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Il Divo World Cup 2006
|  | | Il Divo | Vocal quartet Il Divo will perform the World Cup's official song, "Time of Our Lives", Fifa announced yesterday. The international chart toppers, who boast on their website to have brought opera to the masses, will perform the song at the opening ceremony in Munich on 9 June. The event is expected to attract a worldwide television audience of a billion people.
The song will be available exclusively on Voices, the official album of the World Cup, to be released in May. The compilation will also feature contributions from Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Rod Stewart, Whitney Houston and Shakira, among others.
The World Cup also has an official anthem, "Celebrate the Day", which will be sung by German performer Herbert Groenemeyer in various languages. The official song of the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea was "Boom" by Anastacia. (The Electric New Paper)
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