BBoyZii - The Prayer

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BBoyZii

Apr 11, 2025 11:10pm

<p>Thank you for the OPEN DUET Ms. Reba..... </p><p><br></p><p>"<strong>The Prayer</strong>" is a song performed by Canadian singer&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celine_Dion" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Celine Dion</a>&nbsp;and Italian tenor&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea_Bocelli" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Andrea Bocelli</a>. It was written by&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Foster" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">David Foster</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carole_Bayer_Sager" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Carole Bayer Sager</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Renis" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Tony Renis</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_Testa_(lyricist)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Alberto Testa</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>"The Prayer" was originally recorded in two solo versions for the&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Pictures" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Warner Bros.</a>' 1998 musical animated feature film&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quest_for_Camelot" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><em>Quest for Camelot</em></a>, in English by Dion and in Italian by Bocelli. A duet between Dion and Bocelli later appeared on their respective studio albums,&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/These_Are_Special_Times" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><em>These Are Special Times</em></a>&nbsp;(1998) and&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sogno" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><em>Sogno</em></a>&nbsp;(1999) and was released as a promotional single in March 1999. "The Prayer" won a&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Original_Song" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song</a>&nbsp;and was nominated for an&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Song" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Academy Award for Best Original Song</a>&nbsp;in 1999 and a&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Pop_Collaboration_with_Vocals" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals</a>&nbsp;in 2000. It received highly positive reviews from music critics and entered&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adult_contemporary_music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">adult contemporary</a>&nbsp;charts in Canada and the United States in 1999.</p><p><br></p><p>In 2008, Dion released a live version of "The Prayer" as a duet with&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Groban" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Josh Groban</a>, who also performed with her on the Grammys, and Groban has also performed with&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Church" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Charlotte Church</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lea_Salonga" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Lea Salonga</a>. This&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_download" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">music download</a>&nbsp;entered the&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Hot_100" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Canadian Hot 100</a>&nbsp;at number 37 and the&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><em>Billboard</em>&nbsp;Hot 100</a>&nbsp;at number 70.</p>