{"id":66951,"date":"2022-07-15T20:51:23","date_gmt":"2022-07-15T20:51:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imalbania.com\/kosova\/era-istrefi-reveals-behind-the-scenes-how-he-became-part-of-the-fifa-world-cup-and-what-it-was-like-to-collaborate-with-will-smith\/"},"modified":"2022-07-15T20:51:23","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T20:51:23","slug":"era-istrefi-reveals-behind-the-scenes-how-he-became-part-of-the-fifa-world-cup-and-what-it-was-like-to-collaborate-with-will-smith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imalbania.com\/kosova\/era-istrefi-reveals-behind-the-scenes-how-he-became-part-of-the-fifa-world-cup-and-what-it-was-like-to-collaborate-with-will-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"Era Istrefi reveals behind the scenes how he became part of the Fifa World Cup and what it was like to collaborate with Will Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"firstP\">\n<p>In one of the few and rare interviews, Era Istrefi spoke today about her life and career in &#8220;Let me talk&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The singer remembered one of the most culminating moments in her career, when in 2018, together with Will Smith and Nicky Jam, they sang the &#8220;FIFA World Cup&#8221; anthem.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I am very, very honored to be the first Albanian to make history with the World Cup 2018. For me, it is very &#8216;big&#8217;.  I am extremely pleased<\/em>&#8220;, said the artist.<\/p>\n<p>Era tells how the singer was chosen among 30 to sing &#8220;Live It Up&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I was selected among 30 singers, a singer who sings that song the best would be chosen.  You can imagine how happy I was when he chose me.  When they called me at the beginning and told me will you be part of the World Cup, I said I don&#8217;t want to.  But I was told not to be too happy because it is a competition with many competitors. <\/em><em>I gave the maximum of talent, energy, everything I had.  I worked for 12 hours and manifested it, believed it and it happened&#8221;.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>But what did she think when she found out that she was chosen?<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I didn&#8217;t think with ego, I thought with my best, deepest feeling, which I have inside, when an elusive dream comes true<\/em>\u201d, replies Era.<\/p>\n<p>Donald Veshaj asks more about the world famous artist, Will Smith.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Will Smith was very kind, I felt very close.  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