"There for Me" is a song composed by Angelo La Bionda, Carmelo La Bionda and Charly Ricanek. It originally appeared on the eponymous album of Italian disco duo

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, which was released in 1978. It was notably covered several times by artist Sarah Brightman. There is also a French cover from 1981, by the singer

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, called "Fini, La Comédie".

Sarah Brightman version

Sarah Brightman's cover of this song first appeared on her '' Timeless'' album, featuring

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, and was released in 1997. It was also released as a single, with "

O mio babbino caro "" ("Oh my dear Papa”) is a soprano aria from the opera ''Gianni Schicchi'' (1918) by Giacomo Puccini to a libretto by Giovacchino Forzano. It is sung by Lauretta after tensions between her father Schicchi and the family of Rinuccio, the boy s ...

" as the B-side track. Often on her 2000/2001 '' La Luna'' tour, Brightman would perform this duet with

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, and this was included in the '' La Luna: Live in Concert'' DVD. Brightman and Cantonese entertainer

Jacky Cheung Jacky Cheung Hok-yau (born 10 July 1961) is a Hong Kong singer and actor. Dubbed the " God of Songs", he is regarded as one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Hong Kong pop music. Cheung is known for his technically skilled vocals, lengthy tours, and ...

sang "There For Me" in the city of Hong Kong on stage, at the Hong Kong Millennium Extravaganza. While the duet with José Cura version of this song is bilingual, the other two versions are completely in English.

Hayley Westenra and Paul Potts version

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and ''

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'' winner

Paul Potts Paul Potts (born 13 October 1970) is an English tenor. In 2007, he won the first series of ITV's ''Britain's Got Talent'' with his performance of " Nessun dorma", an aria from Puccini's opera ''Turandot''. As a singer of operatic pop music ...

recorded "There For Me" in Italian, as "Sei Con Me", for Potts' second album, '' Passione'', released in 2009.

References

1978 songs 1978 singles 1998 singles East West Records singles La Bionda songs Sarah Brightman songs Song recordings produced by Frank Peterson {{1990s-single-stub