Song List 'Hope' by Sigma & Carla Marie (played during montage) Original music by Fantastic Plastic Machine, KEIZOmachine!, Takeshi Nakatsuka and REMO-CON Original music by Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra and DJ Matsunaga 'Gurenge' by LiSA 'Sukiyaki (Ue o Muite Arukou)' by Kyu Sakamoto 'Hyme a L'Amour' by Edith Piaf (covered by Milet) Ode to Joy 'The World Is So Beautiful If You See' by INO hidefumi 'Flowers' by WONK (volunteer ceremony music) Olympic Anthem (performed by Tomotaka Okamoto) 東京は夜の七時（インストゥルメンタル・トラック) by 小西康陽とプレイボーイズ (flag handover music) 'Prologue' by Woodkid (Paris presentation music) 'Clair de Lune' performed by Isao Tomita 'Rising Phoenix' by Daniel Pemberton feat. However, unlike in past Closing Ceremonies, the majority of this presentation will occur in France itself and be broadcast into the Olympic Stadium. An artistic presentation designed to showcase the culture of France will follow. One segment of the Ceremony is expected to commemorate lives lost during the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.Īs is tradition, the Olympic flag will be passed by Yuriko Koike, the Governor of Tokyo, to Anne Hidalgo, the Mayor of Paris. I just want to bring a smile to the faces of children and young people through the power of music.The Closing Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will take place at 20:00 JST in the Olympic Stadium.ĭetails The themes of the Closing Ceremony are 'Moving Forward' and 'Worlds We Share.' As was the case with the Opening Ceremony, many components of the Closing Ceremony will be pre-recorded, with live performers adhering to social distancing protocols. She added: 'My philanthropic activities are all possible because I'm a musician. He is a Japanese sopranist and an opera singer who gave a committed dramatic solo performance of Olympic hymns during the closing ceremony of the Tokyo. 'The 'message of life' was never far from me as a child.' 'My interest in social issues probably stems from the extensive peace studies that were given at school in Nagasaki, as well as being brought up in a family of doctors,' Misia told the Japan Times. It has been 100 years since Paris last hosted the Games, which were also in the summer. RELATED: Marathoner Molly Seidel Receives USAs Very Last Tokyo Medal During Closing Ceremony. She also led causes closer to home the following year, when she launched Misia's Forest, a conservation effort in Ishikawa Prefecture. The special moment was preceded by a performance of the Olympic anthem by Japanese opera singer Tomotaka Okamoto. In 2010, the star co-founded an organization called Mudef, which promotes promote biodiversity and universal education in Africa.

She also held the role in 2013, per the Japan Times. Misia's work led to her being appointed honorary ambassador of the seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development, hosted by the Foreign Ministry in Yokohama in August 2019. The Refugee Olympic Team, Athletes at Tokyo Games and a Brief History.Beach Volleyball Player April Ross Draws Courage From Mother's Death.Protest in Tokyo Minutes Before Olympics Opening Ceremony.'They have their own music and their own traditions.

'There are more than 50 countries in Africa and each nation has its own culture,' she said. 'In Africa, where different languages mix, music becomes a language in its own right that helps people to connect.' 'A musician in Africa once told me that 'music is language,'' Misia said in a 2019 interview. Outside of her musical success, Misia has a long history of philanthropic work, particularly in Africa, where she has visited several countries since 2007. Widely embraced as Japan's first R&B superstar, Misia-born Misaki Itō-also boasts a five-octave vocal range. She now boasts 13 studio albums, with sales of 20 million. Nagasaki-born Misia's career went from strength to strength following her debut, with her 2000 ballad 'Everything' catapulting her to superstardom. Read more Tokyo 2020 LIVE: Olympic Games Opening Ceremony As It Happensįor those unfamiliar, Misia is a musician who has enjoyed quite the prolific career in her native Japan, rising to prominence with her debut album, 'Mother Father Brother Sister,' which was released shortly before her 20th birthday in 1998 and is one of the country's best-selling debuts.

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