How to make yourself into an instant Susan Boyle

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26 Apr, 2009 10:37 PM2 mins to read

SingStar Pop Edition. Photo / supplied

Susan Boyle (of

fame) may have given those of us who are musically challenged the confidence to be bolder in singing aloud but let's be honest here: if you haven't got a sensational voice when you open your mouth, nothing is going to save you from being judged accordingly.

Not even technology can help.

Singstar's wireless microphones from Sony for PS3 and PS2 have arrived and for fans of this karaoke-style game (launched back in 2004), they'll be most welcomed. There is enough to concentrate on when mimicking singers without worrying about tripping on tangled wires as you let loose on the crescendo in Queen's

Bohemian Rhapsody

! (Singstar Queen came out recently).

Forget about the PS3 controller, voice recognition has come to Singstar so you can just pick up the mic and let loose. The microphones are easy to handle, extremely responsive with no noticeable lag and good quality. Pity they just can't transform your voice into a Susan Boyle!

But there are plenty of mums and daughters who think the microphones transform them into stars:

Using PS3, you can select the tracks by just announcing the title through the microphone. This is definitely the most enjoyable and functional SingStar experience yet.

There are some tips on how to become a diva at

Singstargame.com

and you can also upload videos of your performances for online ranking.

SingStar Pop Edition, timed for the launch of the microphones and with some well-known pop hits including Bon Jovi's

Livin' On A Prayer

, Chris Brown's

With You

, The Killers'

Human

and old favourites like Cyndi Lauper's

True Colors

and The Police's