"Vivre" is a song written by Luc Plamondon and

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for the musical '' Notre-Dame de Paris''. It was recorded in 1997 by Noa and included on the ''Notre-Dame de Paris'' album (1998). The song was also recorded by

Hélène Ségara Hélène Ségara (), born Hélène Aurore Alice Rizzo on 26 February 1971, is a singer of French, Armenian and Italian descent, who came to prominence playing the role of Esmeralda in the French musical ''Notre Dame de Paris''. She has sold ov ...

in 1998, who was selected to play Esméralda in the musical, following the withdrawal of Noa.

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recorded an English-language version titled "Live (for the One I Love)" with lyrics by

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and included it on her 1999 greatest hits compilation, '' All the Way... A Decade of Song''. In 2000, Dion's version and another recording of "Live (for the One I Love)" by

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were included on the English-language version of ''Notre-Dame de Paris'' album.

Noa version

Israeli singer

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, known as Noa recorded the part of Esméralda in French for the original soundtrack of the musical '' Notre-Dame de Paris''. Released in January 1998, the soundtrack topped the albums chart in France for seventeen weeks and was certified Diamond after selling over two million copies in France alone. It became one of the best-selling albums of all time in France. "Vivre" by Noa was released as the first single of the musical in February 1998. The track was produced by

, Jannick Top and Serge Perathoner. It topped the singles chart in France for eighteen weeks and in Belgium for nineteen weeks. It peaked at number twenty in France in March 1998 and number twelve in Belgium Wallonia in May 1998. "Vivre" was also featured on the Noa's French

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"Le Meilleur de Noa" in 1999.

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Hélène Ségara version

In 1997,

auditioned for the role of Esméralda, the female lead in Luc Plamondon and

's musical '' Notre-Dame de Paris''. However, Noa was chosen to play the role. After recording the album version of ''Notre-Dame de Paris'', Noa decided that her hectic schedule would not allow her to set off on tour with the stage version of the musical. Plamondon and Cocciante were thus faced with the problem of finding a new Esméralda to step in and take Noa's place at the last moment. And it was then that the pair came up with the idea of casting Ségara in the role. After the premiere in Paris in September 1998, ''Notre-Dame de Paris'' musical became a phenomenal commercial success. Ségara included "Vivre" on the 1998 re-release of her album, '' Cœur de verre''.

Celine Dion version

After the success of the musical '' Notre-Dame de Paris'' in 1998 and 1999, all the songs were translated into English. One of the songs, "Vivre" with new lyrics by

was entitled "Live (for the One I Love)" and recorded by

for her 1999 greatest hits compilation, '' All the Way... A Decade of Song''. The track was produced by

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and

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. It was released as the second single in the Francophone countries on 14 February 2000. Dion's version was also featured on the English-language version of ''Notre-Dame de Paris'' album released on 21 February 2000. It was revealed at the time of release that Luc Plamondon had created the role of Esmeralda with Celine Dion in mind, which he told her when she attended the show in Paris. "Live (for the One I Love)" music video was directed by

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and released in 2000. It was included later on Dion's '' All the Way... A Decade of Song & Video'' DVD. The single reached top 100 on the charts in several countries, including number twenty-three in Canada, number forty-seven in Belgium Wallonia and number sixty-three in France. Dion performed the song in late 1999, during the promotion of ''All the Way... A Decade of Song'' on the French television show. She also sang it live during the last of the

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show, called the "Millennium Concert".

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senior editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine said that this song, alongside " I Want You to Need Me" and " Then You Look at Me", "isn't bad, it just isn't that particularly memorable, especially compared to the hits".AllMusic
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Tina Arena version

played Esméralda in the London production of '' Notre-Dame de Paris'' musical in 2000. She was offered the role after Luc Plamondon noticed her performing abilities on various variety shows on French television. She recorded four songs for the English-language version of ''Notre-Dame de Paris'' album, including "Live (for the One I Love)." Arena's version was released as a single in the United Kingdom on 6 March 2000 and reached number sixty-three on the

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in May 2000. Arena's version was produced by

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. It was performed live on French prime-time television programme "Tapis Rouge", with Tina Arena breaking down in tears at the end of the song, and at the 2000

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in Monte-Carlo, where Tina Arena received the award for the world's best-selling Australian recording artist of the year.

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Other versions

In 2000, after Tina Arena's original run as Esmeralda on London's West End, fellow Australian singer and actress Dannii Minogue took over the role. Though her version of "Live for the one I love" was never released as a single, a live music video was captured in which she performed in costume and on the actual musical's stage. The video was included as a bonus track in the 2007 retrospective DVD release Dannii Minogue : The Video Collection. In 2016, Lebanese singer

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was cast as Esmeralda for the French revival of the musical. In November of the same year, her version of Vivre was released to download and streaming platforms. The accompanying music video, shot in Paris, features scenes along the Seine river with the actual Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral as a backdrop.

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