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What is the Champions League song?

April 26, 2017Champions league Song

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What is the Champions League song?

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The Champions League Anthem is played before each UEFA Champions League match, as well as at the start and finish of television broadcasts showing Champions League matches.OriginThe UEFA Champions League Anthem is an adaptation of “Zadok the Priest” by George Frideric Handel, originally composed for the coronation of George II of Great Britain in 1727.Adaptation for UEFAIn 1992, UEFA (the Union of European Football Associations) approached Tony Britten to arrange an anthem for all Champions League matches. He adapted Handel’s “Zadok the Priest”, and it became the song synonymous with the competition ever since.PerformersThe version of “Zadok the Priest”–officially titled as “Champions League”–that is heard before matches and during broadcasts was performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, with vocals by The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields chorus.CompositionThe total recording of “Champions League” is around three minutes long, and consists of two verses and a chorus. The sec