After the widespread controversy sparked by his song for the World Cup in QatarLebanese star Myriam Fares has revealed some scenes from her participation in Tukoh Taka.
The owner of “Kawmi Qawmi” announced that it took 5 years to prepare the project, in which two songs were implemented, but she was convinced of Tukoh Taka.
From the words and melodies of his sister
In response to criticism, he explained that he composed the Arabic part of the song, which will participate among other official songs at the opening of this important event, and also distributed it, so that all Arabic and oriental instruments are selected.
As her sister wrote the words, Myriam added terms like: “Peace be upon you.”
And he continued in a statement to the ET program in Arabic: His message from adding peace in Arabic is that artists are peace advocates wherever they go, and it wasn’t just a greeting, emphasizing that he wanted to rally the whole world to come to the Middle East.
The Lebanese singer’s words came after a widespread attack on her after the promotional clip of the song Tukoh Taka was released, as some considered it a clear imitation of the style of Colombian star Shakira, who performed the song at the 2010 World Cup, in terms of song and dance, as well as poetry and dress.
The lyrics also have their share of criticism, as some comments have considered them “very poor” on a technical level.
The first song in World Cup history to achieve this status
Interestingly, the FIFA Association released the song Tukoh Taka by Myriam Fares, American Nicki Minaj and Colombian Maluma on Friday.
💫 #Myriam Fares He shares some details about Toko Taka, the project that took 5 years of preparation 👏👏 “I created the Arabic melody and chose the words to convey a message like Peace be upon you and Willa Sawa” @myriamfares pic.twitter.com/1vr1Y7dy1g
– ET in Arabic (@ETbilArabi) November 19, 2022
And the song “Toko Taka” reached the first place in the application of “iTunes” America, defeating the song “Unholy” by Sam Smith and Kim Petras, which makes it the first World Cup song in history to reach this position.
The video dedicated to the song, directed by Edgar Steves and Juan Philip Zulita, was also released and includes clips from football matches, to show Myriam Fares and Maluma singing in the desert, and Nicki Minaj singing on a bus for fans.
