Other Notable Versions
- Southern gospel artists Lauren Talley and David Phelps recorded a duet of the song on Lauren's self-titled album (2001)
- Angie Stone performs the song live with Josh Groban on the Josh Groban in Concert (2002) bonus DVD
- Charlotte Church and Josh Groban's duet is found on Church's Enchantment album and Groban's debut album, and it was performed as the closing song of the 2002 Winter Olympics Closing Programme and in other concerts
- Chloë Agnew, the youngest member of Celtic Woman, covered the English version of this song for both her self-titled (2002) and Walking in the Air albums with the help of her composer David Downes (also on her solo DVD and on Celtic Woman: A New Journey)
- Sissel Kyrkjebø sang the song with Josh Groban at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in December 2002
- Russell Watson recorded the song with Lulu on his album Encore (2002)
- Daniel Rodriguez and Kristin Chenoweth recorded it for Rodriguez's 2003 album From My Heart
- Yolanda Adams and Donnie McClurkin recorded their version on McClurkin's 2003 album Again
- Anthony Callea – his debut single, released in Australia on December 19, 2004 at number 1 on the ARIA Charts and stayed there for five weeks; certified 4x platinum by ARIA. It became the fastest-selling single by any Australian artist, and was the second highest selling single in Australia last decade, overall and for an Australian artist. The song was included on Callea's debut album Anthony Callea.
- Sandi Patty recorded the song with her husband Don Peslis on her 2004 album Hymns of Faith...Songs of Inspiration; they recorded it again on her 2009 album Christmas Live
- Adam Lambert performed the song several times pre-American Idol, most notably with Noa Dori at the "Celebration of Life" concert honoring the late Yitzhak Rabin.
- Former Celtic Woman member Deirdre Shannon and her brother Matthew Gilsenan, a Celtic Tenor, sing the song on Shannon's self-titled album (2006)
- A live version by Bocelli and Heather Headley was included on his Under the Desert Sky DVD/CD (2006) and Vivere Live in Tuscany DVD/CD (2007).
- Andrea Ross sings the song with English-only lyrics on her debut album Moon River (2007)
- RyanDan, the Canadian identical twin duo recorded it on their self-titled debut album in 2007. It was dedicated to their mother who had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease (the song was one of her favourite songs ever).
- Filipina singer Charice Pempengco and Andrea Bocelli sang their version at Teatro del Silenzio in Italy in 2008
- Katharine McPhee first sang it on American Idol when she met Andrea Bocelli. When the singing competition ended, Bocelli asked McPhee to go on tour with him for a few dates, where they sang it together. Their duet is featured on David Foster's Hit Man CD/DVD.
- Peter Jöback and Sarah Dawn Finer performed the duet in Swedish, as "Min Bön", which appears on Jöback's 2008 Christmas album En god jul och ett gott nytt år
- Andrea Bocelli and Josh Groban also sang the duet at the 2008 Grammys in honor of the life of Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti who had died previously that year
- Toshi, vocalist of Japanese Band X-Japan, released on the CD "Toshi Duet I" (September 30, 2008, with Tierra and Kaori Moritani). The lyrics have been completely rewritten by Toru „Masaya“ Kurabuchi.
- Chris M. Allport and Ariana Richards released their single version in December 2008. This recording is available on CD and as a digital download. A portion of the proceeds of this record are donated to the David Foster Foundation.
- Rhydian, X Factor runner-up, recorded it on his 2008 self-titled debut album
- The Mormon Tabernacle Choir performed a choral arrangement of the song on their 2010 album Heavensong, reaching No. 1 on the Billboard charts for a crossover album
- Marcelito Pomoy sang this song distinctively on the grand finals of Pilipinas Got Talent (season 2) (2011)
- Filipina singer, Jolina Magdangal made a cover of the original version from the film Quest for Camelot on August 3, 2011
- Josh Groban and Jewl Anguay sing a version on a 9/11-themed Verizon commercial aired on 9-11-11
- Darlene Koldenhoven (Grammy winner) recorded her arrangement on her Inspired by a True Story CD (2011). She appeared on The Young and the Restless singing her original English-only arrangement in 2002 and sang on the original version in the film Quest for Camelot.
- Jackie Evancho and Susan Boyle duet on Evancho's CD Dream With Me (2011) and CD/DVD Dream With Me In Concert, which was broadcast as a PBS special beginning in 2011
- The Chilean tenor Tito Beltrán performed a duet with Jennifer Boldt at the TV Show Calle 7 as an honoring to the victims of the 2011 Chilean Air Force CASA 212 crash
- Mary Ann Acevedo and Jometh Andujar sang a Spanish version the song called "La Oración" in the concert tour of Los Favoritos, and is included on her 2012 album Génesis in a duet with Rawy Torres.
- Jonathan Antoine and Charlotte Jaconelli performed the song to much fanfare on Britain's Got Talent in March 2012
- Christina Aguilera and Chris Mann performed the song on the NBC reality singing competition The Voice. A studio recording was released, and entered the Billboard Hot 100 singles at No. 87 and No. 35 on the digital singles chart
- Jessica Sanchez performed it during the Vegas rounds and on the American Idol finale on May 22, 2012
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