When You Wish Upon A Star

Summary

When You Wish Upon A Star is a musical work/composition^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,003 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• When You Wish Upon A Star received the Academy Award for Best Original Song^[3].
• When You Wish Upon A Star's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[4].
• When You Wish Upon A Star's composer is recorded as Leigh Harline^[5].
• Among the performers on When You Wish Upon A Star was Cliff Edwards^[6].
• Among the performers on When You Wish Upon A Star was Glenn Miller & His Orchestra^[7].
• When You Wish Upon A Star was performed by Vikingarna^[8].
• When You Wish Upon A Star was performed by Linda Ronstadt^[9].
• Among the performers on When You Wish Upon A Star was Olivia Newton-John^[10].
• When You Wish Upon A Star was performed by Målle Lindberg^[11].
• Among the performers on When You Wish Upon A Star was Kerry Butler^[12].
• Among the performers on When You Wish Upon A Star was Rod Stewart^[13].
• When You Wish Upon A Star was performed by Idina Menzel^[14].
• Among the performers on When You Wish Upon A Star was Susan Boyle^[15].
• When You Wish Upon A Star was performed by Jill Johnson^[16].
• Among the performers on When You Wish Upon A Star was Chanel Terrero^[17].
• When You Wish Upon A Star is part of Pinocchio^[18].
• When You Wish Upon A Star's language of work or name is recorded as English^[19].
• When You Wish Upon A Star was released on 1940^[20].
• When You Wish Upon A Star's lyricist is recorded as Ned Washington^[21].
• When You Wish Upon A Star's tonality is recorded as E major^[22].
• When You Wish Upon A Star's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'When You Wish Upon A Star'}^[23].
• When You Wish Upon A Star's has characteristic is recorded as film song^[24].
• When You Wish Upon A Star's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'When You Wish Upon A Star'}^[25].
• When You Wish Upon A Star's derivative work is recorded as Ser du stjärnan i det blå?^[26].
• When You Wish Upon A Star's derivative work is recorded as Quand on prie la bonne étoile^[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Release type: Song^[28]

• Genre(s): pop^[29]

• Community tags: disney song, pop, stage and screen^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: cb73cff9-7c38-3aab-b8e9-48045027c019^[31]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Cliff Edwards^[6], Glenn Miller & His Orchestra^[7], Vikingarna^[8], Linda Ronstadt^[9], Olivia Newton-John^[10], and Målle Lindberg^[11].

Publication

When You Wish Upon A Star was published on 1940^[20]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[19]. It is part of Pinocchio^[18].

Reception

When You Wish Upon A Star received the Academy Award for Best Original Song^[3].

Cultural Impact

Things named for When You Wish Upon A Star include When You Dish Upon a Star^[32], an animated series episode^[33], directed by Pete Michels^[34].

Why It Matters

When You Wish Upon A Star ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,003 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for it include When You Dish Upon a Star^[32], an animated series episode^[33], directed by Pete Michels^[34].

FAQs

What awards did When You Wish Upon A Star receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Original Song^[3].