charity single
A charity record or charity single is a song released by musicians with most or all proceeds raised going to a dedicated foundation or charity.
George Harrison's "Bangla Desh" single in 1971 is commonly acknowledged as the first ever purpose-made ...
recorded by the Latin supergroup Artists for Haiti and written by
Emilio Estefan
Emilio Estefan Gómez (born March 4, 1953) is a Cuban-born American musician and producer. Estefan has won 19 Grammy Awards. He first came to prominence as a member of the Miami Sound Machine. He is the husband of singer Gloria Estefan, father ...
and his wife Gloria Estefan. It is a Spanish-language remake of the 1985 hit song "
We Are the World
"We Are the World" is a charity single originally recorded by the supergroup USA for Africa in 1985. It was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie and produced by Quincy Jones and Michael Omartian for the album '' We Are the World''. Wi ...
", which was written by American musicians
Michael Jackson
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USA for Africa
United Support of Artists for Africa (USA for Africa) was the name under which 47 predominantly U.S.
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to benefit famine relief in Africa.
Around the time that the English remake version of the song "
We Are the World 25 for Haiti
"We Are the World 25 for Haiti" is a charity single recorded by the supergroup Artists for Haiti in 2010. It is a remake of the song " We Are the World", which was written by American musicians Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, and was recor ...
" was released, it was announced that Emilio and Gloria Estefan were planning to record a Spanish version of the song featuring musicians of Latino descent. "Somos El Mundo 25 Por Haiti" was recorded on February 19, 2010, and the song was premiered on March 1, during the '' El Show de Cristina'' television show. It has been confirmed that all revenue from "Somos El Mundo 25 Por Haiti" will go to earthquake relief in Haiti.
Background
Emilio and Gloria Estefan, along with
Quincy Jones
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and other singers joined forces with
Univision
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to record a Spanish version of "We Are the World" to raise money for Haitian earthquake victims. The song was adapted by Emilio and Gloria Estefan. Univision was a co-producer and distributor of the song.
This version was recorded on February 19, 2010, at
American Airlines Arena
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in
Miami
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. Olga Tañon was the first artist to put her voice on February 17, 2010, because previous commitments prevented her from participating in the recording group. The singer said that she was assigned to interpret a stanza which corresponds to the one
Cyndi Lauper
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sung in the original 1985 version. Others who participated in a previous recording session were Jose Feliciano, José Luis Rodríguez and Ricardo Montaner. The song premiered during El Show de Cristina on March 1, 2010.
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Emilio Estefan
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Quincy Jones
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Ricardo Montaner
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Olga Tañón
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Paulina Rubio
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Nicky Jam
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Melina León
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Christian Chávez
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#"Somos el Mundo 25 por Haiti" (song) — 6:49
#"Somos el Mundo 25 por Haiti" (video) — 7:00