Dubai, 19th December 2021: Garena Free Fire has released a music video with an Arabic version of ‘Bella Ciao’ to commemorate their collaboration with Money Heist.
The collaboration sees Garena team up with Amira Hamzaoui from Morocco, Essam Abdo from Saudi Arabia, Ahmad Kubbara and Omar Alla from Egypt.
The Italian song Bella Ciao has appeared during the show frequently. The Arabic version adopts a similar theme and talks about how the pathway to success is by embracing all challenges and obstacles and battling them to become a champion in Free Fire, just like in real life.
Amira Hamzaoui said: “Bella Ciao is a classic, well-known song that everyone associates with Money Heist. The song is a peppy protest anthem and super catchy. I’ve always loved both the show and song, and I was very excited when I got the opportunity to work on this song.”
The song also incorporates the Free Fire battle & Booyah, which is used in the game to signify victory and is often used by gamers to express other moments of joy and excitement. Booyah Day celebrates the moments of achievements both in the game and in real life.
Essam Abdo said: “I am happy to have worked on this collaboration that aims to bring different communities together. I hope they enjoyed our cover of Bella Ciao as much as we did producing it!”
The music video features performances by the Swaggers Crew, a Hip Hop & Street dance crew based in Cairo, Egypt.
You can watch the Arabic version of “Bella Ciao x Free Fire” by clicking here.
About Garena
Garena is a leading global online games developer and publisher. Free Fire, its self-developed mobile battle royale title, was the most downloaded mobile game in the world in 2019 and 2020, according to App Annie.
Garena is run by passionate gamers and has a unique understanding of what gamers want. It exclusively licenses and publishes hit titles from global partners – such as Arena of Valor, Call of Duty: Mobile, and League of Legends – in selected markets globally. Garena champions social and entertainment experiences through games, enabling its communities to engage and interact. Garena is also a leading esports organiser and hosts some of the world’s biggest esports events.
Garena is a part of Sea Limited (NYSE:SE), a leading global consumer internet company. In addition to Garena, Sea’s other core businesses include its e-commerce arm, Shopee, and digital financial services arm, SeaMoney. Sea’s mission is to better the lives of consumers and small businesses with technology.