Singers from five continents to sing Youth Games theme song

Fri, Aug 13 10 06:52 PM

Mumbai, Aug 13 (PTI) Singers representing five continents symbolising the five Olympic rings are to render the theme song ''Everyone'' at the opening ceremony of the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore tomorrow. The five singers are Jody Williams (representing Africa), Sean Kingston (representing America), Tabitha Nauser (of Singapore representing Asia, Steve Appleton (representing Europe) and Jessica Mauboy (representing Oceania), a media release said today. The singers were in Singapore in March to record the theme song and to film the music video. "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," said Goh Kee Nguan, CEO of the Games Organising Committee. "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 Ken Lim, executive producer of the theme song. The August 14-26 Youth Olympic Games would see around 5,000 athletes - aged between 14 and 18 - taking part in 26 sports disciplines along with officials from the 205 National Olympic Committees.

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