"You Raise Me Up" has been recorded by at least 125 artists. Josh Groban’s version hit < on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart. It reached * in Great Britain as part of a tribute to soccer legend George Best, sung by Brian Kennedy. Groban performed it at Super Bowl XXXVIII, in a commemoration for the Space Shuttle Columbia crew and for Oprah Winfrey's 50th birthday. The group Secret Garden performed it twice at the Nobel Peace Prizes. It is a regular on such competitions as “The X Factor” and “American Idol” – and is said to be one of judge Simon Cowell’s favorites.

-R. Kerby