Known to set the hearts of many of the world's top footballers aflutter, the UEFA Champions League anthem accompanies the ceremony at the start of all games in the competition, and is also played in the opening and closing sequences of all UEFA Champions League broadcasts.

The music, which cannot be bought or legally downloaded from any website, was written by British composer Tony Britten, a graduate of the Royal College of Music. Commissioned in 1992 to devise a piece in the style of George Frideric Handel, the iconic recording of Britten's piece is performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and sung by the Academy of Saint Martin in the Fields Chorus. The lyrics mix elements from the three official UEFA languages: English, French and German.The UEFA Champions League Anthem, officially titled simply as "Champions League", is the official anthem of the UEFA Champions League, with music taken from the G F Handel piece, Zadok the Priest, and given a modern arrangement (including lyrics written) by English composer Tony Britten in 1992.

Composition
In 1992, UEFA commissioned Tony Britten to arrange an anthem for the UEFA Champions League which commenced in August 1992. He adapted Händel's Zadok the Priest (a Coronation Anthem), and the piece was performed by London's Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and sung by the Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus. The chorus is in UEFA's three official languages: English, French and German.

Uses
The anthem's chorus is played before each UEFA Champions League game, as well as at the beginning and end of television broadcasts of the matches. Special vocal versions have been performed live at the Champions League final with lyrics in other languages, changing over to the host country's language for the chorus. These versions were performed by Andrea Bocelli (Italian) (Rome 2009), Juan Diego Flores (Peruvian) (Madrid 2010), All Angels (Wembley 2011), Jonas Kaufmann and David Garrett (Munich 2012), and Mariza (Lisbon 2014, unlike the previous final performer, Mariza sang the main lyric of the anthem). In 2013 final at Wembley Stadium, the chorus had played twice.

The complete anthem is about three minutes long, and has two short verses and the chorus. The anthem has been released commercially in its original version on iTunes with the title of Champions League Theme. Also, the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields chorus can be heard singing the original "Zadok the Priest" on the 2002 album World Soccer Anthems.

Lyrics

Original

Ce sont les meilleures équipes
Sie sind die allerbesten Mannschaften
The main event

Die Meister
Die Besten
Les Grandes Équipes
The Champions

Une grande réunion
Eine große sportliche Veranstaltung
The main event

Ils sont les meilleurs
Sie sind die Besten
These are the champions

Chorus (2x):

Die Meister
Die Besten
Les Grandes Équipes
The Champions

English

These are the best teams
They are the very best teams
The main event

The Masters
The best
The great teams
The champions

A large gathering
A great sporting event
The main event

They are the best
They are the best
These are the champions

Chorus (2x):

The masters
The best
The great teams
The champions

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