"Better Than a Dream" is a song performed by the Georgian-born,

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singer

Katie Melua Ketevan Katie Melua (; ka, ქეთევან "ქეთი" მელუა, ; born 16 September 1984) is a British singer and songwriter. She was born in Kutaisi, Georgia and raised in Belfast and London. Under the management of composer ...

, from her fifth studio album

Secret Symphony ''Secret Symphony'' is the fifth studio album by British singer-songwriter Katie Melua, and was released on 5 March 2012. The album was recorded at Air Studios in London in collaboration with orchestrator and conductor Mike Batt. Melua said in a ...

. The song was written and originally recorded by

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whose version was used as the closing credits theme of the 1990s animated series,

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. The single was released on 9 March 2012. The song has charted in

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