Artist

Celia Cruz

Cuban-born salsa singer. "La Vida Es un Carnaval," written by Argentine composer Victor Daniel and released in 1998 from Mi Vida Es Cantar, became one of her signature songs. A 2026 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Early Influence honoree.

Reviews

Greatest of All Time!

Celia Cruz

La Vida Es un Carnaval

The most joyful record in Celia Cruz's catalog began, according to its writer, when Victor Daniel saw a woman on television who had lost her whole family in the 1994 AMIA bombing in Buenos Aires.

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Albums

Songs

Song

La Vida Es un Carnaval

Celia Cruz