Song chosen by Ricky Martín for the 2014 Brazil World Cup

The name of the winner of the contest has been made public SuperSong of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, It is about the talented American interpreter Elijah King.

After the recent announcement that Pitbull, Jennifer Lopez and Claudia Leitte will record the official song of this year’s World Cup tournament, it is confirmed that the theme of Elijah Life It will be the second included in the official album. It will be interpreted by a global star of the stature of Ricky Martin.

This global competition was launched in December 2013 in conjunction with Sony, partner FIFA. Aspiring musicians and football fans were invited to submit videos with their original song proposals. This news endorses the support for the comprehensive impact that music has on 2014 FIFA World Cup and the culture of the host country, Brazil.

“I want to personally congratulate Elijah King and to the other finalists of this exciting contest”, declared the Marketing Director of the FIFA, Thierry Weil. “All the performers have produced unique songs, according to their individual talents, but which have in common the expression of an intense passion for football. By hosting this competition, Sony is giving aspiring songwriters and performers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity while adding new sounds to the beat of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.”

The winning song was selected by Ricky Martin and the jury of SuperSong, after a previous list of five singles was made at the end of January. You can listen to the five preselected songs on the channel of YouTube FIFATV.

Elijah will travel to Miami to work with Ricky Martin and a music producer of the first order in the definitive version of the song Vida, for its inclusion in the official album of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, that will publish this year Sony MusicEntertainment. Elijah and the person of your choice will also travel to Brazilwhere they will be invited sony vip at the end of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, In addition to receiving other awards from Sony.

Life was the winning song:

With information from Antenna2