In addition to athletes, the honor of performing at the Olympic Games also belongs to a handful of musicians. Just like athletes, musicians also have to go through a qualifying sieve, the winner - many musicians compete for this honor. groups - but there can only be one and it must be finally approved by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The official OI anthem (Cantato or Olympic Ode) was written by Kostis Palamas and set to music by Spyros Samaras. It was performed for the first time at the first Olympic Games of the modern era in Athens (Greece) in 1896. Unofficially, the Cantata was the anthem of the OI until 1958, when it became official. From the same year onwards, songs that are anthems or official compositions of the current Olympic Games. The basic purpose of these compositions is to spread and promote Olympism. In the following, we present the top 10 Olympic hits, which we remembered more than sporting achievements!
Which ones are the most memorable Olympic anthems, that have accompanied the Olympians over the years? Each Olympiad is accompanied by the official song of the OI or anthem of the current OI, which he must also confirm IOC.
It will be no different at the OI Rio 2016 (you can listen to the official anthems below), which they are for unofficial anthem also recorded at Samsung, and she also attached her own Katy Perry (see above). To create an Olympic song is a great honor for a musician. The composition must be internationally recognisable, it must spread values of Olympism and to get as close to people as possible. Music has always been an important part of OI, as it is the common language of all people in the world. Just like the hymns, the playing of which brings all our people to sleep during the day national sentiments, these songs are also able to evoke very special emotions in people.
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Let's just remember the song Barcelona, a song by Freddie Mercury that he recorded with Spanish opera diva Montserrat Caballé and was performed despite the untimely death of the British singer at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games 1992 in Barcelona.
This is not the only song from the Olympic Games that evokes very special emotions in us. Below we present you top ten.
Top 10 Olympic Hits - Unforgettable Anthems of the Olympic Games:
Whitney Houston – One Moment in Time, POI 1988 (Seoul, South Korea)
Sarah Brightman and Jose Carreras – Amigos Para Siempre, POI 1992 (Barcelona, Spain)
Koreana – Hand in Hand, POI 1988 (Seoul, South Korea)
Bryan Adams and Nelly Furtado – Bang The Drum, ZOI 2010 (Vancouver, Canada)
Celine Dion - Power of the Dream, POI 1996 (Atlanta, USA)
Muse – Survival, POI 2012 (London, England)
Björk – Oceania, POI 2004 (Athens, Greece)
Gloria Estefan - Reach, POI 1996 (Atlanta, USA)
Christopher Cross – A Chance For Heaven, POI 1984 (Los Angeles, USA)
Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé – Barcelona, POI 1992 (Barcelona, Spain)
*Already released in 1987.
