La Vida Es Un Carnaval

"La Vida Es Un Carnaval" (Spanish pronunciation: [la ˈβiða es uŋ kaɾnaˈβal]; English: "Life Is a Carnival") is a song performed by Cuban recording artist Celia Cruz. The song was written by Victor Daniel, produced by Isidro Infante, arranged by Isidro Infante and released as the lead single from Cruz's studio album Mi Vida Es Cantar (1998). The song won the award for Tropical Song of the Year at the 2003 Lo Nuestro Awards.[1]

"La Vida Es Un Carnaval"
Single by Celia Cruz
from the album Mi Vida Es Cantar
Released1998
FormatCD
Recorded1997—1998
GenreSalsa
Length4:37
Songwriter(s)Victor Daniel
Producer(s)Isidro Infante
Celia Cruz singles chronology
"Sazón"
(1994)		 "La Vida Es Un Carnaval"
(1998)		 "Mi Vida Es Cantar"
(1998)

It has become one of Cruz's most popular songs, leading to the song being covered by several artists, including salsa singers Victor Manuelle and La India among others.

This song was featured in the 2000 Mexican film, Amores perros, and also in the 2002 film Antwone Fisher.

Cover versions

It was covered by reggaetón singer Mikey Perfecto on his second studio album Evolución Arrestada in 2004. The song featured guest vocals performed by Joel Dando Tra. The song combines merengue and reggaetón music and has a duration of two minutes and fifty-three seconds. It contains a verse written by Perfecto himself. Perfecto chose to cover the song because he listed Cruz as one of his many musical influences on the preceding interlude track of the album.[2] That same year, fellow reggaetón singer Nicky Jam also covered "La Vida Es Un Carnaval". Puerto Rican singer Víctor Manuelle performed a live version of the song which was included on the live album Victor Manuelle en Vivo: Desde el Carnegie Hall. This version peaked at number 14 on the Tropical Songs chart.[3] Manuelle also sang an acapella version of the song at Cruz' funeral in 2003, the impromptu performance ended the service. Brazilian singer Daniela Mercury included a Portuguese version of the song in her 2009 album Canibália, called "A Vida é um Carnaval".[4] American entertainer Jennifer Lopez performed the song live as part the tribute to Cruz during the American Music Awards of 2013.[5] Angélique Kidjo recorded a cover version and music video of the song in 2019.[6]

On June 24, 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic Cuban-American singer-songwriter Giselle Bellas released a cover, titling it "La Vida Es Un Carnaval: Live Quarantine Edition".

Charts
Chart (2001) Peak
US Latin Songs (Billboard)[7] 40
US Latin Pop Songs (Billboard)[7] 32
US Tropical Songs (Billboard)[7] 27
Chart (2013) Peak
US Latin Digital Songs (Billboard)[8] 15
Chart (2015) Peak
US Tropical Digital Songs (Billboard)[9] 3

References
  1. "Univision Anuncia Los Ganadores del Premio Lo Nuestro 2003". Univision (in Spanish). Hispanic Newswire. 6 February 2003. Archived from the original on 8 March 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  2. Evolución Arrestada (Liner notes). Mikey Perfecto. Under exclusive license to Univision Records, a division of Univision Music Group. 5820 Conga Avenue. Suite 300. 2004. Woodhills, CA 91387. Manufactured and distributed by Universal Music Distribution. 0883111402.
  3. "Victor Manuelle - Awards". Allmusic. Rovi. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  4. "goguito_filtrogroup on Instagram". Instagram. Facebook, Inc. 1 May 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  5. "Jennifer Lopez's Amazing Tribute To Celia Cruz". The Huffington Post. 25 November 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWPraO_Y4FY
  7. "Celia Cruz: Awards: Allmusic". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  8. "Latin Digital Songs: Dec 14, 2013 − Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  9. "Tropical Digital Songs: Oct 31, 2015 − Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
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