"Gracias a la vida" (Spanish: "Thanks to Life") is a song written, composed and performed by Chilean folk singer-songwriter Violeta Parra, one of the artists who was part of the movement and musical genre known as the Nueva Canción Chilena.
The song "Gracias a la vida" was considered as a "humanist hymn" by Chilean music journalist Marisol García.
[6] The 1971 version performed by Mercedes Sosa and included in her album Homenaje a Violeta Parra spread the song within the Spanish-speaking world.
The project by Beto Cuevas, former vocalist of the group La Ley, consisted of recording a version of "Gracias a la Vida" to help the victims of the 2010 earthquake,[12] was produced by the Chilean compatriot Humberto Gatica,[13] they also included artists such as: Colombians Shakira and Juanes, Dominican Juan Luis Guerra, Mexican Fernando Olvera (Fher) Spanish Alejandro Sanz and Miguel Bosé, Italian Laura Pausini, and Canadian Michael Bublé.
[7] "We are committed to the Chilean people, which is facing a big problem" said the former vocalist of Maná in a video with statements of all participating artists and images of the tragedy.