Karaoke inventor Shigeichi Negishi dies aged 100 more than 50 years since launching global party favourite

THE inventor of karaoke has died at 100-years-old.

Shigeichi Negishi launched the iconic party favorite beloved across the globe more than 50 years ago.

Shigeichi Negishi has died aged 100

The Tokyo-based entrepreneur automated the lyrics to popular pop songs in 1967 through a “Sparko Box”.

Negishi died on natural causes on January 26, according to his daughter Atsumi Takano.

She has only just revealed the tragic news to the world saying her father fell over before peacefully passing away.

She said: “He felt a lot of pride in seeing his idea evolve into a culture of having fun through song around the world.

“To him, spending a hundred years surrounded by his family was reward enough.”

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