"Broken Vow" is a song that was written by

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and Walter Afanasieff for Fabian's self-titled album released in 1999. It has since been recorded and performed by many other singers."Recording: Imaginer"
''Second Hand Songs'', accessed July 13, 2012 "Broken Vow" was featured as an insert song in the

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'' Meteor Garden II''. It has a music video consisting of several scenes from the drama.

Harrison Craig version

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, winner of ''

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in 2013, sang "Broken Vow" at his audition, and later released his version as his debut single from his debut album ''More Than a Dream''. It reached No. 18 in Australia.

Track listing

Digital single – Universal (UMG) # "Broken Vow" (4:07)

Charts

Other versions

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recorded the song for his 2003 album, '' Closer''. It has also been recorded by Emile Pandolfi (2005), G4 (2005), Petra Berger and Jan Vayne (2008), and Thomas Spencer-Wortley (2009). Filipino singer

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recorded a version for her debut album '' Popstar: A Dream Come True'' in a duet with

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. Other Filipino singers who have performed the song are Kyla and Jay-R. Julie Anne San Jose also covered the song in 2012 as the theme to the Philippine TV drama series of the same name. Daniel Evans, a finalist in series 5 of ''

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'' recorded an acoustic piano-only version of the song for his 2010 iTunes debut album ''No Easy Way''. Fabian rewrote the song with French lyrics for

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, who included it on her 2011 album ''

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". The original meaning of the song, about a sad love, is completely changed in the French version to describe a dream of a peaceful world.Sheet music to "Imaginer"
Sony/ATV Music Publishing, 2011 accessed April 27, 2012

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-based artist the 465 CT Transit driver performed an instrumental version during

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's Arrivals Ceremony on September 30, 2013 to promote his upcoming instrumental debut album ''The Bridge'' which was scheduled to be released in December 2013. His version featured Máiréad Nesbitt (of Celtic Woman) on violin.

References

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