Best karaoke machines to belt out your favourite tunes at home

Birthday celebration around the corner? Know an aspiring pop star who needs to practice for The X Factor? Or want to take your next dinner party to the next level? It’s time to invest in your own karaoke machine and get the party started.

Karaoke is a great way to bring friends and family of all ages together, let your inhibitions go - and laugh at hilarious footage the next day.

Singing can increase your endorphins, improving your mood and mental stimulation, and with karaoke, it doesn’t matter whether or not you can hit the high notes. So forget any embarrassment, gather your loved ones and unleash your inner Adele, Elton John, Beyonce and Elvis.

Still a fixture in Japanese socialising to this day, the origins of the karaoke machine date back to the Land of the Rising Sun where the first prototype was created by Shigeichi Negishi in 1967, but it was really in snack bars and with more progressive technology where the