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Mi Vida Composition

Mi Vida was an unpublished Spanish-language song by Ezra Cruz, written and privately recorded for his daughter, Lia Cruz, when she was born in July 2043. The original recording featured Ezra’s vocals and guitar. Lia joined Ezra for its first public performance at his July 2056 birthday celebration at Madison Square Garden, which marked her public singing debut.

Compositional Context

Ezra recorded ‘’Mi Vida’’ for Lia and kept the recording in her private folder. He did not intend to release it commercially and continued sharing the song with her privately throughout her childhood.

Musical Content

The original private recording paired Ezra’s Spanish-language vocals with guitar.

Premiere and Performance History

In July 2056, thirteen-year-old Lia joined Ezra for the first public performance of ‘’Mi Vida’’ during his fiftieth-birthday celebration at Madison Square Garden. The performance marked Lia’s public singing debut.

Recordings

The original recording remained in Lia’s private collection and was not commercially released.

Associations and Later Use

‘’Mi Vida’’ remained associated with Ezra and Lia’s father-daughter relationship. Its first public performance connected Lia’s singing debut with a song Ezra had kept private for her since her birth.