More than twenty artists, who have been joined by actors and footballers, have come together to sing the song again. ‘Hymn to joy’ for raise funds for those affected by DANA.
Fifty-four years after Miguel Ríos’s first recording – based on the fourth movement of Beethoven’s ninth symphony with musical arrangements by Waldo de los Ríos– it is the artist himself who kicks off the moving video that accompanies the song, adopted as official anthem of the European Unionarranged by Herbert Von Karajan.
turned into symbol of freedomin this ‘Hymn to Joy’, Aitana, Alejandro Lerner, Alejandro Sanz, Alessia Cara, Alex Ubago, Ana Mena, Andrés Calamaro, Andrés Dvicio, Antonio José, Antonio Orozco, Brian May, Camilo, Carlos Rivera also participate, David Bisbal, Draco, Dulce Pontes, Fher, India Martínez, Joy, Juanes, Lali Esposito, Laura Pausini, Leire Martínez, Macaco, Malú, Manolo García, Manuel Carrasco, Mau y Ricky, Melendi, Mikel Izal, Nathy Peluso, Pablo Alborán , Pablo López, Rosario, Rozalén, Sebastián Yatra and Vanesa Martín.
The images that accompany the song begin with Paz Vega walking with a child, who draws a heart on the hand of actress Ángela Molina. That heart acts as a common thread, which combines moments of tragedy with others derived from wave of solidarity that has emerged these days.
Brian May, former Queen guitarist, also has a special collaboration, as Luis Cobos and numerous footballers like Antoine Griezmann, Iker Casillas, Lionel Messi or Luis Figo.
The music video has been released along with a statement issued by Live Nation: “The division weakens uswhile unity gives us the strength to rebuild what was lost, helping each other. Every gesture of union, support and solidarity, no matter how small, is part of a great movement of humanity.
Hence the motto chosen for this solidarity initiative is ‘Together we are stronger’in order to promote “concord through a video in which artists, musicians and athletes have wanted to come together to perform the ‘Hymn to Joy’ and thus offer a song of solidarity, hope and empathy towards all those affected by DANA.
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