Eliza Aria is an operatic vocalise from the ballet ''

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'', composed by

Elena Kats-Chernin Elena Davidovna Kats-Chernin (born 4 November 1957) is an Uzbek-born Australian composer and pianist, best known for her ballet ''Wild Swans''. Early life and education Elena Kats-Chernin was born in Tashkent (now the capital of independent Uz ...

. The piece was first recorded by soprano

Jane Sheldon Jane Sheldon is a Sydney-born Australian soprano, largely based in New York City. She is an artistic associate at Sydney Chamber Opera. Eliza Aria from Elena Kats-Chernin's ballet ''Wild Swans'' was first recorded by Sheldon in 2004 with the Ta ...

and the

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, and released on the

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label. This recording was subsequently used in a series of television and cinema advertisements for British bank Lloyds under the

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"For the journey", launched in January 2007. The adverts were created by agency Rainey Kelly Campbell Roalfe Y&R, and feature

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s by Studio AKA. Following the initial minute-long advert, further 30-second instalments were aired. It began to receive radio airplay in December 2007. In April 2010, research undertaken by

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revealed that the song is the third most performed in UK television advertising. Following the success of the advertisements, the recording of the suite was re-issued by ABC Classics with a new cover depicting a scene from the advert and from 2011 onwards has been used as the theme music for the

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programme ''

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'', replacing another piece of hers, the

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"Russian Rag". At the conclusion of the

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at the

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, Australia, Australian soprano

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and boy treble Luke Harrison, supported by the

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and guitarist

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, performed "Eliza Aria" during the lowering and handover of the Commonwealth Federation flag from the 2018 Commonwealth Games to the

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, England."Gold Coast teen stars in Closing Ceremony and records Games song with Katie Noonan"
by Suzanne Simonot, ''

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'', 18 April 2018

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* * 2003 compositions Compositions by Elena Kats-Chernin {{classical-composition-stub