Wake Up World
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"Wake Up World" is the 2010 official single for the Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 charity "Hjälp Haiti" (Help Haiti). The song was written by Erik Anjou and interpreted by Karl Martindahl
Karl Martindahl
Karl Glenn Martindahl is a Swedish singer and son of Swedish footballer Glenn Martindahl.-Beginnings:...

, Daniel Karlsson
Daniel Karlsson
Daniel Karlsson is a Swedish singer and songwriter. He later on took the name The Moniker as his stage name.-As Daniel Karlsson:...

 and Robin Bengtsson
Robin Bengtsson
Robin Bengtsson is a Swedish singer who took part in Swedish Idol 2008 finisheing third behind winner Kevin Borg and runner-up Alice Svensson. In mid-2009, he was signed by Merion Music label releasing the single "Another Lover's Gone"...

. The initiative for the song was by Andreas Wistrand of the band Highlights.

"Hjälp Haiti" was a collection of 14 different organisations engaged in helping Haiti after its earthquake. Under FRII, (Frivilligorganisationernas Insamlingsråd) and TV4 Group, the organizations included: ActionAid
ActionAid
ActionAid was founded in 1972 as a child sponsorship charity when 88 UK supporters sponsored 88 children in India and Kenya, the focus primarily being to provide children with an education. Global accounts are now reported in Euros and in 2007 and 2008 turnover was close to 180m Euros...

, Erikshjälpen, Frälsningsarmén (The Salvation Army
The Salvation Army
The Salvation Army is a Protestant Christian church known for its thrift stores and charity work. It is an international movement that currently works in over a hundred countries....

), Hoppets Stjärna, Läkarmissionen, Plan Sverige
Plan (aid organisation)
Plan is a global children’s charity which operates in 48 countries across Africa, Asia and the Americas. It is made up of 21 national organisations responsible for raising funds and awareness in their respective countries...

, PMU InterLife, Rädda Barnen (Save the Children
Save the Children
Save the Children is an internationally active non-governmental organization that enforces children's rights, provides relief and helps support children in developing countries...

), Röda Korset (The Red Cross
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is an international humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers, members and staff worldwide which was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, and to prevent and alleviate human...

), Skandinaviska Barnmissionen, SOS-Barnbyar (SOS Children's Villages
SOS Children's Villages
SOS Children's Villages is an independent, non-governmental international development organisation which has been working to meet the needs and protect the interests and rights of children since 1949. It was founded by Hermann Gmeiner in Imst, Austria...

), Svenska FN-förbundet, Svenska Kyrkan
Church of Sweden
The Church of Sweden is the largest Christian church in Sweden. The church professes the Lutheran faith and is a member of the Porvoo Communion. With 6,589,769 baptized members, it is the largest Lutheran church in the world, although combined, there are more Lutherans in the member churches of...

 (Church of Sweden) and Unicef Sverige.

Song writer Erik Anjou and music producer Keith Almgren
Keith Almgren
Keith Almgren, born 8 November 1957 in Järfälla, Sweden, is a Swedish songwriter and music publisher.Keith Almgren has a solid background and has written over 1400 titles in the register of Stim....

 donated all proceeds of the song to FRII (making up 103 organizations).

Artists involved in the project included:
  • Karl Martindahl
    Karl Martindahl
    Karl Glenn Martindahl is a Swedish singer and son of Swedish footballer Glenn Martindahl.-Beginnings:...

    , Daniel Karlsson
    Daniel Karlsson
    Daniel Karlsson is a Swedish singer and songwriter. He later on took the name The Moniker as his stage name.-As Daniel Karlsson:...

     and Robin Bengtsson
    Robin Bengtsson
    Robin Bengtsson is a Swedish singer who took part in Swedish Idol 2008 finisheing third behind winner Kevin Borg and runner-up Alice Svensson. In mid-2009, he was signed by Merion Music label releasing the single "Another Lover's Gone"...

     - vocals
  • Fredrik Wännman and Lars Norgren / Ramtitam - recorded, mixed and mastering
  • Kristoffer Folin - assistant technician
  • Johan Bergqvist - guitar and keyboard
  • Mårten Bengtsson - bass
  • Fredrik Svensson - drums
  • Johannes Lagtun and Kristoffer Folin - disc cover


The song was performed live on TV4 television station's program Nyhetsmorgon
Nyhetsmorgon
Nyhetsmorgon is a Swedish morning news and talk show that airs every morning on TV4. It is similar to The Today Show. Nyhetsmorgon started airing in 1992....

with Andreas Wistrand made the presentation alongside Maria Ros Jernberg, communications manager of FRII.
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