The music industry is a world full of coincidences, influences and, sometimes, controversial for alleged plagiarism. Among the most popular, Shakira was accused of having plagiarized the bicyclewhich in 2016 He won the Latin Grammy Award for Best Song. Or Taylor Swift, which was not a song, but many. A few weeks ago, the 35 -year -old singer was sued for alleged copyright In a federal court of the state of Florida for several songs belonging to the albums Lover, Folklore, Midnights y The Tortured Poets Department. Generally, it is smaller artists who demanded to others of world stature, but the opposite can also happen.
An example of this happened more than a decade ago, when the song Fearless (2008) of Spanish singer Soraya Arnelas It was compared to The Edge of Glory (2011) by Lady Gaga. During an interview published at the end of April in the Radio program Rebobinalo of Castilla-La Manchathe singer who jumped to fame thanks to Operation Triunfo 2005 He remembered what happened. “When I took the single from FearlessI get the fan club and send me a video of a television in California that are broadcasting a news, ”the singer begins to tell. The medium that reported this in May 2011 was Clevver Music, and in a video of a minute published on YouTube, They announced the alleged plagiarism.
“Lady Gaga Accused of Copying Spanish Singer Soraya Arnelas”, (Lady Gaga accuses the Spanish singer Soraya Arnelas), reads in the video title. The song in question was The Edge Of Glory, Single that Lady Gaga published in May 2011 as part of your second studio album, Born This Way. “We have heard it and, although it looks like, it is an exaggeration. This reminds us of when Coldplay was accused of copying Joe Satriani with his song Long live life “mentions the communicator in the video.
“I get the fan club and they send me a video of a television in California that are broadcasting a news. The presenter is commenting that Lady Gaga had copied me. I had made a version of a theme of a Spanish artist, Soraya Arnelas,” said Soraya in Rebobinalopronouncing his name with an English accent.
Vicente, the announcer of the program, was also surprised by the fact that the songs of the two artists were so similar. “The thing is is very, very, very similar. Look for The Egfe of Glory from Lady Gaga and Fearless Soraya, and that is that the similarities are amazing, “he said.
However, the artist made it clear that these types of situations can occur in music, since the world of melodies and rhythmic structures is so wide that sometimes coincidences can be found without any intention of plagiarism. “This can happen, Vicente. This can happen …,” said Soraya. “Lady Gaga doesn’t have to look at me or his team. You have to be humble in life, Jolin. But it is true that they were very similar”The singer concluded.
