"Almost There" is a song written by Randy Newman for Disney Animation's 2009 film The Princess and the Frog. It was originally recorded by actress and singer Anika Noni Rose in her film role as Tiana.
The song was nominated for Best Original Song at the 82nd Academy Awards, but lost to "The Weary Kind" from Crazy Heart.Anet Hovhanesian. "Oscar Winner 2010: Best Original Song — The Weary Kind." ScreenCrave. "Down in New Orleans", another song from the film, performed by Dr. John (with prologue & finale versions by Rose), was also nominated for the Oscar.
Synopsis Tiana and her mother Eudora, are at Tiana's restaurant. In the song, Tiana is singing that she is "Almost There" to successfully opening her dream restaurant. During the song sequence, the animation shifts to the same art deco style used in Tiana's picture of her dream restaurant that her father James gave her.
Other languages Besides the original English version, Disney Character Voices International released The Princess and the Frog (including the song) dubbed in 41 foreign-language versions of "Almost There".
"Almost There" in other languagesPerformer(s)TitleTranslationLanguageJacqeline Rafiqقربت خلاص (Qrbt khlas) "I've Come Close to Deliverance"ArabicKacau Gomes"Quase Lá""Almost There"Brazilian PortugueseRalitsa Guberska"Почти успях" (Pochti uspyakh)"I am Almost There"Bulgarian官恩娜 (Ella Koon)"自信可得到" (Ji sun hoh dak do)"Self-confidence can be obtained"CantoneseChila Lynn "Ya Llegaré""Already arrived"Castilian SpanishVanda Winter"Samo malo još""Just a little more"CroatianDagmar Sobková "Málem tam""Almost There"CzechNellie Ettison"Taet, tæt på""Close, close to"DanishLinda Wagenmakers"Zo dichtbij""So close"DutchSandra Uusberg"Hästi läheb""Doing Well"EstonianLaura Voutilainen"Voin Saavuttaa""I can Achieve"FinnishSandrine Van Handenhoven"Zo dichtbij""So close"FlemishChina Moses"Au Bout Du Rêve""After my dream"FrenchCassandra Steen"Ganz nah dran""Very close to it"GermanShaya"Μια Στιγμή" (Mia Stigmí̱)"A moment"GreekNinet"אני שם כמעט" (Ani Sham Kim'at)"I'm There Almost"HebrewMarianne D'Cruz Aiman"नहीं मंजिल दूर" (Nahin Manzil Door)"The Destination's Not Far"HindiVágó Bernadett "Álmom Vár!""Almost There"HungarianSelma Björnsdóttir"Ég Er Rétt Að Ná""I just reach"IcelandicTisa Julianti"Hampir Kesana""Almost there"IndonesianKarima Amma"Ce la farò""I'll do it"ItalianSuzuki Honoka"夢まで あとすこし" (Yume made ato sukoshi)"A little step away from a dream"JapaneseLee Young-Mi"거의 다 왔어" (Geoui da -eo)"We're almost there"KoreanPaula Arias Esquivel"Ya Llegaré""Already arrived"Latin American SpanishIeva Kerēviča"Viss būs""Everything will be"LatvianJurga Šeduikytė-Bareikienė"Jau beveik""It's almost there"LithuanianUnknown singer"Makin Dekat""Nearer and nearer"MalaysianXiao Man-Xuan"要實現" (Yào shíxiàn)"Will achieve"Mandarin (Taiwan)Noora Noor"Nesten Der""Almost There"NorwegianKarolina Trębacz "Prawie Udało Się""Almost There"PolishNayma Mingas "Quase Lá""Almost There"PortugueseNancy Fortin"Oui, je suis décidée""Yes, I'm decided"Quebec FrenchSimona Nae "Eu mai am un pic""I have a little bit"RomanianAnna Buturlina "Только цель" (Tol'ko tsel')"Only purpose"RussianHelena Krajčíová"Mám Svoj Sen""I got my dream"SlovakKatarina Bordner"Vidim tam""I see there"SlovenePauline Kamusewu"Nästan Där""Almost There"SwedishWichayanee Pia-Klin"ใกล้ถึงฝัน" (Kıl̂ t̄hụng f̄ạn)"Near the Dream"ThaiDemet Tuncer"Yakında orda""Soon there"TurkishKatyko Purtseladze"До Щастя Крок" (Do Shchastya Krok)"Step To Happiness"Ukrainian
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