Official World Cup Anthem Singer & “X-Factor” Finalist Comes to Kenya!

David Correy, the voice behind the global anthem for Coca-Cola’s 2014 FIFA World Cup Campaign is set to arrive in the country on Tuesday night for a series of activities around the Trophy Tour.

The Brazilian star, who also doubles up as Coca-Cola’s music ambassador for the 2014 World Cup, will perform the anthem titled “The World is Ours” at both the presidential reception at Coca-Cola offices on Wednesday 27th, as well as the consumer viewing event at KICC on Thursday 28th.

Correy’s huge following and humble background has been seen as an inspiration to many. “I grew up with Coca-Cola in the house and somehow it feels my destiny that I am working with them,” he said. “It is an amazing honor and I feel completely connected to what it stands for. I’ve achieved two dreams in my life so far; reuniting with my mother and getting a record deal with Coca-Cola.”

This is not the first time Coca-Cola has used the FIFA World Cup to bring an up-and-coming artist to the global stage. A remix of K’naan’s “Wavin’ Flag” was used as the brand’s anthem for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. The Somali rapper collaborated with international artists to record 30 multilingual versions of the song, which topped the iTunes charts in 18 countries and sold more than 2.5million downloads worldwide. Correy is also set to collaborate with various artists on local versions of the 2014 anthem featuring different languages and sounds.

The singer will be in Kenya for three days and will leave on Friday 29th November 2014 when he will accompany the trophy to Tanzania.

Here’s “The World is Ours,” performed by singer David Correy and Brazilian percussion troupe, Monobloco;

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