November 22, 2021 Alice Henneman

Anthony worked on the song with his longtime producer Sergio George, in the period when the artist’s last two releases were the soundtrack for the film “El Cantante” in 2007 and the cover album Iconos in 2010. The process of “Vivir Mi Vida,” began when Anthony played the song for his producer at the artist’s apartment.

Where is Vivir Mi Vida from?

The Salsa song “Vivir Mi Vida” is actually a Spanish cover of the song “ C’est La Vie” by Algerian singer Khaled. Marc Anthony conveniently wrote the lyrics during a time where Latin communities were feeling oppressed and losing joy.

What genre is Vivir Mi Vida?

Both the lyrics and harmonic progression of Vivir Mi Vida derive from the famous song C’est la vie written by Khaled—the Algerian leading musician in the folk genre raï. Khaled’s original track is composed of mixed lyrics in Algerian Darja Arabic and French that Marc Anthony has expertly adapted into Spanish.

When was Vivir Mi Vida made?

“Vivir Mi Vida,” a Spanish cover of the Khaled song C’est la vie, was released as the first single on April 15, 2013. “Cambio de Piel”, was released as the second single on October 8, 2013. The album was nominated for Album of the Year and won Best Salsa Album at the 2014 Latin Grammy Awards.

What is the main idea of Vivir Mi Vida?

‘Vivir Mi Vida’ is a song about life, living happy and forgetting sadness. It’s a happy salsa tune registered Anthony’s return to music after 10 years.

What nationality is Marc Anthony?

Once the song was released as a single, it became one the biggest hits of Marc Anthony’s career. At publication time, the song had logged more than 1 billion views on YouTube, more than 372 million streams on Spotify and won a Latin Grammy Award in 2013 for Record of the Year.

Who is a very popular artist within the salsa music community?

Tito Rodriguez, Tito Puente and Machito are known as the big three of Salsa.

Where is Khaled from?

Oran, Algeria

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