<P> `` Under the Sea '' is a popular song from Disney 's 1989 animated film The Little Mermaid , composed by Alan Menken with lyrics by Howard Ashman and based on the song `` The Beautiful Briny '' from the 1971 film Bedknobs and Broomsticks . It is influenced by the Calypso style of the Caribbean which originated in Trinidad and Tobago . The song was performed in the film by Samuel E. Wright . The track won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1989 , as well as the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media in 1991 . </P>
<P> `` Under the Sea '' is a popular song from Disney 's 1989 animated film The Little Mermaid , composed by Alan Menken with lyrics by Howard Ashman and based on the song `` The Beautiful Briny '' from the 1971 film Bedknobs and Broomsticks . It is influenced by the Calypso style of the Caribbean which originated in Trinidad and Tobago . The song was performed in the film by Samuel E. Wright . The track won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1989 , as well as the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media in 1991 . </P>
who sings under the sea in the little mermaid
who sings under the sea in the little mermaid
Samuel E. Wright
Samuel E. Wright