MUMBAI: Singers of the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games theme song â€?Everyone’, are re-uniting in Singapore to perform at the Singapore 2010 Opening Ceremony on 14 August at The Float@Marina Bay.
Representing each of the five continents, the singers are Jody Williams from Africa, Sean Kingston from America, Tabitha Nauser from Asia, Steve Appleton from Europe, and Jessica Mauboy from Oceania.
The singers were in Singapore this March to record the theme song and to film the video. â€?Everyone’ was launched with the video in May 2010. It has since climbed the Singapore music charts.
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The theme song for any Games is a powerful and emotive tool that can help to set the atmosphere, bond people from different background and culture, inspire athletes, and promote the Games.
Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee (SYOGOC) CEO Goh Kee Nguan said, Singapore 2010 is a global event. By engaging singers from five different parts of the world to sing the theme song, we hope to increase the song’s international appeal and convey the spirit of inclusiveness for the games….
SYOGOC appointed Ken Lim as the executive producer for the theme song. A prominent figure in Singapore’s music and entertainment scene, Lim wears many hats throughout an impressive career which spans more than two decades.
Lim oversees all aspects of the theme song development – from the concept, music and lyrics composition, engagement of singers, song arrangement and recording, video production, to marketing and promotion of the song.
The theme song for the world’s first Youth Olympic Games was conceptualised to reach out to the audience around the globe. The singers were selected based on their appeal to the youth,… said Lim.
India’s pioneering dance music act Jalebee Cartel will also perform at the International Youth Olympics on August 20.
