"You raise me up" on X Factor

[galltin]

This is a song they keep playing in the background on the programme , anyone know who sings it?

[dave_c]

The original artist who sung "You Raised Me Up" goes by the name of Josh Grovan, (I think he was in American Idol but I'm not too sure). In X-Factor, the boy with Celebral Palsy sung it on his auditions and Loius Walsh's Westlife (unsurprisingly) is releasing the cover of the song soon.

[dave_c]

Sorry, his name is actuallu Josh Groban

[galltin]

Cheers Dave _c.

[hopalong]

http://www.geoffwalker.co.uk/html/you_raise_me_up.html

[galltin]

Hopalong - you are an absolute star.

[hopalong]

Your welcome galltin

[Joe Shmoe]

Although Josh Grobin has sung this song he is not the original  artist .It has been around for years As the world & his wife have sung it  Especially in Ireland I can't tell you who the original artist is but Daniel O'donnell & russell Watson are two of the many. 

[dothawkes2]

But didn't whitney houston sing this? Not in Bodyguard but i'm sure she sang it

[Joe Shmoe]

Precisely dothawks2 (By the way is that a new dothawks or the original after a Doctor who style regeneration?) like I said it would be easier to find who has not sung it than who has.

[dothawkes]

mmmmmmm

[aurelia]

dave's right - Josh groban sang it but I haven't heard his version.  I have heard Secret Garden sing it - the group and Russell Watson has sung it but Westlife are bringing it out - they sang it o Tikled pink last Saturday night

[milsbryant]

Hi

I love this song too and you can find the video on yahoo.com

[bonita1]

Brian Kennedy made an origional recording with Secret Garden, but then he went on to release the song on his own, only a year or two ago. I think everyone is having a go at releasing the song, and a beautiful song it is. i dont think anyone would grow tired of listening to it. its so nice to have your favourite artist (whoever that may be) to sing great songs (whether theyre a cover or not). Does anybody think like me...that there is a very strong resemblamce to this song and 'Danny Boy'. Perhaps both were written around the same time?