You raise me up, the original version

[jawnbc]

Few are aware that Josh Groban's "You raise me up" was originally performed by the Irish-Norwegian duo Secret Garden. Brian Kennedy was on lead vocals. But most are unaware of the 3-way Eurovision connection to the track:

Secret Garden won the 1995 Eurovision with Nocturne. Rolf Lovland and Fionnula Sweeney met the year before in Dublin at the Eurovision. Previously Lovland wrote another Eurovision winner (La det swinge; 1985). Brian Kennedy represented Ireland at the 2006 Eurovision and finished 10th with "Every Song is a Cry for Love."

But the song was written by two men who between them have won the Eurovision 4 times: Lovland and Brendan Grahama, whose "Rock and Roll Kids (1994) and "The Voice" (1996) earned Ireland wins 6 and 7.

Here's the definitive, original version.

Comments

[weekilter.livejournal.com]

I know this number well, but my question: Is this a "churchy" spiritual number?

[danbearnyc.livejournal.com]

It's still treacle. When is Anne Murray going to cover it?

[aadroma.livejournal.com]

Would you believe I've never heard this song?

Ever?

:: blush :: Yeah.

[f8n-begorra.livejournal.com]

Josh who?