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Wake Up World
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Wikipedia article
"'Wake Up World'"[http://www.musikindustrin.se/artikel/1464/Wake_Up_World___till_stod_for_det_katastrofdrabbade_Haiti.html Wake up world - till std fr det katastrofdrabbade Haiti] is the 2010 official single for the Swedish charity Hjlp Haiti ("'Help Haiti'"). The song was written by Erik Anjou and interpreted by Karl Martindahl, Daniel Karlsson and Robin Bengtsson. The initiative for the song was by Andreas Wistrand of the band Highlights. Songwriter Erik Anjou and music producer Keith Almgren donated all proceeds of the song to FRII (making up 103 organizations).
Hjlp Haiti
"Hjlp Haiti" was a collection of 14 different organisations engaged in helping Haiti after its earthquake. Under FRII, (Frivilligorganisationernas Insamlingsrd) and TV4 Group, the organizations included:
*ActionAid
*Erikshjlpen
*Frlsningsarmn (The Salvation Army)
*Hoppets Stjrna
*Lkarmissionen,
*Plan Sverige
*PMU InterLife
*Rdda Barnen (Save the Children)
*Rda Korset (The Red Cross)
*Skandinaviska Barnmissionen
*SOS-Barnbyar (SOS Children's Villages)
*Svenska FN-frbundet
*Svenska Kyrkan (Church of Sweden)
*Unicef Sverige.
Participating artists
Artists involved in the project included:
*Karl Martindahl, Daniel Karlsson and Robin Bengtsson - vocals
*Fredrik Wnnman and Lars Norgren / Ramtitam - recorded, mixed and mastering
*Kristoffer Folin - assistant technician
*Johan Bergqvist - guitar and keyboard
*Mrten Bengtsson - bass
*Fredrik Svensson - drums
*Johannes Lagtun and Kristoffer Folin - disc cover
Performances
The song was performed live on TV4 television station's program 'Nyhetsmorgon'[http://www.tv4.se/1.1496375/2010/02/08/de_sjunger_for_haiti TV4 De sjunger fr Haiti] (in Swedish)[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWGuTTHQLmE Performance of "Wake Up World" on Sweden's TV4 station] with Andreas Wistrand made the presentation alongside Maria Ros Jernberg, communications manager of FRII.
References
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