{"id":7037,"date":"2023-08-23T10:45:07","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T09:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/willardpost.com\/?p=7037"},"modified":"2023-10-09T09:17:14","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T08:17:14","slug":"rita-wilson-oli-mazi-we-are-all-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latinxpostnews.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/23\/rita-wilson-oli-mazi-we-are-all-together\/","title":{"rendered":"RITA WILSON &#8220;OLI MAZI (We Are All Together)&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Rita Wilson &#8220;OLI MAZI (We Are All Together)&#8221; <\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 3.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"yiv2753249083MsoNormal\">Celebrated singer\/songwriter Rita Wilson has shared her infectious, dance-infused new single, &#8220;Oli Mazi (We are all together&#8221;).&#8221;<b>\u00a0<\/b>featuring guest vocalist Christos Mastoras, out today on Sing It Loud LLC. Co-written by Rita and hitmaker and award-winning\/ honorary Oscar recipient Diane Warren, &#8220;Oli Mazi (We are all together).<b>\u201d<\/b> was co-produced by Rita Emanuel &#8220;Eman&#8221; Kiriakou &amp; Zhone,<b><span class=\"yiv2753249083apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span class=\"yiv2753249083apple-converted-space\">rounding out the fittingly Greek team who worked on the track.\u00a0 The<\/span> feel-good anthem serves as the ultimate souvenir from the anticipated film, My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 opening in theaters on September 8<b><i>.<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<span class=\"yiv2753249083apple-converted-space\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2753249083MsoNormal\">&#8220;Oli Mazi (We are all together)&#8221; conveys themes of family reflected in the wildly popular <i>My Big Fat Greek Wedding<\/i>\u00a0film franchise &#8211; the song was penned for the third installment of the film.\u00a0 Rita relished the opportunity to join forces with Diane Warren for the first collaboration between these two forces of nature in both music and film.\u00a0 Fellow Greek vocalist Christos Mastoras, who Rita has previously worked with on the track, \u201cLe Me Be,\u201d effortlessly blends his inviting vocals with Rita\u2019s warm, distinctive voice on the exuberant song that will leave audiences dancing in the aisles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2753249083MsoNormal\">Rita explains<b>,\u00a0<\/b>&#8220;Greek people are known for their love of family. OLI MAZI means \u201call together.\u201d The song is about bringing people together whether it\u2019s your birth family or chosen family, being there for each other and celebrating that love and connection. No man is a (Greek) island. (Thank you, John Donne.) We need each other. I\u2019m excited about collaborating again with Greek artist Christos Mastoras, and to have co-written \u2018OLI MAZI (We Are All Together)\u2019 with my dear friend, the great Diane Warren.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2753249083MsoNormal\">Diane Warren adds<b>,\u00a0<\/b>\u201cAt a time when we seem so far apart, I hope \u2018OLI MAZI\u2019 which means all together, can maybe bring us a little closer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2753249083MsoBodyText\"><span lang=\"EL\">Christos says<\/span>,<span lang=\"EL\">\u00a0&#8220;<\/span>A<span lang=\"EL\">fter our first colla<\/span>boration<span lang=\"EL\">\u00a0on &#8216;Let Me Be&#8217; it\u2019s\u00a0such a great pleasure to work with Rita Wilson again\u00a0on this new song<span class=\"yiv2753249083apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>for\u00a0<i>My Big Fat Greek Wedding<span class=\"yiv2753249083apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>3,<\/i>\u00a0a movie that\u00a0I\u2019m a huge fan<span class=\"yiv2753249083apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>of.<span class=\"yiv2753249083apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"yiv2753249083apple-converted-space\"><span lang=\"EL\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u201c<span lang=\"EL\">OLI MAZI<\/span><span lang=\"EL\">\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EL\">(We Are All Together)<\/span>\u201d\u00a0<span lang=\"EL\">is a song that I loved from the moment \u00a0Rita shared it with me. I<span class=\"yiv2753249083apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>hope people<span class=\"yiv2753249083apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>love it as much as we do<\/span>.<span lang=\"EL\">&#8220;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2753249083MsoBodyText\"><span lang=\"EL\">Christos Mastoras is a mult<\/span>i-<span lang=\"EL\">talented frontman of the popular Greek band\u00a0\u039c\u0395LISSES and one of the best-selling male artists\u00a0ever\u00a0in his native Greece.\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EL\">\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EL\">With his band<\/span><span class=\"yiv2753249083apple-converted-space\">,<\/span><span lang=\"EL\">\u00a0he has\u00a0over 100 million streams on Spotify and 600\u00a0million YouTube views, sold out 1500 shows and received 23 music awards (10 of them for<span class=\"yiv2753249083apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>\u2018Best Group\u2019) in Greece.\u00a0 He\u00a0has also released several solo hit singles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2753249083MsoNormal\">Written and directed by Nia Vardalos, My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 stars<b>\u00a0<\/b>Vardalos, John Corbett, Louis\u00a0Mandylor, Elena\u00a0Kampouris, Gia Carides,\u00a0Joey\u00a0Fatone\u00a0with Lainie Kazan and Andrea Martin. The worldwide phenomenon returns with this brand-new adventure as the Portokalos family travels to a family reunion in Greece for a\u00a0heartwarming and hilarious trip full of love, twists and turns.\u00a0<span class=\"yiv2753249083apple-converted-space\">The film was produced by\u00a0<\/span>Rita Wilson,<span class=\"yiv2753249083apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"yiv2753249083spelle\">p.g.a.<\/span>, Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman, and executive produced by Paul Brooks, Scott Niemeyer, Steven Shareshian and Nia Vardalos.\u2206<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2753249083MsoNormal\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rita Wilson &#8220;OLI MAZI (We Are All Together)&#8221; MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 3. Celebrated singer\/songwriter Rita Wilson has shared her infectious, dance-infused new single, &#8220;Oli Mazi (We are all together&#8221;).&#8221;\u00a0featuring guest vocalist Christos Mastoras, out today on Sing It Loud LLC. 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