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Sunday, April 19, 2020

The Prayer

I love watching ABC’s American Idol. The personal stories and performances by the aspiring musicians make me cry. Contestants Makayla Phillips & Cyniah Elise recently teamed up to perform this stirring rendition of “The Prayer” written by David Foster, Carole Bayer Sager, Alberto Testa, and Tony Renis. The song was commissioned as a solo for the 1998 movie Quest for Camelot and won a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song and an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song. Soon thereafter Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli recorded this classic duet version. The melody is beautiful, the harmonies mesmerizing, and the lyrics a perfect fit for the challenges of our day


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