This project was inspired by Band Aid and Forente Artister was thus part of a large humanitarian initiative.
The project resulted in an album which in addition to Sammen for livet also consisted of several newly recorded songs by some of the participators.
In January 2005, after the earthquake and tsunami in the Indian Ocean 2004, a collection of Norwegian artist came together to record the song "Friend" which was written by Espen Lind and Lene Marlin.
The initiative was taken by The Spellemann Award who gathered a total of 70 Norwegian artists to volunteer for flood victims in Southeast Asia.
The money from the sale of this album was earmarked for Red Cross work in the hard-hit Aceh province in Indonesia.