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"The Prayer" is a duet between Céline Dion and Andrea Bocelli. It's the second single from Dion's Christmas album These Are Special Times and first from Bocelli's album Sogno. It was released as a promotional single on March 1, 1999.

"The Prayer" won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song from the Quest for Camelot movie in 1999, the second win in a row for a Celine Dion song. It was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1999 and a Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals in 2000. Dion performed it with Bocelli at both ceremonies.

First, "The Prayer" was recorded as two separate solo versions, Dion's in English and Bocelli's in Italian. They appeared on the Quest for Camelot soundtrack in May 1998. The duet was included on both artists albums, released few months later. It was also featured on Dion's compilation The Collectors Series, Volume One (2000) and greatest hits Category: My Love - : Essential Collection|My Love: Ultimate Essential Collection (2008). A re-recorded solo version by Céline Dion (re-named "A Mothers Prayer") appeared on her 2004 album Miracle. Dion perormed "The Prayer" live during her Taking Chances Tour as a virtual duet with Bocelli on the screen. The song appeared also on Bocelli's 2007 compilation Category: The Best of Andrea Bocelli: Vivere - . A live version by Bocelli and Heather Headley was included on his Under the Desert Sky DVD/CD and Vivere Live in Tuscany DVD/CD.

"The Prayer" was popular on the adult contemporary charts in Canada and the United States, peaking at number 8 and number 22 respectively.

Céline Marie Claudette Dion () CC OQ (born March 30, 1968) is a Canadian singer, occasional songwriter, actress, and entrepreneur. Born to a large, impoverished family in Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record.Celine Dion Biography. "Canoe Jam!." Retrieved September 13, 2007. In 1990, she released the anglophone album Unison, establishing herself as a viable pop artist in North America and other English-speaking areas of the world.

Dion had first gained international recognition in the 1980s by winning both the 1982 Yamaha World Popular Song Festival and the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest.Bliss, Karen. "25 Years of Canadian Artists." Canadian Musician. March 1, 2004, p. 34. ISSN: 07089635"Past Eurovision Winners." Baltics Worldwide. September 13th, 2007. Following a series of French albums in the early 1980s, she signed on to Sony Records in 1986. During the 1990s, with the help of Angélil, she achieved worldwide success with several English and French albums, becoming one of the most successful artists in pop music history.Taylor, Chuck. "Epic/550's Dion offers Hits." Billboard. November 6, 1999, p. 1."The Ultimate Diva". CNN. October 22, 2002. Retrieved September 13, 2007. However, in 1999 at the height of her success, Dion announced a temporary retirement from entertainment in order to start a family and spend time with her husband, who had been diagnosed with cancer.Celine Dion. "Interview with Celine Dion." Peter Nansbridge. The National. With Alison Smith. CBC-TV. March 28, 2002. Transcript. She returned to the top of pop music in 2002 and signed a three-year (later extended to almost five years) contract to perform nightly in a five-star theatrical show at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas.Helligar, Jeremy. "Celine Dion livin' la vida Vegas!." Us. March 31, 2003, p. 56.http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/34152?tp=1http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/113465576.html?dids=113465576:113465576&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Apr+11%2C+2002&author=Robert+Hilburn&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=Pop+Albums%3B+Ashanti+Displaces+Dion+at+Top&pqatl=google

Dion's music has been influenced by genres ranging from rock and R&B to gospel and classical. While her releases have often received mixed critical reception, she is renowned for her technically skilled and powerful vocals.Alexander, Charles P. The Power of Celine Dion". Time. March 7, 1994Gardner, Elysa. Review: Falling Into You. Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, Calif.: November 16, 1997, p. 68) Dion is the best selling Canadian artist of all time;http://www.allbusiness.com/retail-trade/miscellaneous-retail-retail-stores-not/4599216-1.htmlhttp://media.www.brockpress.com/media/storage/paper384/news/2009/03/10/ArtsEntertainment/High-Fidelity.Top.Selling.Canadian.Artists-3666963.shtml and her album, Deux is the best selling French-language album of all time.http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/celinedion.html

In 2004, after surpassing 175 million in album sales worldwide, she was presented with the Chopard Diamond Award at the World Music Awards for becoming the best selling female artist of all time.Dion, Lavigne score trophies at World Music Awards. CBC News.ca November 5, 2007. Retrieved July 21, 2008.Celine Dion, Patti LaBelle to be honored at World Music Awards in Monaco. International Herald Tribune. November 2007. Retrieved July 20, 2008. In April 2007 Sony BMG announced that Celine Dion had sold over 200 million albums worldwide.Delles. Sony BMG. Retrieved May 7, 2007.

Andrea Bocelli, Grande Ufficiale OMRI (born 22 September 1958) is an Italian tenor. He has recorded over 20 pop and classical albums, as well as seven complete operas. He has sold over 65 million albums worldwide.

Some of his most popular albums include Romanza and Sogno.