With sales for the series recently topping 2 million, Sony's SingStar franchise was always destined for greatness and Singstar Pop is another welcome addition to the ever-expanding family. While squarely and shamelessly aimed at 'tweens' (pre-teens), it offers something for their older siblings and for their parents, too.

The first indication of Singstar Pop's target audience is given at the start-up video clip, where the participants are all in their early teens. No need for the more mature wannabes to fear a tracklist loaded with unfamiliar faces and songs though; in addition to some original classics (Steppenwolf - Born to be Wild, Manfred Mann - Do Wa Diddy Diddy), there is a couple of excellent covers (Jamelia - Stop, Ronan Keating - Father and Son), plus at least one track guaranteed to get your grandmother singing (Tom Jones - It's not Unusual).

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