Between 20 February and 11 March 2009, an event organized by the New Culture View newspaper (China) set a new Guinness World Records™ record for the longest karaoke marathon by multiple participants in Changchun City, China. The new record stands at 456 hr 2 min 5 sec, beating the previous record of 446 hr 4 min 5 sec that was set in Finland in 2008.

The event was titled “Being Confident in 2009: Singing through Changchun” and was organized by New Culture View to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the change of the layout of the newspaper. More than 1,300 participants took part, most of them local citizens of Changchun City, along with some famous singers. They thoroughly enjoyed the experience of karaoke singing while also making an effort to secure a Guinness World Records achievement for their city. Local public notary officers were present throughout the event, ensuring all guidelines were followed.

When the last song was over, Guinness World Records Adjudicator Angela Wu announced a new record, and presented the certificate to the organizer.

27 March 2009