"Alegría" is a pop song by Cirque du Soleil (from their show of the same name), which was recorded in 1994 with the voice of Francesca Gagnon.
[1][2][3][4][5] The song is a multi-lingual adaptation (in English, Italian and Spanish) of another Cirque du Soleil song titled "Un pazzo gridar"[citation needed], written by René Dupéré and Franco Dragone and featuring Italian-only lyrics[citation needed].
In 2006, Cirque du Soleil recorded a new multi-lingual adaptation (in English, Portuguese and Spanish) titled "La nova alegría" for their arena show Delirium.
This new adaptation was written by René Dupéré, Robert Dillon, Franco Dragone, Paolo Ramos and Manuel Tadros.
[8] In April 2019, Cirque du Soleil premiered a new version of the song in Alegría: In A New Light,[9] a remount of the original show to honor its 25th anniversary.