"A Girl Can Dream" is a

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written by Jimmy Santis, Nina Ossoff and Steve Skinner and produced by Neil Gregorio and Ferdie Marquez for

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's second album, '' Smile'' (2003). It was released as the album's second

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in the first quarter of 2004 in the

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. Although Nina popularized the song, Filipina singer Cris Villonco originally recorded it in 2000 for her album which was also entitled ''A Girl Can Dream''.Cris Villonco's A Girl Can Dream album in 2000 information
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-based

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PYT released their version of the song for their 2001 album ''

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''.

Release

The song is reminiscent of Nina's first hit "

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" according to many fans and critics. Though it again talks about a love triangle, it brings forth a more optimistic view in love.

Video

Nina dreams about a man in the video, as portrayed by then-newcomer

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. She dreams of becoming madly in love with him as she sees him with another girl. In the end, Nina performs live and Christian invites her out.

References

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