by Pharrell.

10 “Happy” songs to light up your day

For several months now, Happy, the song made famous by Pharrell Williams, has been on top of the charts worldwide, and doesn’t seem to step back anytime soon.

Singing about happiness has always been the best way to be successful in pop music. Universal lyrics, irresistible rhythms...singers couldn't have found better ways to put a smile on everyone's faces, and make the world dance.

So here is our selection of 10 songs that will cheer you up, available in instrumental version on Karaoke Version :

• Don’t Worry, Be Happy, made famous by Bobby McFerrin.
• Oh Happy Day, made famous by Sister Act.
• If It Makes You Happy, made famous by Sheryl Crow.
• Shiny Happy People, made famous by R.E.M.
• Good Day Sunshine, made famous by The Beatles.
• Don’t Stop Me Now, made famous by Queen.
• Happy, made famous by C2C.
• Sha-La-La (Make Me Happy), made famous by Al Green.
• Get Happy, made famous by Frank Sinatra.
• Walking On Sunshine, made famous by Katrina And The Waves.

Discover the last singing tutorial

You might remember our exclusive series of vocals tips and tricks provided by Jeannie Deva, Vocal Coach, in partnership with ArtistWorks Vocal School.

In order to conclude this series, we are happy to release "Pitch Control", the last video of the series, in which Jeannie will walk you through a vocal exercise to improve your pitch control.

Check out our blog to discover this video (or catch up with our previous videos, the tongue and liberating your lips).

Bem-vindo ao Versao Karaoké

We are happy to release Karaoke Version in Brazil and Portugal!

Many karaoke fans will now be able to enjoy the largest online instrumental music catalog (83 000 tracks) in Portuguese.

Check out ww.versao-karaoke.com !

Tell us what you think of Karaoke Version

We first want to thank you for your loyalty in 2013. We truly appreciate having you onboard.

New Year is a great time for a look in the future, and as usual, our team has prepared a satisfaction questionnaire to better meet your expectations in 2014.

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2013 has been a year full of events and surprises on Karaoke Version: the Guitar and Drums Backing Tracks, the update of our whole MP3 and Karaoke Video catalog in HD, the "one-click" payment, and lately the 40,000th song added to our catalog (which has been completed with no less than 3,215 new tracks in 2013). Thanks for being with us all along this year.

Our team wishes you a year filled with music and discoveries!