Gracias a la vida

The song "Gracias a la vida" was considered as a "humanist hymn" by Chilean music journalist Marisol García. In 2009 the former president Michelle Bachelet expressed her "affection and admiration" for Mercedes Sosa and "Gracias a la vida" with the following phrase: «As you know today, "Gracias a la vida" is a song of ours, but also a universal one. Note that there are many artists from many countries who have recorded it and made it famous and one of those voices, perhaps the most vigorous in Latin America, is that of Mercedes Sosa». In 2013 it was inducted into the Latin Grammy Hall of Fame. == Covers ==

The 1971 version performed by Mercedes Sosa and included in her album Homenaje a Violeta Parra spread the song within the Spanish-speaking world. Joan Baez popularized the song in the United States in 1974 by including it on her album of the same name, and continued to perform the song in concert in various countries. Italian singer-songwriter Gabriella Ferri covered the song in her 1974 album Remedios, making it popular with the Italian public. Chilean-American actress and singer Cote de Pablo recorded a cover to be included in the soundtrack of the 2015 biographical drama film The 33. In 2021, American singer Kacey Musgraves covered the song for her fifth studio album Star-Crossed. It also has been covered by cellist Yo-Yo Ma, mezzosoprano Elīna Garanča, and Cuban singer Omara Portuondo, among many others. ==Voces Unidas por Chile version==

In 2010, "Gracias a la Vida" was recorded by the supergroup Voces Unidas por Chile. It was produced by Chilean producer Humberto Gatica, and released on May 4, one week before another charity single for the event, "Que Cante la Vida", performed by various artists too including Alex Ubago, Belinda, Carlos Baute, Aleks Syntek, Luis Fonsi, among others. The project by Beto Cuevas, former vocalist of the group La Ley, consisted of recording a version of "Gracias a la Vida" to help the victims of the 2010 earthquake, was produced by the Chilean compatriot Humberto Gatica, == References ==