"own concerns. This was used to explain the importance of how every child is entitled to a home. Sound effects were created with the voices of ""Les Mimes Electriques"". International Year of the Child UNESCO proclaimed 1979 as the International Year of the Child. The proclamation was signed on January 1, 1979 by United Nations Secretary General Kurt Waldheim. A follow-up to the 1959 Declaration of the Rights of the Child, the proclamation was intended to draw attention to problems that affected children throughout the world, including malnutrition and lack of access to education. Many of these efforts resulted in"
"Chiquitita ""Chiquitita"" (a Spanish term of endearment for a woman meaning ""little one"") is a song recorded by Swedish pop group ABBA. It was released in January 1979 as the first single from the group's ""Voulez-Vous"" album. Agnetha Fältskog sang the lead vocals. Originally, the track ""If It Wasn't for the Nights"" was going to be the album's lead single, but after ""Chiquitita"" was completed those plans were abandoned, and it would remain an album track. Many preliminary versions of ""Chiquitita"" exist. It had working titles of ""Kålsupare"", ""3 Wise Guys"", ""Chiquitita Angelina"" and ""In The Arms of Rosalita"". A"
"clip was taped by the BBC for the show ""ABBA in Switzerland"", broadcast across Europe at Easter 1979. ABBA is seen performing the song on a mountainside, with a snowman in the background. Throughout the clip, there was an obvious problem with the fan during filming, which affected Anni-Frid Lyngstad; her hair constantly flew in her face, and she was forced to keep moving it out of her eyes. Chiquitita ""Chiquitita"" (a Spanish term of endearment for a woman meaning ""little one"") is a song recorded by Swedish pop group ABBA. It was released in January 1979 as the first"
"revised version, which had a sound that was influenced by the Peruvian song ""El Condor Pasa (If I Could)"" performed by Simon and Garfunkel, was recorded in December 1978 and released as a single in January 1979. With the success of the English version, ABBA also recorded ""Chiquitita"" in Spanish by phonetics, and it was one of the featured tracks on the Spanish-language release ""Gracias Por La Música"". ""Chiquitita"" proved to be one of ABBA's biggest hits. It was featured in a 1979 UNICEF charity event, the ""Music for UNICEF Concert"", broadcast worldwide from the United Nations General Assembly. As"
"the strongest song that had been recorded for the album. It was intended to be not only the next single but also the song that ABBA would perform at the Music for UNICEF Concert in January 1979. This plan was changed however when an even-better song came along in December. With the original title of ""In the Arms of Rosalita"", ""Chiquitita"" was the song the band performed. Although rather more schlager in style, Andersson considered it the best of their new songs, despite the feeling that it was very out of style with the rest of the acts performing that"
"a direct result of this event, ABBA donated half of all royalties from the song to UNICEF. ""Chiquitita"" hit #1 in Belgium, Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, Switzerland, Mexico, South Africa and Rhodesia, and was a Top 5 hit in ABBA's native Sweden, the United Kingdom (peaking at #2 in both countries where Blondie's ""Heart of Glass"" was occupying the top spot), Australia, Germany and Norway, making it the most successful single from the ""Voulez-Vous"" album in terms of global charts and one of the most famous charity songs ever. To this day, 50% of the proceeds from"
"using artistic talent as art for charity. Some of the other early charity records came from the January 1979 Music for UNICEF Concert, with the likes of ABBA's ""Chiquitita"" and the Bee Gees' ""Too Much Heaven"" released as singles, all the royalties from which went to UNICEF. Band Aid's ""Do They Know It's Christmas?"" in November 1984 began the revolution of the charity record, which would be popularised throughout the 1980s. In the United States, charity records reached their peak with USA for Africa's ""We Are the World"" in 1985, but then essentially died out afterwards. In the United Kingdom,"
"night. ""It was pretty strange, but we felt it was the best song we had and that's why we chose it, however wrong it may have been"", he said. In early 1979, ""Chiquitita"" became one of ABBA's biggest hits around the world, reaching No. 1 in many countries, although just being clipped by Blondie's ""Heart of Glass"" in the UK at No. 2. At the end of January, Andersson and Ulvaeus left Sweden and rented an apartment in the Bahamas where they felt they could get some inspiration by listening to American music and experiencing a whole different vibe to"
"performer signed a large parchment declaring support for UNICEF's goals. The concert was the idea of impresario Robert Stigwood, the Bee Gees, and David Frost, who originally conceived it as an annual event. Not all of the performances were truly live, with ABBA lip-synching their new song ""Chiquitita"" and the Bee Gees lip-synching their song ""Too Much Heaven"". It raised less than one million dollars at the time for UNICEF, although this figure did not include longer-term royalties from the songs and repeat performances. The Music for UNICEF Concert featured some of the biggest names in pop music at the"
"Gracias Por La Música Gracias Por La Música is a Spanish-language studio album by Swedish pop group ABBA, released on 23 June 1980 by Septima Records. ""Gracias Por La Música"" was originally released due to the unexpected surge in popularity for the group in Latin American countries such as Mexico and Argentina after the release of the Spanish-language versions of ""Chiquitita"" and ""I Have a Dream"" in 1979. These tracks were both released as singles and went on to become big hits. Encouraged by this success, the band therefore decided to record another eight tracks in Spanish and release a"
"was later included as a bonus track on CD versions of ""Voulez-Vous"". Notes: Additional musicians Production Voulez-Vous Voulez-Vous (; French for ""Do you want?"") is the sixth studio album by the Swedish group ABBA, released in 1979. It features a number of hits such as ""Chiquitita"", ""Does Your Mother Know"" and ""I Have a Dream"" and showed the group embrace disco music, which was at its peak at the time. The album peaked at No.1 in a number of countries and was one of the top five-selling albums in the UK for that year. It was the first ABBA album"
"released worldwide, only in selected countries. ""Happy New Year"", was released in Chile after their visit in February 2000. A music video was made to support the single's release. Scandinavian 2-Track CD Single Scandinavian CD Maxi Happy New Year (song) ""Happy New Year"" is a song by Swedish group ABBA from their 1980 album ""Super Trouper"". The lead vocals are by Agnetha Fältskog. The song's working title was the more festive and humorous ""Daddy Don't Get Drunk on Christmas Day"". Although recorded in 1980, the English-language song was released as a single in Europe in 1999 and charted at no."
"Happy New Year (song) ""Happy New Year"" is a song by Swedish group ABBA from their 1980 album ""Super Trouper"". The lead vocals are by Agnetha Fältskog. The song's working title was the more festive and humorous ""Daddy Don't Get Drunk on Christmas Day"". Although recorded in 1980, the English-language song was released as a single in Europe in 1999 and charted at no. 34 in Sweden, no. 15 in the Netherlands, no. 75 in Germany, to promote the CD re-release of many of ABBA's singles. ""Felicidad"" was the Spanish-language version of the song. The single charted in the top"
"Patti Clayton Patti Clayton (February 28, 1924, Detroit – December 11, 2003) was an American 20th century pop singer. Clayton was the original voice of Miss Chiquita, the Chiquita banana singer. In 1944, bananas were an exotic fruit in America. The Chiquita banana jingle was introduced, not only to promote bananas, but to teach the public how to use and store them. With music and lyrics provided by admen Garth Montgomery, Leonard Mackenzie, and William Wirges, Clayton sang ""I'm Chiquita Banana and I've come to say, bananas have to ripen in a certain way... bananas like the climate of the"
"referred to as """"[l]a Chiquita"", an old Mexican song."" German and French versions appeared in the 1860s. In English, a version titled ""No More"" with lyrics by Don Robertson and Hal Blair was recorded by both Dean Martin and Elvis Presley. Harry James recorded a version in 1941 on Columbia 36146. La Paloma has been interpreted by musicians of diverse backgrounds including opera, pop, jazz, rock, military bands, and folk music.most notably pop and country music singer Marty Robbins' version is the most popular rendition. The song entered the Guinness Book of World Records being sung by the largest choir,"
"Thank You for the Music (album) Thank You for the Music (subtitled ""A Collection of Love Songs"") is a compilation album by the Swedish pop group ABBA. It was released in November 1983 in the United Kingdom by the record company Epic. The compilation features 14 tracks, including the singles ""I Have a Dream"", ""Chiquitita"" and ""The Day Before You Came"". It also contains the Spanish version of ""Fernando"", which was the first time this version was released in the UK. The album peaked at #17 on the UK Album Chart, breaking ABBA's run of eight consecutive UK number 1"
"Voulez-Vous Voulez-Vous (; French for ""Do you want?"") is the sixth studio album by the Swedish group ABBA, released in 1979. It features a number of hits such as ""Chiquitita"", ""Does Your Mother Know"" and ""I Have a Dream"" and showed the group embrace disco music, which was at its peak at the time. The album peaked at No.1 in a number of countries and was one of the top five-selling albums in the UK for that year. It was the first ABBA album to be mainly recorded at Polar Studios in Stockholm, and the only ABBA album to include"
"the year. It was awarded a gold disc in August 1977 by the BPI. The song also was a number one hit in Ireland, Japan and South Africa (for two weeks). It featured on the group's album ""Images,"" which was released later in the year. Despite being one of the biggest selling singles of the decade, the song has often been criticised in its similarity to ""Fernando"" - an earlier single released by pop group ABBA, who were seen as Brotherhood of Man's main competition in the UK. Member and co-writer Sheriden denies any attempts to 'copy', stating that they"
"During the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England, Belanova (as part of UMLE) partnered with Coca-Cola, recording a Spanish version of and video for the song ""Anywhere in the World"" as part of the promotional campaign. Belanova In 2014 they participated in the album "" Dancing Queens Un tributo Para ABBA "" performing the song "" Chiquitita "" in its version in Spanish Awards and nominations Belanova Belanova is a Grammy award-winning Mexican pop band that formed in the city of Guadalajara, Jalisco, in 2000. The group consists of Denisse Guerrero (lead vocals), Edgar Huerta (keyboards, programming) and Ricardo ""Richie"""
"on CBS Radio from 1945 to 1947. Patti Clayton Patti Clayton (February 28, 1924, Detroit – December 11, 2003) was an American 20th century pop singer. Clayton was the original voice of Miss Chiquita, the Chiquita banana singer. In 1944, bananas were an exotic fruit in America. The Chiquita banana jingle was introduced, not only to promote bananas, but to teach the public how to use and store them. With music and lyrics provided by admen Garth Montgomery, Leonard Mackenzie, and William Wirges, Clayton sang ""I'm Chiquita Banana and I've come to say, bananas have to ripen in a certain"
"Siquitibum The Chiquitibum is a chant heard at Mexican sporting events. The Chiquitibum/Siquitibum cheer goes as follows: ""Chiquitibum a la bim bom ba, chiquitiboom a la bim bom ba, a la bio, a la bao, a la bim bom ba, Mexico Mexico, Rah rah rah!!!"" This most famous of Mexican cheers appeared at Mexican League and university soccer games during the late 1920s. During the 1986 FIFA World Cup, hosted in Mexico City, ""Chiquitibum"" became associated with Spanish-born model and actress Mar Castro when she appeared in a Carta Blanca beer commercial featuring the chant. For the next four years,"
"the summer of 1978, the Gibb brothers announced their latest project at a news conference at the United Nations in New York City. All of the publishing royalties on their next single would go into UNICEF, to celebrate the International Year of the Child, which was designated to be 1979. The song earned over $7 million in publishing royalties. Then-United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralded the move as ""an outstanding and generous initiative."" The Bee Gees were later invited to the White House, where President Jimmy Carter thanked the group for their donation. At the ceremony, the brothers presented Carter"
"Album of the Year"", ""Pop Male Artist of the Year"", and ""Pop Song of the Year""). Iglesias was awarded ""Pop Song of the Year"" and ""Pop Album of the Year"" the year before with his debut album and with ""Si Tu Te Vas"", respectively. Colombian singer Shakira, the most nominated female performer with five nominations, received two awards: ""Pop Female Artist"" and ""Pop New Artist"". Three songs nominated for Pop Song of the Year reached number-one at the ""Billboard"" Top Latin Songs chart (both Iglesias ""Experiencia Religiosa"" and ""Por Amarte"", and ""¡Basta Ya!"" by Puerto-Rican singer Olga Tañón). Italian performer"
"the Year was shared by Mexican band Maná and Colombian singer Shakira with ""Sueños Líquidos"" and ""Dónde Están los Ladrones?"", respectively. Both albums were nominated at the 41st Grammy Awards for Best Latin Rock/Alternative Performance with Maná receiving the award. Puerto-Rican American performer Ricky Martin performed at the Grammy Awards the song ""The Cup of Life"", and the Spanish-language version won the Pop Song of the Year at the Lo Nuestro Awards. Premio Lo Nuestro 1999 The 11th Lo Nuestro Awards ceremony, presented by Univision honoring the best Latin music of 1998 and 1999 took place on May 6, 1999,"
"countries as well as in Japan and Australia. The album became a major success, and along with the Spanish version of ""Chiquitita"", this signalled the group's breakthrough in Latin America. ""ABBA Oro: Grandes Éxitos"", the Spanish equivalent of ""ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits"", was released in 1999. In January 1981, Ulvaeus married Lena Källersjö, and manager Stig Anderson celebrated his 50th birthday with a party. For this occasion, ABBA recorded the track ""Hovas Vittne"" (a pun on the Swedish name for Jehovah's Witness and Anderson's birthplace, Hova) as a tribute to him, and released it only on 200 red vinyl copies,"
"community. A Spanish-language version of ""The Devil…"" (""El diablo te mandó a Laredo"") was released at the same time as the English one, and both the original English version and ""Somewhere in Paradise"" subsequently featured on the duo's first ""greatest hits"" compilation, ""The Hits of Baccara"", released under the name ""Los Éxitos de Baccara"" in Spain and South America. In 1979, the album ""Colours"" and the separately-recorded single ""Eins plus eins ist eins"", released to mark the United Nations' International Year of the Child and celebrate the 20th anniversary of the UN adoption of the Declaration of the Rights of"
"Bamba"" and Herman Santiago wrote the lyrics to the iconic rock and roll song ""Why Do Fools Fall in Love"". Songs that became popular in the United States and are heard during the Holiday/Christmas season are ""¿Dónde Está Santa Claus?"" is a novelty Christmas song with 12-year-old (Augie Ríos) was a record hit in 1959 which featured the Mark Jeffrey Orchestra. ""Feliz Navidad"" by José Feliciano. Miguel del Aguila, wrote 116 works and has three Latin Grammy nominations In 1986, ""Billboard"" magazine introduced the Hot Latin Songs chart which ranks the best-performing songs on Spanish-language radio stations in the United"
"she toured Mexico, sponsored by the brewery. Siquitibum The Chiquitibum is a chant heard at Mexican sporting events. The Chiquitibum/Siquitibum cheer goes as follows: ""Chiquitibum a la bim bom ba, chiquitiboom a la bim bom ba, a la bio, a la bao, a la bim bom ba, Mexico Mexico, Rah rah rah!!!"" This most famous of Mexican cheers appeared at Mexican League and university soccer games during the late 1920s. During the 1986 FIFA World Cup, hosted in Mexico City, ""Chiquitibum"" became associated with Spanish-born model and actress Mar Castro when she appeared in a Carta Blanca beer commercial featuring"
"as a gift from Canada's Caribbean community, as a tribute to Canada's Centennial. Billing itself as a multicultural nation, the Canadian government invited ethno-cultural groups to contribute celebrations with representations of their ethnic diversity. The name Caribana was invented by the organizers to capture the notions of Canada, the Caribbean, bacchanal and merrymaking. Caribana emerged during a time when many Caribbean residents emigrated to Canada following immigration reform, internationally acclaimed singers, such as Harry Belafonte, was popularizing Caribbean music (in fact, Harry Belafonte sang to a sold out crowd at the O'Keefe Centre in Toronto), Civil Rights Movement activities such"
"thousand copies. In addition to albums that sold more than 1 million copies a year, the shows from Roberto Carlos were also played, in 1978, the singer toured the country for six months, always with crowded houses. When he visited Mexico in 1979, Pope John Paul II was greeted with the song """"Amigo"""", sung by a choir of children. The event was broadcast live to hundreds of millions of people worldwide. Roberto also engaged in support of the UN International Year of the Child. In the early 1980s, took part in another campaign, this time for the International Year of"
"in Brighton, England. The 1974 contest is notable for the participation of a number of artists who were already internationally known names (Olivia Newton-John, Gigliola Cinquetti, Mouth & MacNeal), also as the contest which served to launch the winning group, ABBA, into global superstardom. In this very competitive field, ""Fleur de liberté"" finished in ninth place of 17 entries. In 1978, Hustin took part in the Belgian Eurovision selection for a second time, but on that occasion his song ""L'an 2000 c'est demain"" (""The Year 2000 is Tomorrow"") lost out to ""L'amour ça fait chanter la vie"" by Jean Vallée"
"Las Mañanitas Las Mañanitas is a traditional Mexican birthday song sung in Mexico and other Latin American countries at birthday parties, usually early in the morning to awaken the birthday person, also before eating cake, and especially as part of the custom of serenading women. In Mexico, ""Las Mañanitas"" is sung to men and women of all ages. In some countries, such as Colombia, the song is only sung to girls, especially on their 15th birthdays. Perhaps the most famous rendition of ""Las Mañanitas"" is that sung by Pedro Infante to ""Chachita"" in the movie ""Nosotros los pobres"". Often if"
"Two songs recorded at this time were ""Lovelight"" and ""Dream World"". However, neither song would appear on the ""Voulez-Vous"" album (""Lovelight"" would be used as the B-side to the single ""Chiquitita"", while ""Dream World"" would remain unreleased until 1994; both songs are now featured as bonus tracks on re-issues of the ""Voulez-Vous"" album). Other tracks started but subsequently scrapped included ""Crying Over You"", ""Free as a Bumble Bee"", ""Rubber Ball Man"" and ""Just a Notion"". By September 1978, ABBA had been silent in the charts for some months, and so a song from the recording sessions, ""Summer Night City"", was"