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"Almost There" is a song written by Randy Newman for Walt Disney Pictures' 49th animated feature film The Princess and the Frog (2009). It was originally recorded by actress and singer Anika Noni Rose in her film role as Tiana.[1] The song was nominated for Best Original Song at the 82nd Academy Awards but lost to "The Weary Kind" from Crazy Heart.[2] "Down in New Orleans", another song from the film, performed by Dr. John (with prologue & finale versions by Rose), was also nominated for the Oscar.
| "Almost There" | |
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| Song by Anika Noni Rose | |
| from the album The Princess and the Frog: Original Songs and Score | |
| Released | November 23, 2009 |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Length | 2:24 |
| Label | Walt Disney |
| Songwriter(s) | Randy Newman |
| Producer(s) | Randy Newman |
Synopsis
Tiana and her mother Eudora, are at Tiana's restaurant. In the song, Tiana is singing that she is "Almost There" to successfully opening her dream restaurant. During the song sequence, the animation shifts to the same art deco style used in Tiana's picture of her dream restaurant that her father James gave her.
Other languages
Besides the original English version, Disney Character Voices International released The Princess and the Frog (including the song) dubbed in 41 foreign-language versions of "Almost There".
| "Almost There" in other languages | |||
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| Performer(s) | Title | Translation | Language |
| Jacqeline Rafiq | قربت خلاص (Qrbt khlas) | "I've Come Close to Deliverance" | Arabic |
| Kacau Gomes | "Quase Lá" | "Almost There" | Brazilian Portuguese |
| Ralitsa Guberska | "Почти успях" (Pochti uspyakh) | "I am Almost There" | Bulgarian |
| 官恩娜 (Ella Koon) | "自信可得到" (Ji sun hoh dak do) | "Self-confidence can be obtained" | Cantonese |
| Chila Lynn | "Ya Llegaré" | "Already arrived" | Castilian Spanish |
| Vanda Winter | "Samo malo još" | "Just a little more" | Croatian |
| Dagmar Sobková | "Málem tam" | "Almost There" | Czech |
| Nellie Ettison | "Taet, tæt på" | "Close, close to" | Danish |
| Linda Wagenmakers | "Zo dichtbij" | "So close" | Dutch |
| Sandra Uusberg | "Hästi läheb" | "Doing Well" | Estonian |
| Laura Voutilainen | "Voin Saavuttaa" | "I can Achieve" | Finnish |
| Sandrine Van Handenhoven | "Zo dichtbij" | "So close" | Flemish |
| China Moses | "Au Bout Du Rêve" | "After my dream" | French |
| Cassandra Steen | "Ganz nah dran" | "Very close to it" | German |
| Shaya | "Μια Στιγμή" (Mia Stigmí̱) | "A moment" | Greek |
| Ninet | "אני שם כמעט" (Ani shms kamaatt) | "I'm Almost There" | Hebrew |
| Marianne D'Cruz Aiman | "नहीं मंजिल दूर" (Nahin Manzil Door) | "The Destination's Not Far" | Hindi |
| Vágó Bernadett | "Álmom Vár!" | "Almost There" | Hungarian |
| Selma Björnsdóttir | "Ég Er Rétt Að Ná" | "I just reach" | Icelandic |
| Tisa Julianti | "Hampir Kesana" | "Almost there" | Indonesian |
| Karima Amma | "Ce la farò" | "I'll do it" | Italian |
| Suzuki Honoka | "夢まで あとすこし" (Yume made ato sukoshi) | "A little step away from a dream" | Japanese |
| Lee Young-Mi | "거의 다 왔어" (Geoui da wass-eo) | "We're almost there" | Korean |
| Paula Arias Esquivel | "Ya Llegaré" | "Already arrived" | Latin American Spanish |
| Ieva Kerēviča | "Viss būs" | "Everything will be" | Latvian |
| Jurga Šeduikytė-Bareikienė | ? | ? | Lithuanian |
| Unknown singer | "Makin Dekat" | "Nearer and nearer" | Malaysian |
| Xiao Man-Xuan | "要實現" (Yào shíxiàn) | "Will achieve" | Mandarin (Taiwan) |
| Noora Noor | "Nesten Der" | "Almost There" | Norwegian |
| Karolina Trębacz | "Prawie Udało Się" | "Almost There" | Polish |
| Nayma Mingas | "Quase Lá" | "Almost There" | Portuguese |
| Nancy Fortin | "Oui, je suis décidée" | "Yes, I'm decided" | Quebec French |
| Simona Nae | "Eu mai am un pic" | "I have a little bit" | Romanian |
| Anna Buturlina | "Только цель" (Tol'ko tsel') | "Only purpose" | Russian |
| Helena Krajčíová | "Mám Svoj Sen" | "I got my dream" | Slovak |
| Katarina Bordner | "Vidim tam" | "I see there" | Slovene |
| Pauline Kamusewu | "Nästan Där" | "Almost There" | Swedish |
| Wichayanee Pia-Klin | "ใกล้ถึงฝัน" (Kıl̂ t̄hụng f̄ạn) | "Near the Dream" | Thai |
| Demet Tuncer | "Yakında orda" | "Soon there" | Turkish |
| Katyko Purtseladze | "До Щастя Крок" (Do Shchastya Krok) | "Step To Happiness" | Ukrainian |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom (BPI)[3] | Silver | 200,000 |
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References
- Hischak, Thomas S.; Robinson, Mark A. (2013). The Disney Song Encyclopedia (2 ed.). Taylor Trade Publishing. p. 4. ISBN 9781589797130.
- Anet Hovhanesian. "Oscar Winner 2010: Best Original Song — The Weary Kind." Archived 2013-12-02 at the Wayback Machine ScreenCrave.
- "British single certifications – Anika Noni Rose – Almost There". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
External links
- Disney Sing-Along on YouTube (on Disney's official channel)
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