You Raise Me Up - Josh Groban / Secret Garden
Song Lyrics, Artist Information, Chart History
Song lyrics by Ireland's Brendan Graham - Music by Norwegian musician Rolf Lovland.
Originally recorded by Lovland's New Age band "Secret Garden" on the "Once in a Red Moon" album, released in 2001.
The original vocals were done by Irish singer Brian Kennedy.
A version by Irish singer Daniel O'Donnell was a #22 hit throughout Ireland and the UK .
The best known version was performed by Josh Groban, (born Joshua Winslow Groban on February 27, 1981, in Los Angeles, California)
The song was #1 on the Adult Contemporary charts for six weeks in 2004 and was nominated for a Grammy award.
A 2004 version by the Christian group Selah went to #1 on the Billboard Christian Chart
In 2005 the Irish pop band Westlife remade the song (it was credited as the 100th official cover of the song), and took it to #1 on the UK pop charts
The inspirational nature of the song has made it an international hit many times over, having been recorded in at least 20 different languages
A great first dance or parent dance song at weddings, it is also extremely popular around St. Patrick's Day, as the melody is a variation of the Irish classic "Danny Boy"