In Changchun City, China, between 20 February and 11 March 2009, an event organized by the New Culture View newspaper set a Guinness World Record for the longest karaoke marathon by multiple participants. The new record stands at 456 hr 2 min and 5 sec, beating the previous record of 446 hours 4 min 5 sec set in Finland in 2008.The event titled “Being Confident in 2009, Singing through Changchu” 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 as well as some famous singers. They enjoyed the karaoke singing whilst making an effort to win their city a Guinness World Record. The local public notary officers were present all the time on turns, witnessing the whole 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.
