You Raise Me Up - Other Covers

Other Covers

• British singer Becky Taylor covered the song on her second album Shine (1 July 2003), released before Josh Groban's version.
• The song was recorded by Daniel O'Donnell in 2003 and was a hit throughout Ireland and the UK, charting at #22 in the UK.
• A version by Christian group Selah (with both verses included, as originally written) went to #1 on Billboard's Christian charts and was included on their 2004 album Hiding Place. This recording was nominated for Song of the Year at the 2005 Dove Awards.
• Brian Kennedy re-released the single after performing it at legendary Northern Irish football player George Best's funeral on 28 November 2005. The song charted in the UK at #4 in January 2006 (as part of a three-song EP entitled "George Best — A Tribute").
• The song has also been released by Aled Jones, Ronan Tynan, Sissel Kyrkjebø, Russell Watson, Javier Fontana, Selah, Celtic Woman, David Tibenovski, Tommy Fleming, Michael Ball, and the Celtic Tenors with Samantha Mumba, this time with an R&B flow to it.
• Åsa Jinder has written lyrics in Swedish, "Rör vid min själ," and that version has been recorded by Sanna Nielsen.
• The song was also recorded by Daniel Beck, a Mormon musician. The song was used for EFY's 2007 CD Power in Purity.
• Lisa Kelly recorded a solo version for the album Celtic Woman.
• On November 10, 2007 the song was performed live in series 4 of UK show, The X Factor by contestant, Rhydian Roberts. The performance received highly positive praise from all four judges, Simon Cowell, Sharon Osbourne, Louis Walsh and Dannii Minogue. Five weeks later, on December 15, 2007, Rhydian Roberts performed the song on The X Factor with Welsh mezzo-soprano Katherine Jenkins.
• Paul Potts and Il Divo separately recorded a Spanish version of this song called Por Ti Seré. This loosely translated version appears on Pott's One Chance album and Il Divo's Siempre.
• On May 10, 2008, Austin Blackburn performed the song as part of his Britain's Got Talent audition using a common hardware saw as his instrument of choice.
• On May 6, 2008, Manu Castellano performed the Spanish version ("Por Ti Seré") in Operación Triunfo
• Connie Talbot included "You Raise Me Up" on her re-released album Over the Rainbow (16 June 2008). Talbot also included "You Raise Me Up" as the second track on her two singles "Three Little Birds" (20 June 2008) and "I Will Always Love You" (15 June 2009).
• In July 2008, Donald Braswell II was auditioning for the third season of America's Got Talent, and at first didn't please anyone, but after halfway through the song, the whole crowd cheered as he finished the song.
• On September 2, 2008, Tom WIlliams performed the song on Australian Idol in the Top 24
• On September 27, 2008, Korean Idol group TVXQ performed the song with blind pianist Ye-Eun on SBS Chocolate.
• On October 19, 2008, the song was performed by later winner Freek Bartels in the semi-finals of 'Op zoek naar Joseph' (the Dutch version of BBC's talent show Any Dream Will Do).
• On November 16, 2008, the song was performed by Michael Hirte from Potsdam in the show "Das Supertalent" (the German version of "America's Got Talent") using his harmonica. This version charted in Switzerland at #76.Chart performance for Michael Hirte version
• On November 22, 2008, Ola Onabule performed it together with the Royal Philharmonic Ensemble (conducted by David Eaton) and the Vienna Peace Choir at the Global Peace Festival in Excel Centre, London
• On March 28, 2008, runner-up, Laura, performed the song live in the final of the Danish X Factor.
• On April 21, 2009, Celtic Woman performed "You Raise Me Up" on the popular American TV show Dancing with the Stars.
• On May 2, 2009, David Foster protegée Charice released a rendition of "You Raise Me Up" for a Mother's Day album. This song was produced by Star Records of the Philippines.
• Also on May 2, 2009, South Korean legendary boy band SHINHWA's lead vocalist Shin Hye Sung successfully performed You Raise Me Up towards the end of his concert during the 2009 Keep Leaves Tour in Seoul. The performance was featured in his DVD of the concert, which was released in the same year, as the 20th track.
• On May 9, 2009, Transmontuna (Tuna Universitária de Trás-os-Montes e Alto-Douro )performed "Por ti seré", the Spanish version of "You raise me up" together with an Orchestra that joined teachers and students from the Conservatório Regional de Musica de Vila Real, conducted by maestro Vasco Sousa. Luis Rocha, Gaiato, the soloist of this cover, was considered the best voice that ever stood on Vila Real's Theatre stage.
• On May 9, 2009, Girls' Generation member Jessica and solo artist Lena Park performed "You Raise Me Up" at the Korea Times Music Festival at the Hollywood Bowl in LA.
• On August 3, 2009, Rhap Salazar rendered the song at the necrological service of former Philippine President Corazon Aquino
• Paul Byrom of Celtic Thunder, produced by the producer of Celtic Woman, recorded a cover in spring 2009.
• The song was also covered in Japanese by Korean-American singer Lena Park as the opening theme to the Japanese anime TV series Romeo x Juliet, which premiered in Japan on April 2007. Park also covered an English version of the song, which was featured in episodes 7 and 24 of the English version of the series, released in two sets in both June and August 2009.
• Australian duo Generation Gap recorded the song (complete with both verses) for their album, A New Beginning, which was released in December 2009.
• German musical actor Andreas Bieber sang the song as a duet with international star Pia Douwes on his album No Frontiers.
• In September 2008, Jewish pop star, Yaakov Shwekey covered the song with some minor changes to the lyrics, so as to be acceptable by the orthodox population.
• In 2010, fans of Colchester United FC began to adopt the song as an anthem to be performed in traditional choral style on matchdays while travelling on public transport, on the terraces at away matches and to the delight of the locals in pubs up and down the land.
• In January 2010, a Tahitian adaptation by Ronny TERIIPAIA, titled " E AO MÄ'OHI" ( It's a mä'ohi (Polynesian) world by COJT (Committee of young people of The Tävini Huira'atira political party leaded by Mr Oscar TEMARU whose goal is the independence of French Polynesia) was released.
• On February 17, 2010, this song was performed by Korean girl group Brown Eyed Girls to commemorate the return of the nation's popular Mnet Countdown 2010. It is also to perform for the survivors of the Haiti Earthquake.
• On February 18, 2010, this song was again performed by Korean artistes on the KBS Music Bank, ranging from Jokwon of 2AM, Kim Jong Kook, Taeyeon and Jessica of Girls' Generation, Jang Hee Young, Ming Kyung Hoon and Jung Yonghwa of CN.Blue. It is also to perform for the survivors of the Haiti Earthquake.
• On June 8, 2010, the song was used in a mash-up with Olivia Newton-John's "Magic" on the season 1 finale of Glee.
• In 2010, the German singer Helene Fischer performed the song on her "So wie ich bin"-tour.
• A Finnish version of the song was recorded by Kari Tapio titled "Kuin taivaisiin". Japanese voice actress Ayahi Takagaki covered the song on the Ending Theme single to the anime Occult Academy (21 July 2010).
• In August 2010, cantopop singer Mimi Lo recorded a Cantonese version of the song for her compilation album, Very Meaningful.
• Sony Australia has included a version by Australian singer Mark Vincent on the new album "Flood Relief - Artists For The Flood Appeal". The album was recorded to raise much needed funds for the victims of the devastating floods in Queensland and Northern New South Wales.
• For the semi-finals of K-Pop Star in Korea, Park Jimin covered this song.
• On 2011, the Catalan singer Sergio Dalma has sung a Catalan version titled Em dones força (You give me force) with the boys' choir of the Escolania de Montserrat for the Marató de TV3, a telethon broadcasted every year by Televisió de Catalunya.
• An arrangement by Louis-Amik Lalonde was produced for the 19th Annual Indspire/National Aboriginal Achievement Awards, held in Vancouver February 24, 2012 and broadcast nationally (Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, Global Television Canada). Introduced by hosts Theoren Fleury and Carmen Moore: an all-star performance by (in order of appearance) Noelle Maracle, Andrea Menard, Jani Lauzon, Rita Coolidge, Sandy Scofield, Fara Palmer, Inez Jasper, Leela Gilday.
• On 17 August 2012 an arrangement was performed by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir for the 85th birthday celebration of Thomas S. Monson in the LDS Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.