"Any Dream Will Do" is a popular song written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and

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for the 1968 musical '' Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat''. It is generally the beginning and the concluding song of the musical, sung by the title character of Joseph. The song has been sung by numerous performers. In 1969, it was released as the B-side of the 7-inch single "We Will Rock You" by child singer Christopher. This recording was produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber and

, and arranged by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Max Bygraves released a popular version in 1972 which had another track from the film on the B-side "Close Every Door To Me". This may have been the most popular version released. Joe Cuddy's version was a number-one hit in

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in 1974. The song was voted Broadway Song of the Year in 1981, and won an

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in 1991. The song was also covered by Jason Donovan and

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, whose versions reached number one and number two respectively in the UK chart. Donovan, Mead and Donny Osmond performed the song at the Concert for Diana on 1 July 2007.

Jason Donovan version

In 1991, the song was released as a single by Jason Donovan, who was then playing Joseph in the West End production of the musical at the

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. The single topped the

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for two weeks in June and July 1991; in July, it was certified Gold by the BPI for sales greater than 400,000 copies. In Donovan's native Australia, "Any Dream Will Do" peaked at number 92 on the ARIA Singles Chart in August 1991. The song was also a number-one hit in Ireland and a number-three hit in Austria. The song was also performed by ''

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, with Jason Donovan, on 15 December 2007.

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''Any Dream Will Do'' and Lee Mead version

In 2007, the

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television series '' Any Dream Will Do'', named after the song, searched for a new, unknown lead to play Joseph in a West End revival of '' Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat''. The song was performed by the twelve contestants on the programme as the opening number to the first show, and it was performed again by

, voted by the public as the winner of the series, as the finale to the series. After the series, a single was released featuring "Any Dream Will Do", sung by Mead as the winner, and " Close Every Door", another song from ''Joseph'' which had been used each week as a contestant left the programme. It was performed by Mead along with second-placed

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and third-placed Lewis Bradley. The single was released for digital download on 12 June 2007 and entered the

on 17 June at number 18. After being released on CD on 18 June, it charted at number two on 24 June. It was held from the number-one spot by Rihanna and Jay-Z with their hit single "

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Jason Donovan version

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''Any Dream Will Do'' and Lee Mead version

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