The 2014 Academy Awards announced Tuesday morning that Idina Menzel will perform Frozen’s hit song “Let It Go” during this year’s Oscar telecast.
Menzel performs the song in the 2013 Disney animated hit in the character of Elsa. You can watch the performance in the film below thanks to Disney who released it on YouTube. It has collected an impressive 86 million views since December 6:
“Let it Go” was written by Frozen songwriting team Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez and is nominated for Original Song. The three other nominated songs are “Happy” from Despicable Me 2, “Ordinary Love” from Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom and “The Moon Song” from Her.
“This is definitely a dream come true for me,” Menzel said in a recent interview about her nomination. “I’m happy for the movie, I’m happy to be a part of the whole thing, and to have a song that really resonates with people is just beyond.”
In the same interview she hinted at her interest in performing at the Oscars. “I’ve already got permission [from If/Then producers to give her time off] if they ask—cross your fingers!—that I can get out there and do my thing and just try to really have fun with the idea.”
At the Golden Globes in January, “Let It Go” lost to “Ordinary Love.”
Capitalizing on Frozen’s runaway success, Disney has re-released the film in theaters as a Sing-Along.
Demi Lovato performed the song for the movie’s soundtrack, but it was Menzel’s rendition from the movie that (rightfully) collected all of the recognition.
The 2014 Oscars are hosted by Ellen DeGeneres and will be broadcast live Sunday, March 2 on ABC. See a full list of nominees in our previous story.
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